Bioactives

Overview

Co-Chair: Dr. Christina Khoo, Ocean Spray
Co-Chair: Dr. Joy Dubost, Lipton Tea
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeffery Blumberg, Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts
Faculty Advisor (adjunct): Dr. Taylor Wallace, Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts

The Bioactives group is developing a strategy for government and public health recognition of bioactive compounds as part of the food system to further educate on their importance in the diet and to ultimately unlock new market potential for their application and further innovations. The group explores opportunities to advance their recognition and recommendation in the diet as well as existing gaps in the research that would support these recommendations and remove barriers to continued innovation.

Outputs

    1. “Definition of Healthy Includes Bioactives” comments submitted to FDA public comment solicitation (2023)

Members

Brian Loeb

Conti Ventures

Co-Head

Brian Loeb

Conti Ventures

Co-Head

Christina Khoo

Ocean Spray

Director, Emerging Science, Nutrition & Regulatory Affairs

Christina Khoo

Ocean Spray

Director, Emerging Science, Nutrition & Regulatory Affairs

Erica Hill

Kraft Heinz

Nutrition Scientist

Erica Hill

Kraft Heinz

Nutrition Scientist

Frank Jaksch

Ayana Bio

CEO

Frank Jaksch

Ayana Bio

CEO

Jan-Willem Van Klinken

Brightseed

Senior Vice President, Medical, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

Jan-Willem Van Klinken

Brightseed

Senior Vice President, Medical, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

Jeffrey Blumberg

Friedman School

Professor Emeritus

Jeffrey Blumberg

Friedman School

Professor Emeritus

Joy Dubost

Lipton Teas & Infusions

Global Director, Regulatory Affairs & Health Science

Joy Dubost

Lipton Teas & Infusions

Global Director, Regulatory Affairs & Health Science

Ken Rapoport

Azuluna Foods

CEO

Ken Rapoport

Azuluna Foods

CEO

Kristin Rubin

KIND

Global Head of Nutrition

Kristin Rubin

KIND

Global Head of Nutrition

Lynn Yu

Kraft Heinz

Nutrition Team Lead

Lynn Yu

Kraft Heinz

Nutrition Team Lead

Marianne O’Shea

PepsiCo

Vice President, Global Nutrition Science

Marianne O’Shea

PepsiCo

Vice President, Global Nutrition Science

Michele Rager

Season Health

Vice President, Clinical Nutrition

Michele Rager

Season Health

Vice President, Clinical Nutrition

Rebecca Parekh

The Well

Co-Founder & CEO

Rebecca Parekh

The Well

Co-Founder & CEO

Sean Harrington

Notemeal

Founder & General Manager

Sean Harrington

Notemeal

Founder & General Manager

Sonia Hartunian-Sowa

DSM

Director of Science, Translation, and Advocacy

Sonia Hartunian-Sowa

DSM

Director of Science, Translation, and Advocacy

Susan Mitmesser

Pharmavite

Vice President, Science & Technology

Susan Mitmesser

Pharmavite

Vice President, Science & Technology

Taylor Wallace

Friedman School

Adjunct Associate Professor

Taylor Wallace

Friedman School

Adjunct Associate Professor