Vice President, R&D and Science Translation Michael has been formulating probiotic-based products for 18+ years, as well as other supplements and functional foods. He solidified Garden of Life/Atrium’s IPA membership in 2009 and currently serves the IPA as a BOD member (since 2011), as well as Executive Committee Member & Treasurer (since 2012). He received […]
Board of Directors Members
Girardo, Francesco – Probiotical, Italy
Sales Director Francesco Girardo is the Sales Director for Probiotical, in Italy, focused on the international market. He has 16 years of experience in the probiotic field, managing at first an R&D laboratory developing research in the combination of probiotics and oligoelements and afterwards outlicensing patents in the Sales Dept. of Probiotical. Francesco has experience […]
Millette, Mathieu – Kerry Group, Canada
Scientific Director, R-D&A lead for Digestive & Heart Health Graduated with honors from INRS-Armand-Frappier Institute (INRS-IAF), Dr Mathieu Millette is an authority on probiotics for over 20 years. Seasoned microbiologist, lecturer, Scientific Director for Digestive and Heart health need states for ProActive Health of Kerry, he leads a team of talented scientists dedicated to elucidate […]
Chonan, Osamu – Yakult, Japan
Executive Manager of the Research & Development Division Osamu Chonan, PhD is the Executive Manager of the Research & Development Division and Executive Researcher at Yakult Central Institute. Dr. Chonan was a Director of the Yakult Honsha European Research Center for Microbiology ESV in Belgium during 2005 and 2006. His Professional interests include nutrition, intestinal […]
Caspani, Marco – Centro Sperimentale del Latte Srl (Sacco System), Italy
General Manager Marco Caspani has been working in the health ingredients industry for more than 18 years. With a degree in food science he has covered several roles in different Companies until he joined CSL in 2012, a company that since 1948 studies, develops and produces strains for the food and pharmaceutical Industries. In his […]
Bartos, Jeremy – Merical, USA
Senior Vice President, Research & Development Jeremy Bartos, PhD, is the Senior Vice President of Research & Development at MeriCal, an innovative dietary supplements contract manufacturer specializing in probiotics. He has over 13 years of experience working in the dietary supplements and probiotics industries in a variety of product development, innovation, business development and sales […]