Artificial Intelligence

Radicle Science to explore the intersection of marketing and research at Expo West

22-Feb-2024 By Claudia Adrien

The future health and wellness market will be transformed by the intersection of areas such as artificial intelligence, clinical trials and marketing to deliver personalized supplement regimens and messaging to consumers.

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).

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....

UNPA's reflections on 2023: The year of opposite choices

21-Dec-2023 By Loren Israelsen, Founder & President, United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA)

My reflection on 2023 has little to do with specifics. In my view, this was a year of opposite choices and opposing directions – the big stuff. Yet, daily demands to address the urgent (but often not so important) dulled our senses and intuition. Hence,...

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.

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.

Start-up Spotlight

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.

'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.

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.

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.

Scientific Frontiers winner: Making the case for a microbiome-based personalized diet

23-Jun-2023 By Asia Sherman

Istanbul-based Enbiosis Biotechnologies presented its novel microbiome modulation research last week at Probiota Americas after taking top honors as the conference’s Scientific Frontiers winner.

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.

Nutrabolt joins forces with Nuritas to launch testosterone booster

22-Nov-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Nutrabolt just launched its new testosterone booster supplement, Cellucor P6 Ultimate. The offering is powered by Nuritas, a human performance company.

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.

Brightseed to debut dietary fiber with bioactives for gut health in protein crisp

26-Oct-2022 By Asia Sherman

Biotech company Brightseed has launched Brightseed Bio 01 – a novel bioactive-enriched, A.I.-powered dietary fiber sourced from hemp hulls that promotes gut health in food and beverage applications.

ProPhase signs deal with Abu Dhabi-based AI firm to expand genetic testing

25-Oct-2022 By Hank Schultz

ProPhase Labs, a genomics testing firm and dietary supplement marketer, has signed an agreement with an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence firm to expand its genomic testing capabilities.

News in brief

Brightseed partners with Kallyope to explore bioactives for gut-brain and weight management

28-Jul-2022 By Stephen Daniells

AI-phytonutrient pioneers Brightseed have entered a strategic research collaboration to screen plant compounds with biotech company Kallyope to identify potential weight loss and glucose control therapeutics.

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.

Mars partners with AI firm on ingredient discovery project

03-May-2022 By Hank Schultz

Food giant Mars Inc. has teamed with an artificial intelligence firm PIPA to speed the discovery of new plant-based ingredients for the human and animal food and dietary supplement markets.

M.I.T., Stanford, Mount Sinai: More speakers announced for IPAWC + Probiota Americas

13-Apr-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The upcoming IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas will feature a Tech Showcase covering advances in data collection, microbiome analysis, and the application of machine learning to create novel probiotic formulations.

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.

Probiota 2022: AI the key to deeper data mining in probiotic discovery

04-Apr-2022 By Will Chu

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved to a point, where it can be used to analyse ‘omics data to identify mechanisms of action that underlie health benefits desirable to today’s consumer.

Ocean Spray-Canomiks partnership uses A.I. to explore cranberry's biological efficacy

24-Feb-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Cranberry cooperative Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. is leveraging artificial intelligence (A.I.) from tech firm Canomiks to test and certify the biological efficacy of the cranberry.

Brightseed & Olam partner to unlock novel bioactives in pepper & garlic

12-Jan-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Olam food ingredients (ofi) is partnering with AI-phytonutrient pioneers Brightseed and its Forager platform to explore and identify novel bioactives in black pepper and garlic.

Nuritas flexes finance-building might in €40m funding to boost peptide offerings

30-Nov-2021 By Will Chu

Nuritas has raised €40m ($45m) in the Irish biotech firm’s latest round of funding intended to finance global expansion efforts and potential new additions to its portfolio of plant-based bioactive peptides.

Gates Foundation funds Brightseed to discover plant-based bioactives to improve birth outcomes

04-Nov-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Brightseed has received an initial $200k grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to aim its A.I. Forager platform towards discovering plant bioactives to improve maternal health and birth outcomes.

