Science with Berkley LLC

– Conducting impactful science in a commercial setting can be a daunting task especially for those not used to the intricacies of study design, literature review and converting established scientific evidence into commercially savvy messaging. Our research and development team are able to partner with private and public business in a variety of industries and offer a practical roadmap to help our clients get the right research accomplished for their commercial goals.

Key scientific activities Berkley can help with…

  • Collaboration with client Product Development and Marketing Teams to identify new food based and dietary supplement product opportunities in the health and nutrition space.
  • Identification of functional ingredients that provide the desired product benefits and develop scientifically substantiated claims that meet the relevant regulatory standards.
  • Design and conduct company-sponsored clinical studies to substantiate product claims, either in-house or via contract research partners.
  • Identification of the ideal academic collaborative partners to conduct company sponsored clinical trials with.
  • Identification of opportunities for companies to collaborate on university-based principal investigator-initiated trials.

Our depth of career experience can accelerate your goals…

Berkley’s Chief Scientific Officer, Nick Gillitt PhD has co-authored over 50 published research articles over his career and has established a strong scientific credibility in the nutrition and human health space. His knowledge of the scientific process and the practical implementation of it is correspondingly extensive. So, whether you want to assess an existing design, think about the most impactful way to display results or come up with a new study altogether Nick has the skills to help you decide where to begin. He has worked on the commercial end of scientific implementation at Dole and also ran the scientific operations of a contract research organization specializing in the kind of ‘Omics analytical techniques essential to product efficacy testing in the human health and nutrition sector. His extensive nutrition research background lends itself to nutrition exercise and recovery product development nicely. Some of Nicks key specialties include:

  • Study design evaluation/creation
  • Literature and efficacy research
  • Results interpretation and biological inference

Our Director of Scientific Operations, Bridget Grim has invaluable career expertise in formulation, purity and stability evaluation and claims messaging. Formulation and claims assessment can be a minefield especially in the health and nutrition sector due to the regulations in place in terms of both health messaging to the user and product purity and stability. We can help our clients navigate this to a smooth and impactful product release. Some of Bridget’s key specialties include:

  • Cost effective authentic ingredient sourcing
  • Ingredient selection/substitution
  • Stability/shelf-life evaluation
  • Claims evaluation and messaging.

Contact the Berkley Team and see how we can turbocharge your scientific activities…