Food, herbal and nutraceutical supplements

Expert speakers, themed areas dedicated to food supplements with physiological effects and their relationship with new concepts of personal health and wellness:

• STRESS
• ANXIETY AND COGNITIVE DECLINE
• CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM

The round tables will also discuss distribution models, communication, online marketing and pharma social media. The above topics are just some of the subjects that will be discussed during the training slots held by a scientific committee consisting of professors and researchers from the University of Bologna.

In recent years food supplements have become part of the everyday diet of over 70% of the adult population in Italy.
At a functional level, the increasingly widespread use of products like nutraceutical and herbal supplements, allied to a culture that is more attentive to lifestyles and diets, as well as physical exercise, is driving research into physical and mental wellbeing with the goal of improving the concept of Wellness and, as a consequence, our health.

In this scenario, in order to provide the professional consultancy required by patients and customers, industry operators must be able to access information and training in those areas that represent the new frontiers of our “health and wellness”.

Specific training on the use of active ingredients that help treat specific physiological complaints (women’s health, stress, anxiety, cognitive decline, circulation, blood pressure, glycaemic index, gastrointestinal diseases, etc.) from a clinical and pharmacological perspective;

• Meetings with businesses in the industry to evaluate the correct positioning of supplements;
• Opportunities to dialogue with industry professionals to fully understand the dynamics that regulate the supplement supply chain, from formulation to distribution;
• Analysis of the law that regulates all phases of the life of a food supplement, from its formulation to its introduction on the market, in the interest of consumer health;
• Ethics and market: establishing the positioning of supplements and nutraceuticals, from recommendations to sales, using marketing tools;

Areas will be set up where industry professionals (production companies, developers, raw material suppliers, distributors, chains, etc.) can network on an appointment basis to assess collaboration opportunities.
 

Companies and different professional organisations can set up desks in order to schedule meetings with graduates and graduating students in the sector and evaluate employment opportunities based on skills and availability.
 

Industry experts will hold both theoretical and practical workshops on various topics connected with nutraceuticals. Speakers will include doctors, biologists, pharmacists and experts in the field of nutrition.