What if by the end of 2025 you didn’t only know which nutraceutical trends to address in 2026 and beyond, but possesed the tools, frameworks, and practical know-how to act on them immediately?
To offer you exactly that, PharmaLinea is presented the first-ever NutraLoop™ Summit.
Instead of vague predictions and generic facts obtainable online, this event is designed to deliver actionable, data-backed insights you can apply straight into product strategy, development, and go-to-market execution.
What to expect?
Access on-demand presentations, expert roundtables, and hands-on workshops led by experts from IQVIA, NHCO, Pharma5, AB-Biotics, Beyond Brands, Radicle Science, PharmaLinea, FoodChain ID, Headlines Promotions Inc, The Herbal Pharmacist, and Free the Birds.
Two dedicated tracks to choose your focus
Whether your role in the company is in R&D, regulation, marketing, business development, or management, you will be able to select content tailored to your expertise. NutraLoop™ Summit featured two separate tracks, one with a scientific and the other with a marketing focus, both designed to deliver clear, actionable takeaways, not just inspiration.
Exclusive workshops with limited availability
For an even more interactive and educational experience, we’re hosted two hands-on workshops:
- Live formulating exercise with Kenn Israel from Beyond Brands
- Practical session on nutraceutical branding with Lindsey Figarol and Matt Taylor from Free the Birds
All the content is now available on demand.
Meet NutraLoop™
NutraLoop™ is PharmaLinea’s curated ecosystem of insights, networking, and high-value content formats. Through events, podcasts, and publications, NutraLoop™ is designed to keep you in the loop of nutraceutical innovation.
Timeline
Speakers
Jérôme Le Bloch, Head of Scientific Affairs at Nutraveris/FoodChain ID
After a PhD in nutrition with a focus on the nutritional management of metabolic diseases, Jérôme Le Bloch dedicated his career to help food and nutraceutical innovators bring safe, compliant, and effective products to market. He has spent the past 14 years guiding companies through the often-complex regulatory landscape in Europe and the United States. At FoodChain ID, Jérôme works closely with businesses developing novel foods, food additives, and dietary supplements, helping them navigate approvals, ensure compliance, and gain market access. Known for his deep expertise and practical approach, he’s a trusted partner for teams looking to turn big ideas into real, market-ready products.
Amit Shukla, VP & GM, Consumer Health & MedTech Consulting Services at IQVIA Consumer Health
Amit Shukla joined IQVIA in April 2020. Prior to IQVIA he worked in a number of general management, marketing and strategy roles with 3 of the top 10 global OTC and Consumer Health companies (P&G; GSK and Novartis Consumer Health). Amit has relevant experience in a number of Consumer Healthcare strategic areas including commercial strategy, new product innovation, brand management, emerging geographies, category management, and digital/social marketing strategies. He worked and lived in the USA, Russia, Turkey, Dubai, India and Singapore over the last 20 years.
David Foreman, RPh/President at Herbal Pharmacist Media LLC
David Foreman is a pharmacist, author, speaker, and media personality known internationally as “The Herbal Pharmacist®.” His background in pharmacy and natural medicine puts Foreman in an elite class of health experts. A graduate of the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Foreman currently consults with leading ingredient suppliers, helping them turn their clinical studies into digestible content through papers, webinars, seminars, and books. He is also a regular contributor to most of the industry’s leading publications and trade events.
Sophia Babi Berrada, Nutri’5 Business Unit Manager at Pharma 5
Sophia Babi Berrada’s professional journey began at Pfizer as a Media Project Manager. She then moved to the communications agency GM Santé as a Key Account Manager. In 2012, Sophia joined Pharma 5 in Morocco. During her 12 years at Pharma 5, she climbed the ranks from Junior Brand Manager to Head of Communication and the Group’s Foundation. Today, she thrives as the Head of a new Business Unit dedicated to Nutrition.
Pelin Thorogood, Co-founder & Executive Chairwoman, Radicle Science
Pelin Thorogood is Co-founder and Executive Chairwoman of Radicle Science, a HealthTech pioneer named a Fast Company “World Changing Idea” for powering Precision Wellness with clinical proof. Her category-defining efforts earned her an INC 200 Female Founder award. With deep expertise in data and analytics, she was previously CMO of WebSideStory and CEO of Anametrix. Pelin serves as Vice Chair of the UC San Diego Foundation and co-chairs the WIN Entrepreneurship Committee. She holds a B.S., M.Eng and MBA, all from Cornell.
