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Probiota 2025: Early bird discount end this month!
Registration is already open for the three-day event, which will take place 5-7 February 2025 at the prestigious Bella Center in Copenhagen, one of Scandinavia’s largest and most renowned conference venues. “Probiota gets bigger and better every year, and is the meeting place to connect the business and science of microbiome modulation to improve human…
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Got groundbreaking microbiome-related research to shout about? Probiota wants to hear from you!
After a record-breaking number of abstracts in 2023 and 2024, NutraIngredients invites authors from around the world to submit abstracts for presentation at our Scientific Frontiers Session at Probiota in Copenhagen, Denmark in February 2025. Don’t miss your chance to present! Our Scientific Frontiers cover the latest state-of-the-art developments related to prebiotic, probiotic and microbiome…
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Kerry spotlights postbiotic immune training gummies and gut-skin solutions
The firm displayed its Stressless Immune summer fruit gummy which included the firm’s Wellmune Adapt, a proprietary baker’s yeast beta glucan postbiotic for immune system support, paired with vitamin C and Sensoril ashwagandha, to tap into the fact the immune system is heavily influenced by stress. “This is based on the concept that putting an…
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ADM spotlights first clinical trial on heat-treated Bifidobacterium longum
Conducted by Vedic Lifesciences and published in Gut Microbes, the study reported that the probiotic Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347 (ES1) and postbiotic heat-treated Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347 (HT-ES1) provided a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in IBS-Symptom Severity Scale (SSS) scores compared to placebo. The researchers conducted a multi-center, randomized, double-blind placebo controlled trial on 200 adults between…
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Personalised nutrition: What do consumers really think of this new trend?
Personalised nutrition has gained a huge amount of attention in recent years and has already proven to be hugely profitable for companies providing it as a service. In fact business intelligence platform, Statista, valued the global personalised nutrition market at an estimated 8.2 billion US dollars in 2020 and expects that figure to double by…
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Postbiotics may offer powerful and pragmatic approach for athletes
This was one of the conclusions of a recent systematic literature review of the science behind postbiotic supplementation and outcomes related to exercise performance and recovery. Postbiotics are defined by the International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) as a “preparation of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confers a health benefit” (Salminen at…
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Kerry launches inaugural postbiotic ingredient for holistic healthy aging
While Kerry already offers several probiotic solutions, breaking into the postbiotic space with its new rice-derived Lactobacillus casei subsp. 327 ingredient will allow the firm to offer further variety for manufacturers and therefore consumers. “Postbiotics are a rapidly growing space in the health and wellness industry due to their resilient and shelf-stable nature, which leads to innovative formulation opportunities,”…
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Lumina Intelligence insights: What works in the world of biotics?
Speaking at the NutraIngredients Probiota event in Milan earlier this month, Ewa Hudson, director of insights at Lumina Intelligence, explained that the success of a pro, pre or postbiotic product hinges on its ability to resonate with consumers. “But the economic space is very volatile, and there’s no right or wrong answer for brands,” she added. The…
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Verb Biotics partners with Evogene to accelerate next-gen precision probiotics
The collaboration will focus on identifying and enhancing the currently unknown genetic pathways in microbes that support the production of novel metabolites, using Evogene’s MicroBoost AI tech-engine and Verb Biotics’ access to the genomes of various microbial strains, the companies shared in a statement. “Partnering with Evogene equips Verb Biotics with a powerful edge to revolutionize microbiome-driven…
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RCT supports Morinaga postbiotic’s immune benefits
Four weeks of supplementation with Morinaga’s heat-killed Lacticaseibacillus paracasei MCC1849 was found to activate plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), which play a key role in the sensing of pathogens and adaptive immunity. “This is the first report to show the beneficial effects of MCC1849 on immune cells in humans,” wrote scientists from Morinaga Milk Industry Co.…