The third NutraIngredients-Asia Awards held last Tuesday (September 22) saw 39 finalists vying for 13 award categories. Take a look at the winners of the Special Award category.
View the winners of the Special Awards category
WINNER: RESHAW (RESveratrol for Healthy Ageing in Women), with Veri-te™ resveratrol – University of Newcastle, Australia
RESHAW is the longest and largest clinical study assessing the benefits of daily resveratrol supplementation on cognition, cerebrovascular function, bone health, cardiometabolic risk factors and well-being in postmenopausal women (45 – 85 years old, at least 12 months postmenopausal).
What the judges said: Our judges appreciated interesting findings from a long-term RCT study showing positive effects of supplementation to improve cognition and reduce bone loss.
WINNER: www.Vitmedics.com – Total Health and Wellbeing
Vitmedics is an online, evidence based, personalised nutrition tool that assesses the impact lifestage, lifestyle, dietary intake, and medication/s have upon nutritional status. The proprietary database contain over 1000 peer reviewed references identifying over 4000 incidences of interactions with over 30 micronutrients and the microbiome.
What the judges said: Our judges commended the clever and pragmatic approach of the initiative, and strong evidence of its ability to meet consumer needs.
WINNER: Ārepa Nootropics
Arepa Nootropics is a vertically integrated, brain-food-technology company that has developed a scientifically proven and patented platform of functional food and beverage products designed to increase cognitive performance and neurological health worldwide.
What the judges said: The judges were impressed with the company’s nootropic beverage, alongside its solid science and clear growth plans.
WINNER: Bifidobacterium longum BB536 – Morinaga Milk Industry
Bifidobacterium longum BB536 is a clinically-documented probiotic strain that has a proven record of safety and efficacy, supported by more than 190 scientific studies.
What the judges said: Our editors were very impressed with the wealth of scientific substantiation over many years coupled with clear evidence of ongoing innovation to meet evolving consumer needs.
WINNER: Professor Khalid Abdul Kadir - Monash University Malaysia
Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr Khalid Abdul Kadir is currently the Professor of Medicine at Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine, Monash University, Malaysia, and the Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Specialist at the Thomson Hospital, Damansara, Malaysia.
Prof. Khalid has made significant contributions to the field of endocrinology and was conferred the prestigious Merdeka Award in 2008 for his contributions to the study and understanding of diabetes, and the relationship between hormones and stresses in various tissues. In the same year, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the College of Physicians, USA, and Fellow of Academy of Medicine Singapore.
His main research interest is in nutritional stress in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome, and investigating compounds for the treatment of diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
He has published more than 340 papers in international and national peer reviewed journals with 4000 citations.
