Tagged with Natural

France Jacques Vernin, president of FACOPHAR Santé – the French association representing companies involved in the natural and herbal health space, explains its role and the future of the organization in participating in social dialogue, shaping regulations and promoting French excellence in the field of herbal ingredients.   Could you please…

Regulation Herbal-based medicines or botanics have attracted strong attention around the world as part of a growing consumer enthusiasm for natural products, and in the face of a ‘prescription cascade’ in which severe side effects from combinations of classic medicine are becoming a health risk in themselves. However, regulatory frameworks have,…

Canada Boiron Canada is the sixth largest affiliate of Boiron’s global operations (in terms of sales), and under Daniel Dereser’s leadership, the company intends to change the perception of homeopathic medicine in Canada, providing a more informed choice to patients. The CEO touches on global homeopathic trends, the stable family environment…

Serbia In a market environment that, up until recently, has been severely difficult for producers of chemical pharmaceutical products to operate in, three enterprising Serbian companies – Pharmanova, INNventa and Esensa – have found success by stepping up their offering in dietary and other health supplements, as well as cosmetics and…

Canada Nadurel Pharma, headquartered in the technopole of Saint–Hyacinthe, Quebec, promotes natural health products complete with concrete clinical trial evidence. Martin Dufour, President and CEO, has been at the helm since 2013, over which time he has introduced the European known GeloMyrtol® and come across challenges in promoting natural health, while…

Austria Eva Bano, CEO of BANO, an exciting west Austrian company, discusses the company’s modern revamp and expansion from natural therapies to pharmaceutical products. She also explains the importance of a strong online presence, the opening of a new production plant and the distribution services they offer for potential partners within…

Taiwan Yvonne Huang, VP of Aquavan, a company developing the most sophisticated high-tech green biotechnology platform for the extraction of plants, discusses their innovative technology and business scope while contributing to the concept of improving the health of patients without harming the environment. Can you introduce us to Aquavan? Aquavan is…

Switzerland Treating common skin, hair and scalp conditions with “close to nature” products, the 127-year-old family company Rausch has effective and high quality products, but is working to reposition the brand to engage younger customers. To begin, could you please introduce Rauch and the niche cosmetics segment in which you work?…

Switzerland With 35 years’ experience in natural extracts, purified ingredients, semi-synthetic APIs of natural origin and manufacturing products to the highest standards of excellence and quality, Linnea is a ground-breaking company with a strong heritage that successfully accepts challenges in new segments while expanding its product portfolio. What changes in attitudes…

traditional medicine Dr. Hassan, founder and CEO of Healwell and House of Healin, brings research and entrepreneurship together with the aim of turning Malaysian traditions into scientific innovation.   Could you share with us your entrepreneurial story and how this brought you to start Healwell? In 1989, I noticed an ancient trend…

Biofarma Natural CMD Biofarma Natural CMD started operations in 1992 as a company focused on natural products. Please can you give us an insight into how the company has grown since then? I founded the company in 1992, and we had just four people working in the company in total, and we started…