dicentra not only employs qualified professionals who are educated and experienced in the Human Health Sciences, but we have also developed our own comprehensive and constantly updated database, currently populated by tens of thousands of full-text research papers. This puts us in a unique position when it comes to serving our clients in the area of product development, health claim, and structure/function substantiation for natural health products (NHPs), dietary supplements, foods, beverages, cosmetics and OTCs.
Our services in this area include:
- New product formulations
- Substantiation of therapeutic and health claims
- Substantiation for structure/function claims
- Development of safety and toxicological profiles
- Preparation of formula Combination Rationales
- Development of Product Monographs for consumers and professionals
- Application and maintenance of projects under the Canadian Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program
Particularly with NHPs, many companies submit unsubstantiated safety and efficacy evidence with their NHP licence applications only to have their submissions refused by the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD). By involving dicentra early in the process, we can consider all available scientific evidence, warn of any potential hurdles, and assist you in developing a successful product licence application (PLA).