Danone & Brightseed expand A.I. partnership to explore plant-based health benefits

04-Aug-2021 By Stephen Daniells

The three-year strategic collaboration aims to co-build an unparalleled understanding of the world’s most common crops and their impact on human biology, and advance Danone’s plant-based expertise.

Brightseed CEO: ‘We’re building an unparalleled database around plant compounds’

29-Jul-2021 By Stephen Daniells

With a pipeline of novel phytonutrients targeting endpoints such as liver health, cognitive function, and blood sugar management and key partnerships with the likes of Danone and Pharmavite, it’s easy to understand why Brightseed is our Start-up of the...

'Not matched by other conferences': 8 reasons to attend the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2021

08-Jun-2021 By Stephen Daniells

The IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2021 is one week away! The leading event for the the probiotics, prebiotics, and microbiome community is a must-attend event, and let us tell you why…

NutraCast: Sonia Grego, PhD, on Smart Sampling Toilet technology

04-Jun-2021 By Danielle Masterson

A smart toilet that uses artificial intelligence is making a splash at Duke University. The tool, which is under development, can be retrofitted within the pipes of an existing toilet to help analyze stool. The new technology could assist in managing...

Global survey: AI the new norm in nutraceuticals

03-Jun-2021 By Danielle Masterson

The technological advancements are enabling a more personalized approach towards nutrition.

IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas Digital Summit is back for 2021

17-Mar-2021 By Stephen Daniells

After a record-breaking 2020 Digital Summit, the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is back for 2021 with a dynamic extended program, a more immersive platform with new features, and more on-demand content.

Seed Health acquires A.I. digital health company Auggi

08-Feb-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Microbial sciences company Seed Health has acquired Auggi’s technology assets to expand its technology portfolio ahead of launching its first digital product focused on digestive health.

NutraVideo: Lief Labs' CEO on technology innovation to advance supplement industry

08-Feb-2021 By Danielle Masterson

Artificial intelligence, smart warehouses, machine learning — these are just a few of the many emerging technologies that highlight the impact tech has on supply chains. One company says it is utilizing many of these tech tools is contract manufacturer...

Brightseed announces first AI-powered discovery of phytonutrients targeting liver & metabolic health

05-Jan-2021 By Stephen Daniells

AI-phytonutrient pioneer Brightseed has announced the identification of two natural compounds with promising bioactive function for liver and metabolic health, noting the compounds appear to be strong candidates for nutraceuticals.

Tohi Ventures partners with Brightseed for AI-based advances for Aronia

15-Dec-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Missouri-based Tohi Ventures is partnering with AI-phytonutrient experts Brightseed for a pilot project to map Aronia’s plant compounds and micronutrients and identify its health impacts.

Pharmavite partners with Brightseed for AI-powered novel phytonutrient discovery

23-Nov-2020 By Stephen Daniells

The partnership aims to identify phytonutrients that are currently undiscovered in the plant kingdom, with sleep the initial target for Pharmavite, makers of Nature Made brand of supplements.

New AI tool debuts after years-long development at Georgia Tech

27-Jul-2020 By Hank Schultz

A new artificial intelligence product development aid has debuted, backed by a years-long research effort that was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

WADA eyes AI, big data analytics to fight illegal doping

01-Jun-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The pandemic has shut down in-person anti-doping testing in many countries, placing a renewed focus on artificial intelligence.

Personalized nutrition in the spotlight

Food selfies and data: Nutrino wants to make personalized nutrition easier for users

26-Sep-2018 By Adi Menayang

A mathematician and an engineer bootstrapped a nutrition-tech company about seven years ago. Their goal was to create a platform that documents the diverse ways human bodies extract nutrition from food.

Artificial Intelligence: BASF partner with Nuritas on 'next gen' functional peptides

19-Jan-2017 By Nathan Gray

Ingredients giant BASF will collaborate with Irish start-up Nuritas on the discovery and commercialisation of novel functional peptides using DNA analysis and artificial intelligence (AI).