Nasim Gholamshahbazi
NTP R&D Services Ltd · Startup
Vitamins and bioactives spun into thin dissolvable nanofiber films, offered as a compact alternative to capsules.
Co-developmentEarly-stage
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Updated Nov 2, 2026
Nutritional supplements covers the actives sold as a supplement, and the work of getting them absorbed. On Halo, the solutions cover bioavailability and encapsulation, branded actives with a clinical claim, formulations aimed at one outcome, and plant actives from research. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Bioavailability and encapsulation
Nasim Gholamshahbazi
NM
Bioinicia SL · Supplier
Electro-hydrodynamic encapsulation and drying in one step, at room temperature.
Sponsored researchIn-development
FE
LifeActiveBio · Startup
A lipid matrix holding an active together down the pH range of a soft drink.
Co-developmentIn-development
Branded actives with a clinical claim
CA
Cargill · Supplier
Plant sterols with an FDA-authorized claim for lowering LDL cholesterol.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
KE
Kerry · Supplier
Branded probiotics and a 2025 postbiotic, each with a trial behind it.
Co-developmentIn-development
TL
Tate & Lyle · Supplier
A corn soluble fiber with twice the digestive tolerance of inulin.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Formulations aimed at one outcome
SV
Resistant starch, amino acids, plant compounds and electrolytes combined to ease fatigue and constipation during GLP-1 therapy.
Co-developmentIn-development
MM
Ceres Pharma · Supplier
Heme and non-heme iron together, aimed at women's health and pregnancy.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Bassam Damaj
Veos Pharmaceuticals · Startup
Thymol and carvacrol from thyme and oregano, targeting myostatin and TRPV3.
Co-developmentIn-development
Extraction, manufacturing and formulation
.PNG)
Conor Corrigan
United BioScience · Supplier
Biomass in, distilled product out, with no solvent in between.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Conor Corrigan
United BioScience · Supplier
The same platform sold to supplement producers as one automated run.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Plant actives from research
UO
University of Alberta
A hydrolysis route to small plant peptides that drops the hazardous reagents.
LicensingIn-development
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Delivery is the largest cluster on Halo, and it is a chemistry problem: nine entries encapsulate an active so it survives acid, water or a shelf. Beside them sit branded ingredients whose product is a clinical claim, and formulations built around one outcome at a time. On Halo it spans four groups, including bioavailability and encapsulation, branded actives with a clinical claim, and formulations aimed at one outcome.
Stage of development. Work on nutritional supplements on Halo comes mostly from companies. 41% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 36% of the solutions that state terms offer pilot engagements.
Three trends in nutritional supplements on Halo
Absorption is the product. Nine entries do nothing to the active itself and everything to how it arrives: electro-hydrodynamic encapsulation at room temperature, lipo-nanoparticles that hold together down the pH of a soft drink, supercritical micronization of creatine, liposomal vitamin D, and flavonoid nanocrystals that disperse on contact. The molecules are known. What is sold is whether they survive the trip.
One outcome per formulation. Nine entries name a single endpoint and build the whole product around it: sleep across five regulatory pathways, iron status in pregnancy, myostatin for muscle preservation, nausea from digestive causes at a once-daily dose, post-meal blood sugar. Two of them are the same nausea active, once on its own and once built into a multivitamin for compliance.
The claim comes with its method. The branded ingredients cite the evidence, not the mechanism, and they name how it was measured: 15% proanthocyanidins by BL-DMAC, an FDA-authorized claim on plant sterols, twice the digestive tolerance of inulin, a postbiotic ranked first globally by finished product count. A number with a method attached is what a brand can put on a label.
1,100organizations
1,326solutions listed
86%from startups and companies
41%in market
Frequently asked questions
What are nutritional supplements?
Nutritional supplements covers the actives sold as a supplement and the work of getting them absorbed. It spans encapsulation and nanoemulsion platforms built for bioavailability, branded ingredients carrying a clinical claim, formulations aimed at one outcome such as sleep, iron status or muscle preservation, the extraction and manufacturing equipment behind them, and the plant chemistry feeding new actives in. Supplement brands and contract manufacturers are the buyers.
What are examples of nutritional supplements?
Five examples of nutritional supplements on Halo include:
- Electro-hydrodynamic encapsulation and drying in one step, at room temperature. (Bioinicia SL)
- Chicken cartilage extract carrying type II collagen, chondroitin and hyaluronic acid. (Symrise)
- Heme and non-heme iron together, aimed at women's health and pregnancy. (Ceres Pharma)
- Biomass in, distilled product out, with no solvent in between. (United BioScience)
- A hydrolysis route to small plant peptides that drops the hazardous reagents. (University of Alberta)
What are the latest nutritional supplements innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these nutritional supplements:
Which companies and suppliers are developing nutritional supplements?
There are 1,100 organizations with nutritional supplements on Halo, 216 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are NTP R&D Services Ltd, Bioinicia SL, and LifeActiveBio. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find nutritional supplements research partners?
Browsing nutritional supplements on Halo is free. Sign up to search the full network and save the ones you want. Post your specific need to get exact matches. Organizations reply directly on the platform.
What are R&D teams looking for in nutritional supplements?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these nutritional supplements needs:
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