Challenge: Leading the science program for Active Living Specialty Nutrition, Owning the clinical value proposition for the Active Living Specialty ingredient portfolio and Leading the dissemination of clinical support evidence to customers, partners and regional sales teams

Challenge: Identifying new nutrition innovation opportunities and driving the scientific evidence strategy in the field of sugar reduction and protein innovation. - Actions: Maintain in-depth understanding of the literature and current scientific/nutrition opinion. Translate nutrition science into concise and understandable education for varying internal audiences. Provide technical support to scientific affairs, regulatory, marketing, innovation and product development. Participate in the identification of new collaborations with external partners. Lead collaboration with external scientific initiatives, including academics, consultants, and industry and government organizations. Represent the company externally in workshops, conferences- Impact: Informed the business on emerging development and key issues and opportunities. Recommend internal strategies for formulations. Issued technical dossiers for new ingredients. Championed new research programs. Show less

* PhD Candidate * INRA, Science and Technology of Milk and Eggs Research Unit, Rennes, France * Challenge : Improving health properties of dairy and eggs products food understanding the digestive processes, within the Bioactivity and Nutrition team * Actions : Managed an international research project including a 9 months stay in a New Zealander research organization (Riddet Institute). Developed an in vitro digestion assay. Managed and coordinated an in Vigo trial on pig model. Supervised junior scientists and technicians. * Results : 4 published articles, international conferences: 3 oral presentations and 4 posters, including a Best Student Poster Award and an Oral Presentation Honorary Mention in 2015

* Clinical Nutrition Centre, St Michael’s Hospital * Toronto, Canada * Internship * Challenge : Increasing viscosity and satiating power of a high-carbohydrate meal by using vegetable fibers * Actions : Managed and organized a pilot clinical preclinical study. Built a protocol consistent with the ethical guidelines and regulations and standards. * Results : Produce a summary document in preparation for a clinical study.

Challenge: Developing and executing research strategies in support of beverages - Actions: Maintain in-depth understanding of the literature and current nutrition opinion in the area sweeteners and sweetness. Translate nutrition science into educational material in collaboration with the communication department. Manage key internal and external partners.- Impact: Developed a study plan and protocol to investigate nutrition interventions that lead to healthier drinking habits. Provided recommendations in beverage formulation for optimized nutritional profile. Show less

Lactalis R&D (Multinational food company, 75000 employees, 17 bn € turnover in 2015) - Internship- Challenge : Improving the functional properties of a dairy ingredient- Actions : Developed experimental methods. Characterized physico-chemical properties of dairy ingredients. Formulated new dairy ingredients. Participated in industrial trials. Performed the statistical data mining.- Results : Produced normalized protocols and identified the levers for improving the techno- functionality of dairy ingredients. Show less