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The Seventh NCN Ingredients & Technology Investor Meeting at SupplySide West will explore topics including clinical research, IP considerations and commercialization strategies.

Heather Granato

July 10, 2015

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NCN Sets SupplySide West Meeting

Nutrition Capital Network is preparing for the NCN Ingredients & Technology Investor Meeting VII at SupplySide West. Set for Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, the meeting will kick off with a 90-minute session around ingredients and technology. The presenters will examine successful strategies for clinical research, legal and regulatory considerations as well as range of commercialization strategies to ensure a successful ingredient or technology go-to-market launch. Path to market and successful launch strategies will be examined as well as how to avoid  costly common missteps. Speakers include Lauren Clardy, principal at NUTRIMARKETING; Najla Guthrie, president and CEO, KGK Synergize; Tim Avila, CEO, Systems Bioscience; and an attorney from Venable Law.

The remainder of the afternoon is designed for investor meetings, allowing companies to present in 10-minute intervals and then one-on-one meetings. Approximately 12 to 14 companies in nutritional ingredients, science, and technology will present their business plans, and after the presentations, investors and companies will have the opportunity to meet directly. Presenting companies typically include: suppliers of active nutritional ingredients for dietary supplements or functional foods; value-added suppliers of products or services related to nutrition, nutrition science, or health & wellness; and developers of technology or science related to nutrition and human or animal health. Interested companies can apply online for free; selected companies pay a presentation fee that includes business plan and presentation mentoring by NCN principals, committee members or sponsor partners. More information is available online.

About the Author(s)

Heather Granato

vice president, content, Informa Markets, Food EMEA division

Heather Granato is a 25-year veteran of the natural products industry, currently serving as the Vice President, Content, in Informa Exhibitions’ Global Health & Nutrition Network. She has been a presenter at events including SupplySide, Vitafoods, Natural Products Expo, the Natural Gourmet Show and the Folio: Show. Her publishing experience includes Natural Products INSIDER, Food Product Design, Country Living's Healthy Living, Natural Foods Merchandiser, Delicious Magazine and WomenOf.com. She was named a 2015 Top Woman in Media by Folio:; received the 2014 Visionary Award from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA); and was awarded the CEO Merit Award for Content from Informa in 2014. Granato graduated magna cum laude from the University of Richmond, Virginia, in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism; she currently serves as a national vice president for Kappa Alpha Theta women's fraternity.

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