Health E-Insights
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An Interview with Terry Lemerond
Terry Lemerond is president of EuroPharma, headquartered in Green Bay, WI. Terry is an icon in the natural products industry who has researched and developed more than 400 top-selling nutritional and botanical formulations and was the first to introduce to the U.S. market ginkgo biloba, glucosamine sulfate, IP6, black cohosh and botanical standardization.Sheldon Baker 04.15.11
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Dietary Supplements | Regulations | Sports Nutrition
An Interview with Anthony Almada
Anthony Almada began his career in the natural products industry in 1975. He has a BSc in Physiology and an MSc in Nutritional/Exercise Biochemistry. In 1992 he co-founded EAS, which pioneered creatine monohydrate and evidence-based sports nutrition.Sheldon Baker 04.08.11
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Enzymes
An Interview with Scott Ravech
Scott Ravech was named CEO of Deerland Enzymes, Inc. in 2008. Prior to joining Deerland Enzymes, Ravech was the Radcure Americas Business Leader, at Cytec Surface Specialties. He began his career in 1985 as a sales development specialist in the plastics division of General Electric (GE).Sheldon Baker 04.01.11
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Dietary Supplements
An Interview with Loren Israelsen
Loren Israelsen is executive director of the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), a trade association of dietary supplement companies committed to safety, science and quality. He has been deeply involved in the commercial and regulatory issues facing the global dietary supplement industry since 1980.Sheldon Baker 03.18.11
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An Interview with Jeff Lind
Born in 1956, and raised in The Bronx, NY, Lind received his undergraduate degree from C.U.N.Y.—Lehman College and holds a B.S. in Psychology. He went on to law school where he received his JD from Western New England College School of Law. While in law school, he taught business law at The University of Massachusetts, and fell in love with academia.Sheldon Baker 03.11.11
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An Interview with Scott Steinford
Scott Steinford is co-founder and president of ZMC-USA based in The Woodlands, Texas. He has a combined 17 years of pharmaceutical industry experience with 10 years of nutritional industry experience to develop a broad focus of the healthcare arena.Sheldon Baker 03.04.11
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An Interview with Mark Thurston
Mark Thurston is vice president, strategy and worldwide business development with Innophos. He originally joined Rhodia in 1985, working in fine organics where he had been vice president of strategy and worldwide business development since 2009.Sheldon Baker 02.25.11
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Regulations
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Dietary Supplements
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An Interview with George Pontiakos
George Pontiakos is president and CEO of BI Nutraceuticals. Pontiakos oversees all aspects of operations for BI Nutraceuticals west and east coast offices and the Zuellig Group Nutrition and Ingredients based in China. A New Jersey native, Pontiakos has held senior leadership positions at several leading consulting, medical services and technology companies including Monovasia, which he founded, Oluma, Lucent, Agere, Ortel, NetVantage and Timeplex.Sheldon Baker 01.21.11
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An Interview With Sara Lovelady
Sara Lovelady, a.k.a. “Wordgirl,” has worked as a natural products copywriter for more than 15 years. She has written copy for more than 100 brands of nutritional supplements, natural foods, and body care products and has published articles in numerous consumer and trade natural health magazines and websites, including Delicious Living, Aisle 7 (previously HealthNotes), Nutrition Business Journal, and Natural Foods Merchandiser.Sheldon Baker 01.14.11
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Digestive Health
An Interview with Lauren Clardy
Lauren Clardy is president of Nutrimarketing, a marketing and business consultancy based north of the Golden Gate Bridge, which specializes in the nutraceutical, cosmeceutical and bioactive supply segments. Lauren brings a wealth of creativity and solid technical experience in strategic marketing, product development, brand management and business development.Sheldon Baker 01.07.11
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Dietary Supplements | Regulations
An Interview with Jai Mehta
Jai Mehta has spent more than 25 years in pharmaceutical industry. His areas of expertise include product development, quality systems, plant design, build-out and commissioning, regulatory affairs and validation of facility, utilities, equipment and processes. Currently, he is chair of the Nutraceutical Focus Group of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS).Sheldon Baker 12.10.10
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Dietary Supplements
An Interview with Michael McGuffin
Michael McGuffin is president of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA). He has been active in the herbal industry since 1975, having owned and managed both retail and manufacturing businesses in this field.Sheldon Baker 12.03.10
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An Interview with Scott Hagerman
As president and CEO of Chemi Nutra, Scott Hagerman draws on nearly 30 years of relevant experience in both the nutritional supplement industry and food industry. Chemi Nutra was incorporated by Hagerman in January 2001, as a business unit of Chemi S.p.A., Milan, Italy, an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and nutraceutical ingredient manufacturer.Sheldon Baker 11.26.10
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Dietary Supplements
An Interview with Steve Mister
Since 2005, Steve Mister has been president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing product manufacturers and raw ingredient suppliers of dietary supplements.Sheldon Baker 11.19.10
