Corporate Alliance for Integrative Medicine
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Ten dietary supplement companies create organization to jointly fund research at major universities on the safety, efficacy and purity of supplements and develop educational initiatives to inform medical professionals and consumers about results. Founding members include Botanicals International, East Earth Herbs, Natrol, Nature's Herbs, Nature's Way, NuSkin, Nutraceutical, Pure World/Madis Botanicals, Rexall Sundown and Weider Nutrition. With initial funding of $500,000, the alliance will select a university in October to conduct several projects. Nature's Herbs Research & Development Manager Jennifer Cooper is president