{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Health Marketing Daily","title":"The Health Marketing Daily | Nous secures €2.3M+ seed funding to | Committee tells government to 'fix environment | STAT+: A new biotech startup tries","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":509,"description":"The Health Marketing Daily — July 16, 2026\n\nIn this episode:\n• An Italian functional ingredient startup has raised seed funding to commercialise Koncentra, a nutraceutical-grade ingredient for the food, beverage and supplement industries — a timely signal of investor appetite for science-backed ingredient innovation in Europe.\n• The UK's Health and Social Care Committee is calling for bold government intervention to reshape the retail food environment away from HFSS products — a move that could significantly reshape shelf space and marketing conditions for health and wellness brands.\n• A new obesity-focused biotech startup is explicitly avoiding the GLP-1 mechanism entirely, betting that the next wave of weight management innovation lies beyond semaglutide — a strategic signal with direct implications for supplement and functional food brands positioning in the weight management space.\n• NielsenIQ data shows that 70% of snack shoppers using ingredient-scanning apps now require a minimum product score of 51 out of 100 — revealing a consumer base that is actively auditing product formulations and holding brands to a new standard of nutritional accountability.\n\nHosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.\n\nTags: health marketing, nutraceuticals, supplements, functional nutrition, wellness, clinical evidence, regulatory, consumer health","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8rxJdGjMNhnH8K7rJrkMk3u1Q4J_kEiREjvXzjbgWVM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85Nzhk/ZjgzN2UzYjIzODRj/NjM4MmE3YTBiOTk5/MDM1Ny5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}