Helping companies globally to prove their food, beverage & supplement health claims
Clinical Expertise
Digestive Health
Atlantia Food Clinical Trials has a particular strength in providing human dietary intervention studies in the area of digestive health, in accordance with EFSA guidelines on scientific requirements for health claims related to gut and immune function (EFSA Journal 2011; 9(4):1984). We have extensive expertise in looking at digestive health in a variety of populations such as healthy, including infants and elderly, and in patient groups (e.g. Irritable Bowel Syndrome). We also have experience in trials with different test products, from probiotics to protein, and fruit extracts to marine extracts.
Sports & Physical Performance
In partnership with the Mardyke Sports and Health Arena Atlantia has experience in delivering clinical trials in the sports performance area to examine improved physical performance in as athletes, or individuals engaged in physical work. We work with our clients to design a study most suitable for their analysing peer-reviewed publications, agreeing the most suitable end-points and statistically powering studies to ensure that studies will meet requirements.
Healthy Ageing
Atlantia Food Clinical Trials staff have been involved in many clinical studies in an elderly population, in a variety of health areas, including sarcopenia, cognition, physical performance, osteoarthritis and anaemia. We work with our clients to design a study most suitable for their functional product, analysing EFSA Guidance documents and opinions, peer-reviewed publications, agreeing the most suitable end-points and statistically powering studies to ensure that studies will meet requirements.
Mental & Cognitive health
Atlantia Food Clinical Trials has considerable experience in providing human clinical studies in mental health, in areas such as cognition, depression, stress, anxiety and mood. We can carry out human dietary intervention studies that look at various aspects of brain health, in accordance with EFSA guidelines on scientific requirements for health claims related to neurological and psychological function (EFSA Journal, 2012;10(7):2816). We have extensive expertise in looking at brain development and health in a variety of populations such as healthy and elderly, in patient groups (with IBS, mild psychiatric illness or mild cognitive impairment) and the institutionalised elderly.
Cardiovascular & Metabolic health
Atlantia Food Clinical Trials has experience in conducting trials in the related areas of cardiovascular health, metabolic health and obesity. Our researcher team will work with the client company to design a study most suitable for their products, analysing EFSA Guidelines 1,2 and opinions, peer-reviewed publications, agreeing the most suitable end-points and statistically powering studies to ensure that studies will meet requirements.
Probiotic Expertise
In light of EFSA rejections of all probiotics health claims to date, based largely on lack of strain characterisation and poorly designed human intervention studies, Atlantia has developed a “whole solution” for client companies to assist in getting a positive EFSA response for a probiotic.
Nutritional Health
Atlantia Food Clinical Trials has considerable experience in providing human clinical intervention studies to investigate the uptake of specific nutritional components, such as uptake of different forms of dietary protein or iron. We have carried out trials looking at different forms of protein, such as whey, casein, caeseinate, and micellar forms of protein for different applications, such as sports nutrition, sarcopenia in the elderly, and post-prandial acute studies. We also have experience in investigating the acute uptake/bioavailability of different formulations of iron.
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7-9th May, Geneva
