Selected Publications
08/24/10: Health Benefits from Tea: Perception vs. Reality
WellGen’s own Dr. Shiming Li presented research about the analytical method for measuring polyphenols and the polyphenol content in ready-to-drink tea beverages at the American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting that began August 22 [...]
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Laura A. Philips
Dr. Philips has served on the Board of Directors of WellGen since 2009, and was appointed CEO in May 2012. She serves on the Board of Directors of Delcath System (NASDAQ:DCTH) a biotech company developing chemosaturation treatments for cancer in the liver; Boyce Thompson Plant Research Institute, a biological research institute associated with Cornell University; and Friends of UNFPA a UN organization that promotes health care and the rights of women around the world. From 2010-2011 Dr. Philips served on the board of directors of China Yongxin Phamaceuticals (OTCBB:CYXN) a leading retailer, wholesaler and distributor of pharmaceuticals and health and beauty products in Northeastern China. From 2003-06 Dr. Philips was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at NexGenix Pharmaceuticals, a niche pharmaceutical start-up company. Prior to joining NexGenix, she was Vice President at AMDeC, a biomedical research and development consortium in New York. She held a variety of executive positions at Corning, Incorporated, from 1997-2002 including director of product development, strategic planning and business manager. Dr. Philips served in the Clinton Administration in both as a Fellow in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and a Presidential Appointment as Senior Policy Advisor to Sec. Ronald Brown in the Dept. of Commerce. She was Congressional Science Fellow and Legislative Advisor for Technology Policy to Sen. Joseph Lieberman in 1994-5. Dr. Philips was on the Faculty of Cornell University in the Dept of Chemistry from 1987-1993. During 1985 – 1987 she was an NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago in the Department of Chemistry. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Cornell University.
Why are medical foods right for you?
- Medical Foods have health benefits beyond foods in our everyday diet
- The benefits of Medical Foods are substantiated in clinical studies
- Medical Foods are not dietary supplements, which are meant to be consumed by healthy people
- The FDA designated that Medical foods must be Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS)
- Medical foods provide solutionsfor diseases with distinctive nutritional requirements