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Disruptive tech: The AI, genetic and bioactive research guiding supplement development

23-Feb-2024 By Claudia Adrien

Technologies presented at this year’s Sports and Active Nutrition Summit tackled a range of personalized nutrition needs, addressing everything from hydration to bioactives. Researchers spoke during the talk: ‘Disruptive Tech—From Nutrigenomics to AI...

Manitoba Harvest partners with Brightseed to launch bioactive fiber

19-Feb-2024 By Danielle Masterson

Recent AI-led research identified hemp hulls as an untapped source of dietary fiber and gut-health beneficial bioactives. The finding is now opening doors for new partnerships and product developments.

ChatGPT's nutrition advice is limited for NCD patients: Study

19-Feb-2024 By Olivia Haslam

ChatGPT is “unable to replace a healthcare professional’s consultation”, new research has concluded, following an assessment of the chatbot’s ability to handle prompts for nutrition advice for patients with multiple noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

Using cell experiments and AI to predict the outcome of in-vivo studies

16-Feb-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

Research innovators at the nutraceutical research firm Institut-Kurz have combined cell experiments with brand new software to efficiently predict the outcome of in-vivo studies.

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ESSNA on the latest developments in AI and sports nutrition

29-Jan-2024 By Luca Bucchini, Chair of the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA)

We’ve seen an increasing interest in Artificial Intelligence (Al) from sports and active nutrition businesses and consumers, and this has a twofold impact on the market as it can improve products, operations and customer experience, and athletes can use...

We're underestimating AI: This is where it gets interesting

25-Jan-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

We are entering "the most interesting" phase in our AI evolution as we start to underestimate what it can and will do, according to the keynote presentation at this week's GOED Exchange.

Personalised AI nutrition: Qina launches guide for ethical application

24-Jan-2024 By Olivia Brown

Personalised nutrition insights hub Qina has published a new white paper providing companies, practitioners and developers with an in depth framework for the ethical implementation of AI for personalised nutrition.

Is AI the answer to preventing the collapse of public healthcare?

15-Jan-2024 By Olivia Brown

The potential for personalised AI-assisted health services to alleviate the strain on the healthcare system through a preventative approach is significant, however dataset strength and barriers to access pose notable challenges for widespread implementation....

Brightseed gets $1.6 Million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support at-risk mothers

19-Dec-2023

AI pioneers Brightseed have received $1.6 million funding from the Gates foundation to identify and validate natural bioactive compounds to improve birth outcomes by supporting undernourished pregnant and lactating women.

Euromonitor predicts consumer trends for 2024

20-Nov-2023 By Olivia Brown

Euromonitor International has published its 2024 consumer trends report, which spotlights new demands for convenient and effective wellness support, transparency around brand sustainability, and the implementation of AI to personalise the customer experience.

Brightseed’s Bio Gut Fiber sourced from upcycled hemp hulls, supports gut health

24-Oct-2023 By Deniz Ataman

Bio Gut Fiber is a result of Brightseeds’ AI-driven platform, Forager, which discovered the unique bioactives from hemp hulls to fortify the gut lining, Alina Slotnik, VP bioactives, Brightseed, explained to FoodNavigator-USA.

AI for enhanced bioavailability: “there’s no other way” says expert

05-Oct-2023 By Olivia Brown

Experts have discussed the importance of using AI to create ingredients with enhanced nutrient bioavailability, yet highlight the significant cost and time implications as key challenges for researchers and product developers.

Omega-3 opportunity: Australia’s BiomeMega taps on fermentation and AI to create probiotic-derived Omega-3

05-Oct-2023 By Si Ying Thian

Australia’s BiomeMega says its probiotic-derived Omega-3 comes with additional functional benefits, higher bioavailability, and can be produced at a large scale via precision fermentation.

NutraCast: The dos & don'ts of using AI in marketing

29-Sep-2023 By Danielle Masterson

Generative AI, conversational AI, machine learning, AI-driven search engines and AI chatbots…it seems like we can’t go anywhere or do anything without hearing about AI.

Is the answer to better nutrition AI and gamification? Birdzi CEO weighs in

26-Sep-2023 By Ryan Daily

Through new digital capabilities like health and wellness apps, retailers are looking to drive consumers to make healthier food and beverage decisions, as data and AI make personalized recommendations easier and more reflective of a person's diet,...

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Foodtech firm launches tool for tailoring food intake to personal needs

18-Sep-2023 By Olivia Haslam

A new digital nutrition guide, ‘Noory,’ has launched to empower individuals to customise their daily meals according to specific health requirements, with the use of AI.

AI meal image analysis software under scrutiny

06-Sep-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

Research from the University of Bern, Switzerland, backs the usability of 'goFOODLite' software to provide nutritional analysis of meals from a single image but suggests advancements for improved accuracy.

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Startup Stars: Prevess pioneering personalised nutrition with AI

28-Aug-2023 By Olivia Haslam

Founded by Timo Spring, a former professional swimmer, Prevess (Prevention Effortless) is harnessing the power of AI technology to provide in-the-moment science-backed personalised nutrition guidance to athletes.

Qina reveals top 10 trends in personalised nutrition

25-Aug-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

Personalised nutrition experts at the Qina consultancy have revealed a top tends report, unveiling a ChatGPT take-over, a merging of food and pharma, an entrance of big tech firms, and new abilities created by at-home blood draws.

NutraCast: Combining medicine and tech for precision nutrition

04-Aug-2023 By Danielle Masterson

A well-known physician nutritionist and serial tech entrepreneur have joined forces to combine their medicine and consumer technology expertise to launch a AHARA, precision nutrition Consumer Health Tech Company that provides ultra-personalized nutrition...

