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Autumn 2010 Greetings from the ISAPP Board of Directors
Read more November 2010 Autumn Greetings from the ISAPP Board of Directors: This is ISAPP's third email to those interested in the activities of ISAPP and issues of importance to the fields of probiotics and prebiotics. 2010 ISAPP meeting. ISAPP convened its 8th meeting in Barcelona Spain August 28-30, 2010. This meeting followed our typical format of a small, by-invitation meeting, limited to about 100 academic specialists and industry representatives from the ISAPP Industry Advisory Committee. This format, although limiting the number of participants, allows ISAPP to develop focused discussions designed to make recommendations. Please see the meeting summary. ISAPP Students and Fellows Association (SFA) The SFA awarded 8 travel grants to provide support to fellows and students that had the opportunity to attend the 8th annual meeting of ISAPP in Barcelona, Spain. During the meeting, the SFA also organized a poster session, a career opportunity session and a number of networking activities at the beach in Barcelona. In September, a new Executive Committee was elected under the leadership of Tyler Cullender, Cornell University. The SFA was founded less than a year ago, but it is already represented by 68 members from 20 countries throughout North & South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. The new Executive Committee is actively planning for 2010-2011 activities, which include training grants and a SFA prize. See http://isapp-sfa.camp7.org for information about recent or upcoming activities, and how to join the SFA. We also welcome information from the IAC members and scientists about upcoming conferences, training and career opportunities for SFA members at sfa.isapp@gmail.com. EFSA agrees that yogurt with live cultures can improve lactose digestion. On October 19, 2010, the NDA committee of EFSA published a scientific opinion that a causal relationship exists between the consumption of live yoghurt cultures in yoghurt and improved lactose digestion in individuals with lactose maldigestion. In order to bear the claim, the yoghurt should contain at least 108 cfu per serving live starter microorganisms (Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus). http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/scdoc/1763.htm EFSA report on microbes and respiratory sensitization European Food Safety Authority published a scientific report titled "Bibliographic review on the potential of microorganisms, microbial products and enzymes to induce respiratory sensitization." Report. "Probiotic Watch" newsletter covers probiotic research Scientific commentary by two former ISAPP board members, Drs. Bruno Pot and James Versalovic, was featured in a new probiotic research bulletin titled "Probiotic Watch." The bulletin, launched by Danone Research, features summaries of newly published research and commentaries by international investigators in the field. Cabana provides commentary on probiotics and Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) ISAPP board member, Michael Cabana, MD, MPH, offered commentary in the Journal of Pediatrics [157(5):864-5; 2010] regarding interpretation of recent metaanalysis (Pediatrics 2010;125:921-30) on use of probiotics in NEC. He questioned the value of aggregating different probiotic preparations into one metaanalysis and emphasized that - contrary to the opinions expressed in the metaanalysis - that further research is needed to assess the effectiveness of specific probiotic strains for NEC. ILSI Europe Prebiotic Task Force publication The conclusions from the ILSI Europe Prebiotic Task Force has been published, "Prebiotic Effects: Metabolic and Health Benefits". Dr. Marcel Roberfroid served as lead author on this paper, which was published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Link to article. ISAPP sponsors RRI/IRNA Gut Microbiology meeting in Aberdeen ISAPP sponsored the 7th joint symposium hosted by the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health and the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (IRNA), "Gut Microbiology: new insights into gut microbial ecosystems" (June 23 -25, 2010). Please see a short meeting summary and scientific program. Publication from 2009 ISAPP meeting At the 2009 ISAPP meeting, Drs. James Versalovic and Bruno Pot co-chaired a discussion group titled "How can probiotics and prebiotics impact mucosal immunity." The conclusions from this discussion were published O'Flaherty et al. 2010. Gut Microbes. 1(5): 293-300. Open access Symposium on "Probiotics and Health" held October 28-29, 2010 in Montreal ISAPP board member, Nathalie Delzenne, Ph.D., served as symposium Chairperson for this 2-day meeting which focused on key findings and new directions for probiotics. Additional information. Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research in USA The 4th year of the Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research sponsored by Danone Research and Yakult has been announced. The purpose of the two annual grants of $50,000 each is to contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the United States, and to impact academic and career development of young investigators, attracting them into the field of probiotics and microbiota. Application deadline: February 15, 2011. Application procedures and additional details on the program can be found at www.probioticsresearch.com. Save the Date - FASEB Summer Research Conference on probiotics and intestinal microbiota to be held July 24-29, 2011 The first FASEB Summer Research Conference on the topic of probiotics has been scheduled for July 24-29, 2011, at Carefree Resort, Carefree, Arizona. Organized by W. Allan Walker, MD, Harvard Medical School and Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, ISAPP Executive Director, the 5-day conference is titled "Probiotics, Intestinal Microbiota and the Host: Physiological and Clinical Implications", and will feature speakers, poster sessions and an abundance of networking time. FASEB Summer Research Conferences are designed to explore new approaches to those areas undergoing rapid scientific change. Additional program details will be available December 2010 at www.faseb.org/src. Investigational New Drug Safety Reporting Requirements in US US FDA issues Final Rule on Investigational New Drug Safety Reporting Requirements for Human Drug and Biological Products and Safety Reporting Requirements for Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies in Humans. In the US, probiotics are sometimes regulated as Biological Products. FDA calls for comment on 3 guidance documents of interest to the probiotic industry
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Summer 2010 Greetings from the ISAPP Board of Directors
Read more This is ISAPP's second email to those interested in the activities of ISAPP and issues of importance to the fields of probiotics and prebiotics. We plan to keep in touch with you through quarterly email. 2010 ISAPP meeting. ISAPP will be convening its 8th meeting in Barcelona Spain August 28-30, 2010. As usual, this is a small, by-invitation meeting, limited to about 100 academic specialists and industry representatives from the ISAPP Industry Advisory Committee. The meeting will feature plenary lectures (including talks on the Human Microbiome Project, the Role of Indigenous Prebiotics and Probiotics in Human Milk, and the Relationship Between Gut Microbes and Metabolic Syndrome), updates from ILSI Europe Probiotic and Prebiotic Taskforces, and discussion groups on the following topics:
Probiotics and Prebiotics Webinar Lecture Series. ISAPP partnered with the American Gastroenterological Association and the International Life Sciences Institute-North America to offer four lectures:
Call for Implementation of Change in Practice Guidelines for Probiotics and NEC.
Following the publication of an updated meta-analysis on probiotics and prevention
of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants1, Tarnow-Mordi et al2
suggest that incorporating probiotics into standard practice could prevent tens
of thousands of deaths annually. The Deshpande et al.1 analysis indicated
that probiotic lowered the risk for NEC and death with no concomitant increased
risk for sepsis or significant adverse effects. However, Sol3 cautions
that additional studies (some of which may be ongoing) are needed to clarify the
specific probiotic strain and dosage and to assess effects in important subgroups
of infants, including those who are breastfed.
1Deshpande et al. 2010. Updated Meta-analysis of Probiotics for Preventing
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates. Pediatrics 125 (5):921-30.
2Tarnow-Mordi et al. 2010. Probiotics Reduce All-Cause Mortality and Necrotizing Enterocolitis: It Is Time to Change Practice, Pediatrics 125 (5):1068-70. 3Sol, RF. 2010. Probiotics: Are We Ready for Routine Use? Pediatrics 125(5):1071-1072. New York Academy of Sciences Hosts Meetings on Probiotics. On June 11 and 12, two meetings focused on probiotics were held at the NYAS: "Probiotics: From Bench to Market" www.nyas.org/Probiotics and "Probiotic Foods and Supplements: The Science and Regulations of Labeling" www.nyas.org/ProbioticsLabels. Featuring excellent lectures and ample panel discussion time, key scientific and US regulatory issues were enthusiastically discussed among the academic, regulatory and industrial meeting participants. An open-access meeting report is scheduled to be published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences in August. 9th Vahouny Fiber Symposium. This was organized by NutraSource Research and American Society of Nutrition and held June 8-11 in Bethesda, MD. http://www.nutrition.org/meetings. Four members of the ISAPP Board were involved in this symposium: Dr. George Fahey was on the organizing committee and Drs. Gibson, Delzenne and Guarner spoke at a session on prebiotics. Danone Convenes Pre- and Probiotics Information Panel. Six foremost UK nutritionists, doctors and academics, convened by Danone, are working together to explain the benefits of pre- and probiotics. They have formed the Pre- and Probiotics Information Panel, which aims to bring increased understanding to this area of emerging science. For information, Corrissa.collier@bm.com. Members of the Panel:
