Virgo Publishing Accepting Applications for the INSIDER, Food Product Design and inside cosmeceuticals Scientific Excellence Awards

PHOENIX—Virgo Publishing announced this week that applications for the INSIDER, Food Product Design and inside cosmeceuticals Scientific Excellence Awards, which will be presented at SupplySide West 2008, Oct. 22 to 24 at The Venetian & The Sands in Las Vegas, are now being accepted. Each award will be given to an ingredient supplier or technology provider that has achieved remarkable innovation.

“The Scientific Excellence Awards acknowledge companies that are contributing to science-based, cutting-edge product development,” said Peggy Jackson, director of publishing for Virgo Publishing. “SupplySide West, the world’s largest event for healthy and innovative ingredients, is the perfect venue to acknowledge these commendable achievements.”

Ingredient suppliers or technology providers with new ingredient/technology science, a new application, or any research-based breakthrough in ingredient/technology science are encouraged to submit an application for the awards online at NaturalProductsINSIDER.com for the INSIDER award, FoodProductDesign.com for the Food Product Design award or InsideCosmeceuticals.com for the inside cosmeceuticals award. Applications will be accepted through July 11, 2008.

The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges comprised of R&D and product development professionals from leading dietary supplement, food or cosmetic/personal care manufacturing companies. The winners will be notified the week of Sept. 2 and presented an award at SupplySide West 2008 on Friday, Oct. 24. Winners also will be acknowledged in a press release posted on the corresponding magazine and SupplySide Web sites before SupplySide West; an ad in the show issue of the corresponding magazine and SupplySide West Show Guide; the post-show review in the corresponding magazine; and a press release sent to trade media after SupplySide West. Additionally, the winners will receive an award graphic to be used in marketing materials.

R&D, product development and science professionals from supplement, food and cosmetic/personal care manufacturing companies interested in participating on the panel of judges can volunteer at NaturalProductsINSIDER.com/panel, FoodProductDesign.com/panel or InsideCosmeceuticals.com/panel, respectively.