Maud Belicchi, Head of Product Design and Portfolio management CHC CHIESI – NHCO Nutrition
Maud Belicchi is a specialist in food supplements and health care market, nutraceuticals innovation, and Omnichannel approach in Health Market. She is passionate about nutrition science and health, human physiology, integrative medecine and more. Maud is focused on brand and portfolio strategy, product launches and pipeline management, strategic and operational marketing, customer experience, management, and coaching. She is involved in cross functional and transversal projects with strong relations with sales and finance.
Lorna Vanderhaeghe, President of Headlines Promotions Inc
Lorna Vanderhaeghe has been a leader in the nutrition industry for over 40 years. Voted one of Canada’s Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs several years in a row, she holds degrees in biochemistry and nutrition. She was the founder, CEO, and creator of a top-selling line of women’s nutritional supplements under her own brand. Her business made Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies list and was acquired by Jamieson Wellness, the largest CPG company in Canada for 8 figures. Her passion and commitment to the integrity of evidence-based nutrition inspired her 13 books, several of which became national and international best sellers.
Miquel Àngel Bonachera, Executive Director, Co-Founder – AB-BIOTICS
Miquel Àngel Bonachera is a biochemist by training and alumnus of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. In 2004, he co-founded AB-Biotics, a university spin-off focused on probiotic ingredient research and development, together with Sergi Audivert, with whom he has led the company for nearly two decades. AB-Biotics was listed on the Alternative Investment Market in 2010 and was fully acquired by the Japanese multinational Kaneka Corporation in 2019. Today, the company is fully dedicated to the development and global supply of probiotic ingredients. It works with over 136 brands worldwide, whose products include AB-BIOTICS ingredients, and its formulations are present in more than 100 countries.
Blaž Gorjup, Founder of PharmaLinea
Blaž Gorjup is the founder of PharmaLinea. He has a rich background in management and technology. Building on his experience from the corporate world, as well as small business startups, Gorjup defined PharmaLinea’s strategy. His foresight and creativity brought PharmaLinea to its position at the forefront of the industry.
Kenn Israel, Founder of Innovation Nutrition Consulting and Co-Founder of BeyondBrands
Kenn has been serving food supplement and ingredient brands with innovation, technical expertise, and regulatory support for three decades. He is the cofounding partner and nutrition practice leader of BeyondBrands, the leading strategic consulting & business development agency in beverage, food, dietary supplement, skincare, and wellness categories. Kenn is also the founder of Innovation Nutrition Consulting, a boutique product development and innovation consultancy operating in the US and Europe. He is experienced in nutraceutical product development, contract manufacturing, operations, regulatory affairs, and compliance, and engaged with Natural Products Association ComPLI Committee, NCN Selection Committee, WIN International Committee, ABC Advisory Committee, and multiple scientific and business advisory boards.
Lindsey Figarol, Account Director at Free the Birds
With over 20 years of experience leading design and branding projects across a wide range of health and beauty brands, Lindsey brings both strategic insight and creative excellence to every project. She spent many years leading the P&G account, overseeing complex branding programmes for high-profile global brands as well as emerging start-ups. Today, she heads the Opella account, where she has developed a deep passion and expertise in healthcare. Her understanding of the category’s complexity and potential enables her to identify opportunities and deliver impactful, insight-driven solutions for her clients.
Matt Taylor, Design Director at Free the Birds
With over 15 years of experience in brand design and creative strategy, Matt specialises in healthcare, where his sharp eye for typography and refined design sensibility helps create brand identities that are both clear and compelling. He has led the redesign of key healthcare brands for leading companies such as Opella, Bayer, and Boots, bringing simplicity and confidence to a complex category. Matt embodies the agency’s Beautiful Thinking ethos, elevating healthcare brands through insight, imagination, and purposeful design.
Matevž Ambrožič, Marketing Director at PharmaLinea
Matevž Ambrožič has an academic background in biochemistry, with a specialty in protein biochemistry. After having finished top of his Master’s degree class at Stockholm University, he was recruited for an R&D position by the pharmaceutical industry giant Novartis. Ambrožič later decided to apply his knowledge of life sciences in the food supplement industry and took on the position he currently holds at PharmaLinea.