Name: R&D program manager explores AI’s role in accelerating nutraceutical innovation
Uploaded: 2026-04-13T00:00:00+00:00
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R&D program manager explores AI’s role in accelerating nutraceutical innovation

13 Apr 2026 | Palak Uppal

Palak Uppal, R&D program manager, discusses the evolving role of AI in nutraceutical innovation. She explains how AI can accelerate early-stage ideation, literature research, and navigating patent landscapes to ensure new products’ novelty and protectability. Uppal also says AI-driven insights can align innovations with market trends and real-world needs, helping companies understand consumer preferences. Highlighting the importance of project managers in translating scientific discovery into commercial products, she emphasizes that AI supports, but does not replace, human decision-making in R&D.

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