New Developments in Botanicals & Extracts

With 'roots' based in traditional healing methods thousands of years old, herbals and botanical extracts are a part of almost all regional health paradigms. This category has been the basis for drug development for centuries and even new screening technologies use plant-based materials to determine bioactivity and new product candidates. Questions prevail about regulations for highly processed extracts or those with high phytoactivity.

Nutracon 2010 will delve into these issues and the emerging markets for botanicals, particularly for food, beverages and nutricosmetics. Recent market numbers from Nutrition Business Journal show an overlapping trend from the Nutracon SuperFruits track in 2009. Though the overall botanical and herbal market grew by only 1% to $4.8 billion in 2008, a further $647 million was contributed directly by noni, mangosteen, and goji.

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Weight Management & Obesity (Wednesday)
New Developments in Botanicals & Extracts (Wednesday)
Healthy Aging (Wednesday & Thursday)
Mainstreaming of Natural Sweeteners - (Wednesday & Thursday)
Antioxidant Science (Thursday)
Healthy Oils (Thursday)

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Track Chair: Mary L. Hardy, MD, Medical Director - Simms/Mann Integrative Medicine Program, UCLA / Co-Director - Integrative Medicine Health and Wellness Program, Venice Family Clinic

	DATE, TIME	EVENT DETAILS
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
	8:30 am - 9:00 am	Welcome and Introduction Track(s): Healthy Aging,
	9:00 am - 10:00 am	Keynote Address; Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently Gregory Berns, Distinguished Chair of Neuroeconomics, Emory University Track(s): Healthy Aging,
	10:00 am - 10:30 am	Networking Break SubTrack(s): SuperTrack Test 1 Track(s): Healthy Aging,
	10:30 am - 10:40 am	Track Chair Welcome & Overview Mary Hardy MD, Medical Director, Simms/Mann Integrative Oncology Program SubTrack(s): SuperTrack Test 2
	10:40 am - 11:20 am	Validation of Identity for Common and Uncommon Botanicals Joseph Betz PhD, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health SubTrack(s): SuperTrack Test 2
	11:20 am - 12:00 pm	GMP and Quality Concerns: What Your FDA Inspector is Looking For Ikhlas Khan PhD, Assistant Director, Director of FDA Program, Research Professor, National Center for Natural Product
	12:00 pm - 12:45 pm	Difficult Issues in Herbal Products: Validation, Quality and Substantiation Marilyn Barrett PhD, Pharmacognosy Consulting, Adjunct Professor at Touro University-California College of Pharmacy Joseph Betz PhD, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of HealthIkhlas Khan PhD, Assistant Director, Director of FDA Program, Research Professor, National Center for Natural Product
	1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Speed Data Sessions Thomas Aarts, Co-Founder, Nutrition Business JournalJohn Grubb, Managing Partner, Sterling-Rice GroupElodie Lebastard, Regulatory Advisor EAS EuropeMary Mulry PhD, President, Foodwise, Inc.Ed Wyszumiala, Manager, NSF International Track(s): Healthy Aging,
	2:00 pm - 2:45 pm	Botanical Products as Inflammatory/Immune Modulators: Perils and Potentials Defined by Mechanisms Gailen Marshall MD PhD FACP, The University of Mississippi Medical Center
	2:45 pm - 3:30 pm	How about Modifying Stress and Inflammatory Responses- Integrating Ethnobotany into Modern Practice Roberta Lee MD, Medical Director, Beth Israel Medical Center
	3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Networking Break Track(s): Healthy Aging,
	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Spices: The Next New Herb; Where We've Been & Where We're Going Bharat Aggarwal, Professor, University of Texas, Department of Experimental Therapeutics
	5:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Q&A and Take Aways Mary Hardy MD, Medical Director, Simms/Mann Integrative Oncology Program
	5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Movers and Shakers Interactive Cocktail Party Track(s): Healthy Aging,
Thursday, March 11, 2010
	5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Supplier's Night Track(s): Healthy Aging,