Nutriform Business Days 2018\ Event - N°65 mics and metabolomics, to name only a few. New “targets” of action of these probiotics have been identifi ed. Briefl y, the research is active... To understand this research, there are two possibilities. Either consult the databases such as PubMed or patent databases. In this case, we will be looking at past research... Or you may be interested in ongoing clinical studies, which will give you a “vision” of the future. It is on this last approach that Arthur Ouwehand, Technical Fellow and Research Manager within the Global Health & Nutrition Sciences Division of DuPont Nutrition & Health Grou, focused. In particular, he showed that certain lines of research have reached their limits - or at least are mature (immune and digestive system) while others are dynamic and are generating interest (cognition, stress, obesity, metabolism), sometimes correlated with studies on antioxidants. Arthur Ouwe- hand also mentioned the active research carried out on new probiotic species (fungi, phages, archaebacteria ...). This opens up new challenges - including regulatory ones. Professor Elizabeth Johnson from Tufts Uni- versity (U.S.A.) came from the Boston area to 151 share her work on lutein. This latter is found in green vegetables, eggs, avocados, etc. and epidemiological studies have shown that the consumption of foods high in lutein has benefi ts for cognitive health. And intervention studies in humans are also confi rming it. Thus, not only did Pr. Elizabeth Johnson present all her work, but also the future prospects of this “bioactive compound”. Among these pros- pects: the pursuit of research efforts in order to establish the recommended nutritional intakes for this “non-essential” nutrient for the promotion of cognitive health which can nevertheless improve the cognitive functions when used as a supplement. An interesting and non-dogmatic approach that allows this researcher, whose research interests concern nutrition and healthy ageing, in particular the role of phytonutrients on visual and cognitive functions, to state that “an intervention study with eggs or avocado aimed at increasing cognitive lutein levels could be an effective dietary strategy to support cognitive health in the elderly.”■ The rest of the report on this 2nd edition of Nutriform Business Days will be published in Actif’s Magazine Issue#66. News on Functional & Health Ingredients \ N°65 \ October - November - December 2018 \ ■