N°64 - Marché /Nutrition clinique TWO PRIORITIES FOR NESTLÉ HEALTH SCIENCE: A Nestlé subsidiary dedicated to the development of nutritional therapies, Nestlé Health Science is the market leader in clinical nutrition in France. Carole Bras, Marketing Director, describes its current organization and priorities. Carol Bras, NESTLÉ HEALTH SCIENCE Directrice marketing Marketing director Actif’s Magazine: of brain and gastrointestinal health are taken. Could you please describe Nestlé Health To achieve this, Nestlé is very dynamic in its Science? acquisitions, investments and partnerships. For example, in 2016 Nestlé entered a col- Carole Bras: laboration with DBV Technologies, which is Nestlé Health Science describes itself as a working on a patch-test tool for the diagnosis health science enterprise whose aim is to of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy and acquired 026 promote the therapeutic role of nutrition in Phagenesis, a company that develops a pha- healthcare. Hence the signature in English, ryngeal electrical stimulation device to treat “Where nutrition becomes therapy”. dysphagia. Nestlé Health Science is formed of three The very recently acquired Atrium falls under entities: medical nutrition, active nutrition the scope of the Consumer Care line. Atrium and novel therapies. The entity dedicated to is a Canadian manufacturer of nutritional active nutrition, also called “Consumer Care” health products and natural food supplements produces the products provided to those known for its innovations in the areas of deve- consumers who manage their own health. lopment, manufacturing and marketing. These products are neither refundable neither prescription-based but available in pharma- Actif’s Magazine: cies, such as the Optifi bre range. This line® What is Nestlé Health Science’s business consists of products focused upon the areas in France? of healthy ageing, healthy growth, gut health and, in some countries, obesity care. In France, Nestlé Health Science operates Medical Nutrition consists of products that in two major markets: medical nutrition and address the nutritional needs of patients with consumer care, but the core of our activity is specifi c dietary needs or disease statuses. This clinical or medical nutrition. We are the market category includes infant formulas for children leader in clinical and oral nutrition in France with allergies, enteral and oral nutrition for and we have been present in this market, with patients with a major therapeutic problem or great success, for several years. diagnosed with malnutrition. These products are dispensed based on medical prescription. Actif’s Magazine: Finally, Novel Therapeutic Nutrition is an What are your priorities in medical nutri- area that focuses on major innovations for tion? tomorrow. It is a strategic development line for Nestlé, in which initiatives focused on the Carole Bras: management of certain metabolic diseases, Innovation and compliance. Nestlé Health for instance, or new initiatives in the areas Science is fortunate enough to be able to build ■ / Juillet - Août - Septembre 2018 / N°64 / L’Actualité des Ingrédients Fonctionnels & Santé