Quality Control Testing Improvements of Nutraceuticals

Christopher Thompson is a Scientist at Herbalife Nutrition in Southern California. His microbiology experience covers a wide range of food, dietary supplement, and environmental testing, method development, and validation in ISO and FDA governed laboratories. His focus of study is using molecular mechanisms for pathogen detection and quality indicator quantitation in food, dietary supplement, and environmental matrices. He has developed independently published mutliplex PCR methods for identification of botanicals, food protein sources, probiotics, and pathogens. He has driven the transition from conventional microbiological methods to molecular, small-format methods in a variety of food, dietary supplement, and environmental pathogen requirements. Chris has a BS in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from California State University, Fullerton, and is an IFT Certified Food Scientist.

Mr. Pascal co-founded Invisible Sentinel in 2006. In his role as Chief Business Officer, he focuses on marketing and business development. He also works closely with the Sales function of the Company, helping to define sales strategies, identifying potential clients, supporting system implementation at key corporate accounts, and opening new international markets for the Company. Formerly he was a product developer at B. Braun Medical and the National Institute for Medical Research (London). Ben is an inventor on a corresponding patent to an antibacterial device and team member in the design of a functional cellular vaccine against malaria. He received a BS degree from The George Washington University in Biology and Political Science and an MBA from Lehigh University.

Sean Moloughney has been the Editor of Nutraceuticals World since 2012, directing and producing content across print and digital channels. He has over 10 years of editorial experience covering the nutritional products industry.