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3rd Nutraceutical Summit
International Seminar & Expo
November 15 to 17 2006,Mumbai
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The 3rd Nutraceutical Summit International Seminar & Expo was successfully organized the November 15 to 17 2006 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
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The Event was inaugurated by Dr. R A Mashelkar, Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Secretary – Department of Scientific & Industrial Research as the Chief Patron and Dr. V. Prakash, Director, Central Food Technical Research Institute of India.
The Inaugural function was also attended by Mr. Amitabh Chandra, Commissioner, FDA Maharashtra and Dr. Ashok Vaidya, Director, Bhavans SPARC. |
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The 3rd Nutraceutical Summit was organized by CSIR, India's premier Industrial R&D organization, CFTRI, the largest and most diversified food technology laboratories in the world and MMACTIV - Sci Tech Communication Co. and is supported by Industry association's like HADSA, OPPI, IDMA, ADMA, ABLE and Pharmexcil.
After the successful completion of the 1st and 2nd Nutraceutical Summits, the 3rd Nutraceutical Summit once again addressed the key issues of the Nutraceutical Industry with the appropriately selected focal theme "Uncorking the Health Revolution through Cutting edge R&D, Vibrant Marketing and Quality Assurance".
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International Conference attracted 50 Speakers from India and Overseas, 300 delegates and more than 50 industry organisations, who came together to shape India's future in this 100 billion $ industry globally. The Conference Sessions covered by experts from Industry, Academia and Government included - Functional Foods from concept to finished product; - Choosing and Using Dietary Supplements; - Traditional Knowledge and it's role in Nutraceuticals; - Quality assurance, Regulatory & Safety Issues; - Marketing Strategies, Investment opportunities &Business development; - New R&D Initiatives in Nutraceuticals and Nutraceuticals, - Lifestyle Diseases and Good Health.
Nutra Expo showcased Research Capabilities, Nutraceutical brands, products and intermediaries, Marketing Capabilities, Technology - Equipment and processes and various other services with the focus being B2B opportunities.
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The participants in the Nutra Expo include:
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- American Soybean Association
- Amway
- Arun & Co.
- Chlorella Naturals
- CSIR
- Dhootpapeshwar
- Dupont
- Elixir Extracts
- Herbalife International India
- K Patel Phyto Extractions Pvt.
- NIN
- Parry Nutraceuticals
- Ranbaxy
- Somaiya Group of Companies
- Supreem Pharma
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CEO Summit brought together distinguished personalities coming from diverse backgrounds, forming the Who's Who of the Nutraceutical community. The highlight of the CEO Summit was a Panel discussion between the leading CEO's including Mr. Shekhar Sethu, Managing Director, Herbalife International India Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Dilip Coulagi, Chairman & Managing Director, Applied Nutrition Sciences, Mr. Pulin Shroff, Managing Director, Charak Pharma Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Madhav Joshi, Head Foods, Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Dr. Binod Maitin, Div. Vice President Technical and Q&A, U B Group, Mrs. Kumud Sampath, Vice President, International India US Pharmacopeia and Dr. Richard Merriam, President, GCI Nutrients who shared their Vision for this Industry.
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Doctor's and Nutritionists Forum strongly supported by the Indian Dietetics Association offered a dynamic interaction amongst the Medical fraternity, Nutritionists, Dieticians and the Nutraceutical Industry representatives on the importance of nutraceuticals in Health Management and wellness.
The three-day focused Summit concluded with the Valedictory Function during which the gathering was addressed by the Dr. P. I. Suvrathan, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries on The Food Safety and Standards Bill, which served as a fitting culmination to the event. The Bill seeks to regulate nutraceuticals and dietary supplements. It will define the scope of acceptable health and nutrition claims and therefore have an impact on consumer perception, and a positive effect for the nutraceutical industry at large.
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