Columnists
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Anthony L. Almada, B.Sc., M.Sc., is the founder and chief scientific officer of IMAGINutrition and MetaResponse Sciences, two elite nutritional technology companies. He excels in potentiating intellectual property, product development, scientific validation and creating powerful data-driven demand campaigns. In strong pursuit of the truth, Mr. Almada bases his column on various issues facing the supplement and functional food market and seeks to uncover potential solutions. Mr. Almada can be reached at 19 Stoney Pointe, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677; 949-363-5858; Fax: 949-363-1758; E-mail: .
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Paul Altaffer is on the product and business development team at RFI Ingredients, Blauvelt, NY, a manufacturer of innovative natural ingredients and custom formulations for the functional food and dietary supplement industries. He was the founder and president of Nat-Trop, an ingredients company now operated by RFI that developed and traded primarily in South American products. Every other issue, Mr. Altaffer writes a column on the product development and marketing opportunities that exist from and in the South American region. He can be reached at 415-334-7199; E-mail:
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Ron Bailey is president of California Functional Foods and has been an independent consultant for over 20 years, focusing primarily on the transfer of food technology between the U.S. and Japan. His column focuses on the most recent developments in healthcare, functional foods and dietary supplements in the Japanese market. He can be reached at 165 Almond Street, Ashland, OR 97520; 541-488-3184; Fax: 541-488-3274; E-mail: .
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Paula Brown, Program Head of the Natural Health Product Research Group (NRG) at BCIT, directs a multi-disciplinary research facility providing fundamental investigations on product quality, safety and efficacy. In establishing NRG, Ms. Brown has created the capacity to support industry through the entire continuum, from grower to manufacturer, ensuring product integrity is maintained. An active volunteer, she is a founding member of the NHP Research Society of Canada, a non-profit group dedicated to supporting and promoting scientifically rigorous research and education on NHPs. Ms. Brown is also General Referee for the AOAC Dietary Supplements Methods Committee. She can be reached BCIT, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5G 3H2; Email: ; Website: www.bcit.ca/appliedresearch.
Erik Goldman: "Healthcare Practitioner Marketing"
Erik Goldman is the co-founder and editor of Holistic Primary Care-News for Health & Healing, a quarterly medical news publication reaching 80,000 primary care MDs, NDs and DOs , and covering the wide spectrum of natural healthcare. Before launching Holistic Primary Care in October 2000, he was the New York Bureau Chief for International Medical News Group, a well-established medical publishing company that produces clinical news publications for various medical specialties. He has been writing for medical audiences about clinical practice and socioeconomic trends in medicine for 20 years. He can be reached at 212-406-8957; Fax: 212-406-8959; E-mail: ; Website: www.holisticprimarycare.net.
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Joerg Gruenwald, PhD, is president of Phytopharm Consulting, a unit of analyze & realize ag, a consulting company for herbal medicines, dietary supplements, functional food, nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals. Phytopharm specializes in international alliances, product and partner findings for new product development and regulatory guidance worldwide. Dr. Gruenwald is also the author of the PDR for Herbal Medicines. His “Eurotrends” column focuses on the most recent developments specific to the European market. He can be reached at Waldseeweg 6, D-13467 Berlin, Germany; 49-30-4000-8100; Fax: 49-30-4000-8400; E-mail: ; Website: www.analyze-realize.com.
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Todd Harrison is partner with Venable, which is located in Washington, D.C. He advises food and drug companies on a variety of FDA and FTC matters, with an emphasis on dietary supplement, functional food, biotech, legislative, adulteration, labeling and advertising issues. He provides the most up-to-date information with regard to regulations affecting the supplement and food market. He can be reached at 575 7th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20004; 202-344-4724; E-mail: .
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Adam Ismail is the Executive Director of the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED), Salt Lake City, Utah. He previously worked in business development, mergers and acquisitions, and business strategy at Cargill Health & Food Technologies, Health Strategy Consulting and Health Business Partners. He can be reached at .
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Douglas Kalman, MS, RD, FACN, is director of clinical nutrition at Miami Research Associates (MRA), Miami, FL, in the Nutrition and Endocrinology Division. MRA is a clinical service organization involved for over 10 years in phase II through post market trials for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. Mr. Kalman is also an active member of the American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Nutrition, the American Dietetic Association, the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Association of Clinical Research Professionals. He is also the executive vice president and treasurer of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). He can be reached at 305-666-2368; Fax: 305-669-8966; E-mail: ; Website: www.miamiresearch.com.
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Greg Stephens is vice president of strategic consulting with The Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), Harleysville, PA. His background includes 25 years of specialized expertise in the nutritional and pharmaceutical industries. Most recently he was vice president of Nurture, Inc. Prior experience also includes a progressive series of management positions with the Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, including development of global nutrition strategies for disease-specific growth platforms and business development for Ross' medical foods portfolio, including such products as Ensure and Glucerna. He can be reached at [[email:g.stephens@nmisolutions.com]].
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Grant Washington-Smith has over 17 years of experience across a variety of businesses in the natural products industry. He previously worked in business development and brand management for Alticor Inc. Prior to arriving in the U.S., Grant was involved in marketing and business development throughout New Zealand, Australia and the Asia/Pacific region. His focus has been on the commercial development of the novel and the innovative. He can be reached at [[email:gwashin@worldnet.att.net]]