"The future is here": AI tool develops scientifically-sound supplements at speed

03-Aug-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

A new AI powered tool has been developed to allow researchers to process insights into thousands of diseases, gene associations, and ingredient interactions, to develop efficacious nutraceutical solutions.

'World’s first’ energy drink developed by artificial intelligence

28-Jul-2023 By Flora Southey

In Hungary, a beverage manufacturer claims to have produced the 'world’s first’ energy drink completely designed by AI.

Embracing AI for a holistic model of healthcare

28-Jul-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

We need holistic models of care which focus on prevention of disease through multi-omics, personal data and AI to facilitate better lifestyle choices and cut rising healthcare costs.

Bioactives’ moment has arrived

25-Jul-2023 By Danielle Masterson

A new coalition has formed, paving the way for mainstream awareness about bioactives found in plants, fungi and other natural sources.

New software makes in-house regulatory expertise accessible

06-Jul-2023 By Danielle Masterson

From his humble beginnings using keyboard shortcuts to unleashing the power of AI, regulatory risk master Asa Waldstein details how he developed a tool to identify trigger words.

NutraWomen Wednesday: Mariëtte Abrahams, CEO and founder of Qina

05-Jul-2023 By Danielle Masterson

The personalized nutrition guru’s work lies at the intersection of nutrition, technology and society.

CBD alliance to benefit from AI technology

29-Jun-2023 By Olivia Haslam

The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) and the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) have formed a strategic partnership with Chem ID Ltd, a provider of chemical data standardisation, validation, and traceability solutions.

ChatGPT: Should we be scared?

17-Apr-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

ChatGPT has many of us intrigued and nervous in equal measure but James Collier, co-founder of Huel, asks if this tool is any more scary than the current situation with “nonsense nutrition content” touted across social media by pseudoscientists.

Brightseed enters microbiome space, announces collaboration with ADM

06-Apr-2023 By Danielle Masterson

The companies said the partnership will redefine the future of ingredients by advancing gut health.

From informed to involved: Qina shares shifts in personalised nutrition space

31-Mar-2023 By Olivia Brown

Mariette Abrahams, CEO and founder of Qina, discusses how consumers are now seeking support to action personalised advice, urging personalised nutrition (PN) platforms to prioritise behavioural change approaches and incorporate technology and wearables...

AI research tool sees global firms centralise research and capitalise on knowledge

16-Mar-2023 By Olivia Haslam

A new research management tool has been announced by Stravito, with aims to democratise access to market research and insights across global teams.

NutraCast: Let’s get phygital: IFF wants to hear your body talk

03-Mar-2023 By Danielle Masterson

The functional ingredient purveyor will offer an AI-driven personalized nutrition platform that combines physical and digital components.

Tech, TCM connect to develop personalized skincare products

20-Feb-2023 By Danielle Masterson

By combining their expertise in artificial intelligence and Chinese medicinal plants, Green Mountain Biotech and MeNow are identifying new plant combinations for managing a variety of skin conditions.

AI pioneer Nuritas hints at peptide pipeline spanning sleep, cognition, immunity, & more

15-Nov-2022 By Stephen Daniells

With a couple of ingredients already on the market for muscle and cellular aging, Nuritas’ next wave of artificial intelligence driven ingredient discoveries will target some big consumer health needs, including glucose management and very specialized...

Glaxon launches new supplement powered by AI-derived PeptiStrong peptide

26-Oct-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Sports nutrition brand Glaxon’s new Anomaly product is formulated with peptide derived from a peptide unlocked in fava beans. The PeptiStrong ingredient was discovered and developed by Nuritas.

Personalized nutrition player Lykon raises €10 million

12-Sep-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The Series A financing round will enable the Berlin-based personalized nutrition player to develop new markets and target groups, says Lykon’s CEO.

NutraCast: Nuritas Peptide Finder accelerates discovery process

01-Jul-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Health tech startup Nuritas has built an extensive peptide knowledge base using its proprietary AI and genomics platform Nπϕ (Nuritas Peptide Finder). The platform analyzes billions of untapped peptides in plants and natural food sources to predict and...

Machine learning data mining technique finds potential new drug-supplement interactions

17-Jun-2022 By Hank Schultz

Researchers using an advanced machine learning approach found 76 new potential drug-supplement interactions when combing through a raft of studies.

Brightseed closes $68M financing to accelerate A.I. discoveries and launch own ingredients

09-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

AI-phytonutrient pioneer Brightseed has announced $68 million in Series B funding to enable the company to accelerate its tech-based discoveries and launch novel ingredients for food, beverage, and supplements.

A.I. platform Canomiks partners with startup accelerator

06-Apr-2022 By Hank Schultz

Canomiks, a startup that filters genomics data through an A.I. platform to drive ingredient development, has entered into a partnership with KiwiTech LLC, an investment platform that provides ‘support ecosystems’ for growth stage companies.

Enhanced AI platform generates personalised nutrition insights

04-Mar-2022 By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that will generate personalised nutritional advice based on individual health parameters and food purchasing habits.

The time is now for AI in sports & active nutrition

13-Jan-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Companies need to shift beyond providing generic supplements and toward more AI-personalized offerings—or risk being left behind.

NutraCast: LifeNome on new precision nutrition pregnancy platform

25-Jun-2021 By Danielle Masterson

Health tech company LifeNome is bringing science-based personalization to pregnancy nutrition with 9Moons.

NutraCast: Jim Flatt, PhD, CEO of Brightseed

07-May-2021 By Danielle Masterson

While many of us don’t completely understand plants on a molecular level, emerging technologies are helping us to do so. With the help of artificial intelligence, Jim Flatt, co-founder and CEO of Brightseed, is building a database that he says is the...