FDA, FTC and a Revolutionary Product Launch Among Some of the Most Exciting Presentations at 2nd Annual Obesity & Weight Loss Congress Sept. 13-14, 2005
The World Obesity & Weight Loss Congress launches its second annual event with over 60 speakers in two days, within three, concurrent industry tracks. The first-ever B-to-B event will bring together all the major players for 2 1/2 days of intense scrutiny of this worldwide epidemic. You'll hear the latest business and scientific advances being made in 3 of the largest and most active industries: Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals & Dietary Supplements and Food & Beverages. Each track is targeted to strategic marketing and advertising initiatives, regulatory hurdles, international opportunities, powerful competitive collaborations and the latest in clinical studies and scientific advances being made today.
The event is packed with presentations...from top government officials, to
leading corporate researchers, marketing and advertising executives, analysts
and investors. This event brings together all the experts for the latest
information.
Don’t Miss the Revolutionary Product Launch at 12:00 pm on
Tuesday, September 13, 2005:
Dr. Greg Robbins, Chief of Research, Formulation
and Development, Quantum Food Design
Quantum Food Design, a glycoside
engineering and advanced food technology company, will unveil an evolutionary
change in food technology, providing scientific results from human clinical
trials to demonstrate how it can dramatically improve human life, people's
health and enjoyment of food for virtually all ages and socioeconomic groups.
The implications for everybody will soon be obvious to experts and health
authorities around the world. It will change forever the way we think about
certain carbohydrates.
QFD believes that the role of science and business
is to make the world a better place for everyone by focusing creative minds on
innovating for the greater good. QFD plans to build strategic business alliances
with International food and beverage companies to make these healthier food and
beverages immediately available to global markets. It can be accessible to all.
These International food and beverage companies can accelerate us to a better
world, dramatically affecting the global burden of chronic disease and
disability.
Lester M. Crawford, D.V.M., Ph.D, Commissioner of Food and
Drugs
Chair, FDA Obesity Working Group, U.S. FDA
Dr. Crawford heads the
nation’s principal consumer protection agency and ensures the safety and
protection of the public’s health. He has played major roles in mandatory
nutrition labeling, the formation of the World Trade Organization and the
control of chemical and microbiological contaminants of food. He has been an
advisor to the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations for more than 20 years.
Last Year,
Dr. Crawford’s Presentation was the Most Sought-after Session. Don’t Miss this
Extraordinary Opening Keynote Presentation.
Lydia B. Parnes, Director of
the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
Lydia Parnes is
the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. The Bureau enforces a wide
range of consumer protection laws, including prohibitions on deceptive or
unsubstantiated claims in the advertising and marketing of foods, drugs and
dietary supplements. Ms. Parnes will discuss Federal Trade Commission activities
addressing obesity, including actions against deceptive claims for weight loss
products, cooperative enforcement, and policy development with the Food and Drug
Administration. She will also address the issues developed at the FTC and HHS's
July 14 and 15 Workshop on Marketing, Self Regulation, and Childhood
Obesity.
Pharmaceutical Industry Keynote:
Jose F. Caro, M.D., Vice
President, Endocrine Research and Clinical Investigation, Eli Lilly and
Company
New Opportunities and Challenges for Therapeutic Developments with
Obesity & Weight Loss
This industry keynote will open the bio-pharma
portion of the event by addressing the needs, opportunities and challenges that
await the drug developer involved in the obesity health crisis. Dr. Caro will
set the stage for the event by offering the perspective of one of the world's
largest pharmaceutical firms regarding the industry's current approaches,
science strategies, and prospective pipelines of others involved in this
category. How should the savvy drug developer approach this crisis? Where do the
greatest opportunities lie and what are the biggest, potential roadblocks ahead?
Food & Beverage Industry Keynote:
Richard P. Martin, Vice
President - Communication
Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
The food
and beverage industry has assumed center stage in the obesity debate. Learn how
America's food and beverage companies are taking action to help consumers make
smart choices about diet and exercise.
Nutraceutical Industry
Keynote:
Dr. Joerg Gruenwald, President, analyze & realize
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Nutraceuticals for Weight Loss – Opportunities, Science, and Marketing
Reality.
A huge number of nutraceuticals is marketed in the field of weight
loss, often with strong claims suggesting a solid research base. The key
ingredients and products will be analyzed with regards to their research
documentation and their promises. New developments and promising research will
be presented to describe potentially successful candidates for the future, the
most likely candidates for commercialization, and the reason why.
Hoodia
will be a key topic, with an update on the research, the patent situation, and
present usage internationally, including risks and opportunities.
Future
international trends will be in the focus, and upcoming "stars"
in the field
of nutraceuticals for weight loss will be critically analyzed, as will their
chances and limitations.
This event offers the latest opportunities in
the weight-loss category -- whether business or scientific -- and cannot afford
to be missed.
For a Complete Program Brochure or to Register, please call
us at 203-319-1700, or toll-free at 877-319-1700.
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