Bioniq's latest “oversubscribed” funding round will finance the global expansion of its AI-powered personalized supplement offer, the firm says.

The UK's consumer healthcare industry association, PAGB, sets out six priorities for the new UK government, following the landslide victory of the Labour Party in the recent general election. One of these priorities is driving Rx-to-OTC switch - something that the UK public also wants, according to the association's latest Self-Care Census, published to mark International Self-Care Day 2024.

Responding to demand from women for consumer health products that meet their specific needs, P&G and Pro Medico both launch hop-based supplements for menopause symptoms. Meanwhile, Bayer adds a hair mask to its Priorin range for women with female pattern hair loss and Klosterfrau expands its Femafriends brand with an intimate health gel.

Consumer health companies need to meet consumers where they are in their life-stage journeys, providing healthy aging solutions like dietary supplements that have clearly communicated and science-backed benefits, argued panelists at a recent IQVIA Consumer Health webinar. This is particularly the case for women, who are underserved and want natural support for changes like the menopause, said Haleon's Sheryl Tan. 

UK prebiotic specialist Clasado Biociences is expanding across APAC and Eastern Europe through two recently-signed distribution deals: Alliance Nutrition Group’s Shanghai Prochin for China and BART in Poland.

Almost half of Europeans are now dissatisfied with their national health systems, a recent survey by Stada finds. Company CEO Peter Goldschmidt urges for dialogue with governments and health ministries to see how self-care can help “build resilient health systems for the years to come.”