US Government Commissions Probiotic Safety Review. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is conducting a review titled "Safety of Probiotics Used to Reduce Risk and Prevent or Treat Disease". The purpose of this review is to catalogue what is known about the safety of probiotics from the genera Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Saccharomyces, Streptococcus, Enterococcus and Bacillus used in research to reduce the risk of, prevent or treat disease. Sponsored by several offices within the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, this comprehensive review should be completed by fall of 2010. See http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/probiotictp.htm for more information. Newly Formed ISAPP Student Fellow Association. At the 7th annual meeting of ISAPP this past November, a student/fellow association (SFA) of ISAPP was founded. Under the insightful and diligent leadership of Delphine Saulnier, Baylor College of Medicine, the organization is actively planning for 2010-2011 activities, which will include a poster session at the 8th ISAPP meeting, coordinating networking activities at the beach in Barcelona and funding small travel grants for SFA members. See http://isapp-sfa.camp7.org/ for information and how to join SFA. University of Maryland Conference Considers Options for Federal Regulation of Probiotics. On June 14, 2010, The University of Maryland School of Law hosted the first of a series of multidisciplinary meetings being held as part of a Human Microbiome Project ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Implications) grant to study federal regulation of probiotics. The project is headed by Diane E. Hoffmann, MS, JD, Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Director, Law and Health Care Program, University of Maryland School of Law. Participants in the conference included members of academia and the scientific research, business, legal and federal regulatory communities, and included two ISAPP board members, Gregor Reid and Mary Ellen Sanders. This initial meeting focused on identifying key regulatory issues and achieving a broad-based understanding of the science relating to probiotics and the current federal regulatory framework for probiotics. Subsequent sessions will focus on attempting to find answers to these questions. The next meeting is being planned for January 2011. Two ISAPP Board Members Awarded Elie Metchnikoff Prize. On June 9, the International Dairy Federation awarded Prof. Todd R. Klaenhammer (North Carolina State University) and Prof. Colin Hill the IDF Elie Metchnikoff Prize 2010 in Biotechnology and Microbiology, respectively. Prof. Paul Ross, Dr. Catherine Stanton and Prof. Gerald Fitzgerald shared the award with Prof. Hill, all from University College Cork, Ireland. Prof. Seppo Salminen and Dr. Erika Isolauri were awarded the prize for Nutrition and Health. Probiotic/Prebiotic Conference in Slovakia. The International Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics IPC 2010 was held in Kosice (Slovakia), June 15 to 17. The conference was attended by more than 300 delegates from all over the world and included invited lectures from current ISAPP board members Arthur Ouwehand PhD and Francisco Guarner MD PhD, and from past ISAPP board members, Bob Rastall PhD and Marcel Roberfroid PhD. Feature Papers. Papers 1-4 represent summaries of discussion groups from previous ISAPP meetings. Paper 5 is an open-access, general interest, probiotic review.
Finally, keep an eye on the "Latest News" section on the ISAPP homepage (www.isapp.net) for items of interest to the field. Hide 6/30/2010 message
Spring 2010 Greetings from the ISAPP Board of Directors
Read more Thank you for expressing an interest in activities of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP). ISAPP - incorporated in 2002 - has been growing and evolving over the past few years. We are now supported by 24 research-based probiotic/prebiotic companies, have hosted 8 meetings in Europe or North America, have supported satellite meetings in various other regions around the world, have published consumer guidelines for probiotics and prebiotics (available at isapp.net) and have otherwise worked to spread the word about the science behind probiotics and prebiotics. Because the majority of our meetings are small, topical, by-invitation meetings, ISAPP has struggled with how best to engage the many scientists worldwide interested in this field. This email is an attempt to provide information to those who have attended past meetings or who have indicated an interest in joining the ISAPP mailing list from our website. We plan to periodically send out email alerts on items we feel would be of interest to you. Also, keep an eye on the "Latest News" section on the ISAPP homepage (www.isapp.net). Events of note: Free Webinar Series on Probiotics and Prebiotics has been developed in collaboration with the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) North America, the American Gastroenterological Association and ISAPP. The first lecture will be April 19, 2010 at 11 AM EDT, delivered by ISAPP-President Prof. Glenn Gibson, University of Reading, on Human Gut Microbiota and Health Free registration. Probiotic conferences in New York in June: Two one-day meetings on probiotics will be held on successive days (June 11 and June 12, 2010) in New York at the New York Academy of Sciences. On June 11 the meeting topic is "Probiotics: From Bench to Market". This meeting is sponsored by Dannon and The New York Academy of Sciences. Poster Abstract Deadline is April 30, 2010. On June 12, the meeting topic is "Probiotic Foods and Supplements: The Science and Regulations of Labeling" and is sponsored by the US Food and Drug Administration, US Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health, and The New York Academy of Sciences. Information on the meetings. Hide 4/13/2010 message |
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