Collaborations
Continuing identification of new opportunities…
Interleukin Genetics has viewed external collaborations as a fundamental part of its business, and the company is always looking to evaluate promising opportunities. Interleukin has partnered with universities, research institutions, and private companies to discover, develop and commercialize products that improve personal health.
Commercial
Nutritional Genomics
The goal is to partner with leaders in the food and nutrition industry to develop nutritional products that extend wellness by first identifying those individuals with specific genetic variations and then to provide products to those persons. These targeted products will be in the form of specially configured nutritional supplements or functional foods.
Interleukin is currently under contract with Alticor to sell genetic tests through Quixtar that are linked to nutritional products. Alticor is responsible for developing the nutritional products that are matched to Interleukin’s genetic tests. Alticor's nutrition and wellness brand, Nutrilite®, is the world’s leading brand of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements based on 2004 sales.
Research
Selected Projects
| Research Institutions | Primary Investigators |
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Catholic University Center for High Technoloy Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences | Licia Iacoviello MD, PhD |
Mayo Clinic | Peter Berger MD (Note: currently at Geisinger Center for Health Research) Joe McConnell PhD |
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition and Research Center on Aging, Tufts University | Jose Ordovas PhD |
| University of North Carolina Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) | Gerardo Heiss MD David Couper PhD Steven Offenbacher DDS, PhD Jim Beck DDS, PhD |
| California Pacific Medical Center Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) | Steve Cummings MD Katie Stone PhD |
| Yonsei University, Korea Cardiovascular disease | Yangsoo Jang MD, PhD Jong Ho Lee PhD, RD |
| Niigata University, Japan Periodontal disease | Hiromasa Yoshie DDS, PhD |
| University of California at San Diego Cardiovascular disease | Josephe Witztum MD |
| University of Sheffield, UK Osteoporosis Cardiovascular disease |
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