Can Atlas Biomed unlock Japan's self-care market with its direct-to-consumer DNA and microbiome tests? HBW Insight catches up with the company's co-founder and CEO to discuss this and also how Atlas has been driving its European expansion plans despite coronavirus. 

An upturn in M&A activity across the whole healthcare sector is expected in 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated development of a vaccine shining a light on the sector, says a recent survey by Jefferies. 

Results of three-year study conducted at 17 Canadian sites suggest that e-cigarettes use combined with counseling significantly increased abstinence from smoking cigarettes compared to receiving counseling alone.

Stada has appointed a head of digital communications; PGEU elects new chair and vice-chair; and the new UK health claims committee unveils its first members.

Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

Among the largest gaps in safety data is non-clinical research on CBD use's effect on developing fetus and adolescent brain, in utero/lactational exposure, reproductive toxicity and the potential for a latency period before toxicity, says FDA  neuroscientist Andrew Shen.

The Environmental Working Group and Scientific Analytical Institute say inadequate testing of talc-containing personal-care products is to blame for findings of asbestos in cosmetics, including three of 21 powder-based cosmetics SAI analyzed at EWG’s request. They continue to push for updated testing standards that include electron microscopy as a core component.

Personal care and cosmetic product trademark filings compiled from the Official Gazette of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Class 3.

The maker of prestige-inspired cosmetics at value prices follows its TikTok viral success by teaming with Kathleen Belsten, aka Loserfruit, the second most-followed female gamer on the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform Twitch.

California-based Brazilian Blowout appears not to have opposed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, signed into law in the Golden State at the end of September, which will ban a key ingredient in its professional hair-smoothing systems beginning 1 January 2025. The company remains oddly quiet about the legislation, which was backed by NGOs, public health advocates and other cosmetic industry reps.

Efforts to modernize US cosmetics regulations fell short in the 116th Congress as lawmakers swung their focus to COVID-19, but industry expects a resumption of discussions in the next term, even as pandemic relief and recovery remains top priority.

Personal care and cosmetic product trademark filings compiled from the Official Gazette of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Class 3.

Cambridge Nutraceuticals - which develops dietary supplements that have “proven clinical benefits” - has snapped up UK-based Prime Fifty to enhance its offering with products specifically designed for the over 50s.

Stada has appointed a head of digital communications; PGEU elects new chair and vice-chair; and the new UK health claims committee unveils its first members.

Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

Among the largest gaps in safety data is non-clinical research on CBD use's effect on developing fetus and adolescent brain, in utero/lactational exposure, reproductive toxicity and the potential for a latency period before toxicity, says FDA  neuroscientist Andrew Shen.

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority will closely monitor the marketing communications of dietary supplements e-tailer Health Solutions after it failed to provide a substantive response to health claims regulation breaches.

Vous Vitamin partners with employers on its Employer Vitamin Education & Access Perks Program to  offer their employees customized vitamins at a discount. The firm says the program will help consumers similar to allowing spending on supplements with pre-tax savings accounts.

Results of three-year study conducted at 17 Canadian sites suggest that e-cigarettes use combined with counseling significantly increased abstinence from smoking cigarettes compared to receiving counseling alone.

Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

Will the second wave of coronavirus lockdown have the same impact on the European consumer health industry? Speaking exclusively to HBW Insight from Germany, Merz Consumer Care CEO Frank Baldauf thinks not. Recently investing in premium beard care brand Brooklyn Soap and launching its tetesept Formula range in the Netherlands, Merz's Baldauf suggest that there will be less panic buying this time round and the CHC supply chain will hold up under pressure.