Our expert contributors
Amanda oversees marketing and communications for Marinova Pty Ltd. Based in Australia, Marinova is recognised as the world leader in the research and production of the unique marine compound fucoidan. Amanda holds a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours, a Graduate Diploma of Education, is an accredited Certified Practicing Marketer (CPM) and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
As Chief Executive Officer of Longevity Labs, Inc. in the United States, Daniel Dietz has applied his expertise in business formation, development, and investor relations to launch the company’s U.S. headquarters in Denver, Colorado in 2020, and its successful introduction of Longevity Labs’ flagship product, spermidineLIFE®. Managing all aspects of the company’s US operations and strategy, Dietz leads the company’s teams and business partners to bring their first-of-its-kind natural spermidine supplementation product to market and further research, development, and market expansion of novel autophagy-stimulating supplements, medical foods, and drug candidates.
Dr Dilip Ghosh is an international speaker, facilitator and author and professionally associated with Nutriconnect, & Trigonella Labs, Australia; Adjunct-Industry Fellow, NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Adjunct Professor, KASTURBA HEALTH SOCIETY, Medical Research Center, Mumbai, India. Dr Ghosh has published more than 100 papers in peer reviewed journals, numerous articles in food and nutrition magazines and books. His most recent two books, “Pharmaceutical to Nutraceutical: A Paradigm shift in disease prevention” & “Natural Medicines-Clinical efficacy, Safety and Quality” under CRC Press, USA has been published in 2017 & 2019. His most recent book “Nutraceutical in Brain Health & beyond” has published recently by Elsevier/Academic Press.
Dr Francis Palmer is a world-renowned, board-certified facial plastic surgeon, and author of “What’s Your Number?” with more than three decades of practical experience in medicine. He consults as chief medical officer for Ponce de Leon Health, the makers of Rejuvant, a company dedicated to developing drug-free solutions scientifically proven to extend overall longevity, while simultaneously increasing healthspan and reducing biological age for better health. An honors graduate of San Diego State University, Palmer received his medical degree from the University of California – Irvine. Following his residency at USC-LA County Medical Center, he completed a fellowship with the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is board certified in that specialty.
Associate Professor Iain Brownlee has worked in gastrointestinal physiology research since 1999, with a subsequent research focus on nutrition. This has included work on dietary fibre, whole grains, seaweeds and their potential impacts on parameters of cardiovascular, metabolic and gastrointestinal health. He has experience on projects aligned with international health claims regulations. Iain has collaborated with pharmaceutical, food and biotechnology industry partners throughout his career. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed publications. His current research includes a focus on evaluating dietary “idealness” in children and infants. His work is also currently funded by the European Joint Programming Initiative “A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life” (JPI HDHL) and of the ERANET Cofund ERA-HDHL (GA N° 696295 of the EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme), on a collaborative, multinational project aimed at developing and testing novel food products to benefit health and functionality in older adults.
Jennifer Cooper has spent over 25 years in consumer healthcare, including supplement, food and over-the-counter drug companies. She has held senior management and scientific roles at companies in the US and Europe. Ms. Cooper’s consulting work includes several Fortune 500 and multinational healthcare corporations, and she has developed and brought to market over 300 new products in a dozen countries with more than a billion dollars in revenue.
Manfred Eggersdorfer holds the chair for Healthy Ageing at the University Medical Center Groningen (NL) and teaches nutrition for medical students. His scientific work focuses on the role of essential nutrients for health, vitality, and well-being, especially on the impact of inadequate intake and status of micronutrients over the life cycle with a focus on long term health and healthy ageing. Before he held different positions in research and development in DSM Nutritional Products, Roche and BASF. He is active as member of the Advisory Board of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, he was member of the Nutrition Council of Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy and the Advisory Board of the Fraunhofer Institute Karlsruhe. Currently he acts as Board member of the Gesellschaft für Angewandte Vitaminforschung e.V in Germany. He is an Honorary Member of The Oxygen Club of California, and affiliate of various other organizations. He is author of numerous publications in the fields of vitamins, carotenoids, omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids for infants, adults, elderly and risk groups and on innovation in nutritional ingredients. He engages as reviewer for a variety of journals and is Associate Editor of the “International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research” and other journals.
During his three decades as an elite biomedical researcher & Medical School Professor Dr Miller made numerous major discoveries that changed how we approach health, disease and wellness. In the business world Dr Miller has led a path of transformative disruption as a successful entrepreneur, product developer, marketer, key opinion & business development leader. Dr Miller is a self-described historical futurist, a possibility aficionado, an unrepentant coddiwompler, avid smirker & story-teller. Currently, Dr Miller serves the global nutrition & wellness industry via his consulting company, Kaiviti Consulting.
Gnosis by Lesaffre harnesses the power of microorganisms and biotransformation processes like fermentation to cultivate nutritional actives, probiotics, and nutritional and functional yeasts that benefit human health and wellbeing. The team draws on its focused research and applications capabilities to collaborate with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical brands to develop game-changing products for their customers. Gnosis by Lesaffre has the most comprehensive Vitamin K2 as MK-7 offer on the market, enhancing its established vitaMK7® natural vitamin K2 with the newly acquired MenaQ7® brand, the only K2 as MK-7 clinically validated to deliver bone and cardiovascular benefits, and the only K2 as MK-7 patented for cardiovascular health.