IN SESSION: Over 100 invited scientists and key opinion leaders attended the event held at the Nestlé Research Centre above Lausanne, Switzerland.

The Nestlé Research Center is today releasing a webcast of its 2009 International Nutrition Symposium, which was held at the Nestlé Research Centre, Lausanne, 22nd-23rd October 2009. 

The 2009 Nestlé International Nutrition Symposium has once again brought leading scientists together from different academic disciplines, with different points of view, to engage in dialogue about a nutrition issue of global importance.  This year the spotlight was on Health Economics, drawing together some of the world’s leading Health Economists with leading clinical and nutrition scientists from around the world.

During this two-day symposium, over 100 invited scientists and key opinion leaders discussed the relationship between social policies and health, as well as the impact of health on the economy. 

On the first day the speakers were Julio Frenk, Harvard University, James J Heckman, Nobel Laureate (Economics), University of Chicago, Robert W Fogel, Nobel Laureate (Economics), University of Chicago, David Bloom, Harvard University, Sir Richard Feachem, University of California, San Francisco,.

On the second day, the speakers were Uwe E Reinhardt, Princeton University, Alan Maynard, University of York, Jan van Emelen, Independent Mutualities, Paul J Gertler, University of California, Berkeley, Peter C Smith Imperial College, London.

Nestlé speakers at the symposium included Paul Bulcke (CEO, Nestlé SA) and Werner Bauer, (CTO, Nestlé SA).  Peter Brabeck (Chairman, Nestlé SA), gave a speech during the formal symposium dinner in which he voiced the take-home messages of many delegates.

Nestlé is committed to nutrition, health and wellness.  Nestlé’s extensive network of 28 R&D Centres, world-wide provides innovative solutions for delivering nutrition and health benefits to consumers.  In this way Nestlé R&D helps to create value through nutrition not only for the company but also for consumers.  Therefore, the topic of Health Economics is fundamentally relevant and important to Nestlé.
 
The Nestlé International Nutrition Symposia are held annually, the present one being the 6th in the series, and attendance is by invitation only.  However, in the spirit of sharing and openness, Nestlé makes the symposia freely available to the general public as soon as possible after the event.

An on-demand webcast and abstracts  of the symposium is available.

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