From Side Stream to Main Stream: How AI Discovered Bioactives Are Revolutionizing Gut & Metabolic Health Benefits in Consumer Goods (Sponsored Satellite Program)

Saturday, May 31, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

Location:S220 B-D

Sponsored by Brightseed

Learning Objectives

At the end of this activity, learners will be able to:

Define bioactives and understand the sources they can be found in and the role they play in everyday life towards imparting multiple health benefits, turning side stream products into main stream, upcycled, health imparting products

Describe the emerging role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in consumer goods and specifically the potential it holds in revolutionizing the gut & metabolic health benefits that can be achieved with the partnership between bioactives science and AI

Identify upcycled ingredients that have successfully combined AI with scientific research in the areas of gut and metabolic health

Chair(s)

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Swati Kalgaonkar, PhD

Sr. Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs and Clinical Research'
Brightseed
South San Francisco, California, United States

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Speaker(s)

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David Blackwood, MBA

Senior Vice President, Bioactive Ingredients
Brightseed

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Seema Gulati, PhD

Head, Nutrition Research Group
Center for Nutrition & Metabolic Research (C-NET) National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC)

Disclosure information not submitted.
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Swati Kalgaonkar, PhD

Sr. Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs and Clinical Research'
Brightseed
South San Francisco, California, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.

The world of nutrition has witnessed many revolutionary health promoting changes over the past several decades with advances in scientific research. Yet those changes may appear pale in comparison to the upcoming changes that we are yet to witness with the arrival of new technological advancements. The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can now help boost scientific research to new levels at unprecedented speeds. This 90 minute session will outline one of the most desired and upcoming areas of nutrition - bioactives in health - and highlight the role being played by AI in bolstering bioactives research, in reducing waste streams by suggesting ways to upcycle through known & novel bioactives discovery, and by empowering consumers with foods & supplements that not only impart health benefits via bioactives, but also help create sustainable solutions for the health of the planet.

Presentations:

12:00 PM - 12:05 PM ET

Welcome and Introductions - From Side Stream to Main Stream: How AI Discovered Bioactives Are Revolutionizing Gut & Metabolic Health Benefits in Consumer Goods (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Swati Kalgaonkar, PhD – Brightseed
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM ET

The Emerging Role of AI in Consumer Goods: Revolutionizing Gut and Metabolic Health Benefits with Bioactives - From Side Stream to Main Stream: How AI Discovered Bioactives Are Revolutionizing Gut & Metabolic Health Benefits in Consumer Goods (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Speaker: David Blackwood, MBA – Brightseed
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM ET

Bioactives with Benefits: The Role of Bioactives in Gut & Metabolic Health - The Emerging Role of AI in Consumer Goods: Revolutionizing Gut and Metabolic Health Benefits with Bioactives - From Side Stream to Main Stream: How AI Discovered Bioactives Are Revolutionizing Gut & Metabolic Health Benefits in Consumer Goods (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Speaker: Swati Kalgaonkar, PhD – Brightseed
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM ET

A Forward-Looking Clinical Study: Bioactive Science for Healthy Blood Glucose Regulation - From Side Stream to Main Stream: How AI Discovered Bioactives Are Revolutionizing Gut & Metabolic Health Benefits in Consumer Goods (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Speaker: Seema Gulati, PhD – Center for Nutrition & Metabolic Research (C-NET) National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC)
1:05 PM - 1:30 PM ET

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - From Side Stream to Main Stream: How AI Discovered Bioactives Are Revolutionizing Gut & Metabolic Health Benefits in Consumer Goods (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Swati Kalgaonkar, PhD – Brightseed
Speaker: David Blackwood, MBA – Brightseed
Speaker: Seema Gulati, PhD – Center for Nutrition & Metabolic Research (C-NET) National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC)
Speaker: Swati Kalgaonkar, PhD – Brightseed