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AAES 2026 Asiaceutical Summit & Expowill take place from October 14–16, 2026, at the Nanjing International Exhibition Center (Xinzhuang), China. The event brings together the Herbridge Technology Expo, the Herbridge Technology Conference, and the concurrently held 3rd Food-Medicine Homology | Tonic Product Innovation & Upgrade Summit under one integrated platform. 

Note: Food-Medicine Homology refers to ingredients traditionally used both as food and in traditional Chinese medicine.

 AAES2026 Herbridge Technology Conference

Food-Medicine Homology | Tonics Upgrade Development Summit

 Conference Sections

● Plenary Session | Global Perspectives, Anchoring the Industrial Coordinates of Health Technology

Major Trend Foresight

1. "Dynamic Management" Mechanism of the Food-Medicine Homology Catalog: From 87 Items in 2002 to 106 in 2024 – Future Expansion Pathways and Industrial Opportunities

In 2021, the National Health Commission issued the *Provisions on the Administration of the Catalog of Substances That Are Both Food and Traditional Chinese Medicine*, establishing the principle of "dynamic management" for the first time. From 2019 to 2024, the catalog expanded three times, adding 19 substances including Angelica sinensis, Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Dendrobium officinale, and Citri Grandis Exocarpium. Meanwhile, health claim pilots have been launched, and the compound filing system has broken the ice—food-medicine homology is moving from a "policy dividend period" to an "industrial outbreak period."

What will be the next variety added to the catalog? How should the application pathway proceed? How will catalog expansion create space for raw material innovation, and what new possibilities for product differentiation will health claims and compound filing open up?

Speaker: Yan Wenjie – "Three New Foods" Administrative Licensing Review Expert / Associate Dean, College of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Union University / Director, Health Food Function Testing Center

2. Approval Dynamics and Compliance Red Lines for Synthetic Biology Raw Materials

In September 2024, the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment issued the *Requirements for Safety Evaluation Application Materials for Genetically Modified Microorganisms Used in Food Processing (Trial)*, establishing a clear and feasible application pathway for "Three New Foods" produced via synthetic biology. Compared to the previous lengthy "two-step review" process through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the National Health Commission, the key breakthrough lies in the classified review mechanism—Category I (purified products) and Category II (compound products) can now submit applications directly to the National Health Commission, without requiring pre-approval from the Ministry of Agriculture.

Under this policy dividend, multiple ingredients such as D-allulose, Fusarium striatum protein, and HMOs have already obtained compliance status. New ingredients mean new formulations, new categories, new selling points, and new growth—synthetic biology is rewriting the rules of raw material supply. However, the prerequisite for choosing the right ingredient is understanding the approval logic and identifying compliance risks.

Invited Speaker: National Health Commission / Three New Foods Review Expert

【DeepLink】Session (AM)

This year, we have specially extended the tea break to 1 hour—no rushing, no compromise—giving you ample time to have in-depth conversations with technology providers and make precise connections with potential partners. Great collaboration happens through more interaction with exhibitors.

 3. 【DeepTalk】Compliance as Competitiveness: How to Turn Policy Red Lines into Brand Moat

In 2026, the nutrition and health industry stands at a crossroads of intensive policy adjustments—the "dynamic management" mechanism of the food-medicine homology catalog has been activated; in the synthetic biology field, while approvals are breaking ground with ingredients like D-allulose, regulations are tightening; how should the compliance boundaries of innovative technologies be defined? And what about the hotly debated rumor that "food-medicine homology substances will be incorporated into the Foods for Special Medical Purposes system"? Addressing these hot topics, Herbridge has specially arranged a discussion session around the following core issues:

• What are the most noteworthy regulatory changes in 2026? What are the biggest compliance challenges enterprises face?

• What are the biggest bottlenecks enterprises encounter in new food ingredient/new function applications?

• How to navigate the compliance grey zones of cross-border e-commerce?

• While the compliance trend for synthetic biology ingredients is clear, approval for their use as health food ingredients is tightening—how can enterprises expand application boundaries compliantly?

• The evolving relationship between food-medicine homology and Foods for Special Medical Purposes

4. Technology Cross-Border Migration: Early-Stage Tech Innovation Leadership Opportunities in the Nutrition and Health Industry

Technology cross-border migration is never a simple transfer—it is a journey from the "respiration of cells" to the "whispers of molecules" and then to the "arrival of nutrition."

Look around: synthetic biology dances in fermentation tanks, AI weaves precision in the molecular world, microneedle patches write tenderness on the skin, and delivery technologies gently knock on intestinal villi—these mature solutions from "adjacent industries" are crossing boundaries, migrating into the health industry, and giving birth to new species.

We all crave technological breakthroughs, fear homogenized competition, and seek the next blockbuster product. But true leadership often lies not on the track, but at the starting point of the track. When technology migrates across borders, that is the opportunity for early-stage tech innovation leadership in the nutrition and health industry.

Speaker: Zhang Shuli – Founder of Herbridge / Director, Nutrition Health Insights Academy

5. The Evidence-Based Era: Practical Market Implementation for Cross-Border Nutrition Products

The tightening of cross-border regulations has made "evidence-based" a core weapon for brand breakthrough. Swisse, which has deeply cultivated the Chinese market for years, is rooted in the "three truths" philosophy—"true reputation, true effectiveness, true safety"—continuously strengthening product competitiveness through clinical research and scientific evidence. Many enterprises, represented by Swisse, are winning consumer trust with rigorous evidence-based logic.

Come to AAES2026 to hear practitioners dissect the evidence-based implementation pathway and compliance strategies.

Invited Speaker: Swisse

【DeepLink】Session (PM)

This year, we have specially extended the tea break to 1 hour—no rushing, no compromise—giving you ample time to have in-depth conversations with technology providers and make precise connections with potential partners. Great collaboration happens through more interaction with exhibitors.

6. 【DeepTech】"Technology Shapes the Future · Annual Innovative Technology Premier Show"

Your technology is innovative enough, but the industry doesn't know yet. The best way to make it seen is to debut it at AAES.

"All tech-innovative enterprises are at AAES"—this is the exclusive home for tech-innovative companies and the first site for industry demand-side players seeking next-generation solutions. At AAES, technology is seen, and innovation is connected.

⏰ Premier slots are nearly full. Your technology deserves to be remembered.

● R&D Chain | Technology-Driven, Innovation Landing

Core Topics:

 1. A "New Anti-Aging Paradigm" in the Nutrition and Health Industry

While you cheer for biosynthetic star ingredients, plant-based anti-aging is quietly thriving in the fields; while you get excited about NMN clinical data, Ganoderma lucidum, Ginseng, and Dendrobium are completing millennia of refinement in the mountains; while you worry about the next blockbuster, Sophora flower and Phyllanthus emblica await to be retold.

But after the noise fades, what truly drives consumer purchases is not the star of the moment, but the foundation—plant-based anti-aging.

What will truly ignite the anti-aging market in the future—probiotics or food-medicine homology? This core topic will present the "Chinese answer" to the anti-aging market.

Invited Speaker: Leading Anti-Aging Brand – Amway (China)

2. "Brand Methodology" from 0 to 1 – Taking D-Allulose as an Example: How New Ingredients Reach Store Shelves

Why do some new ingredients become instant hits while others struggle to gain traction? Take allulose—by early 2026, six months after approval, few products on C-end shelves actually listed allulose as an ingredient. Production side is booming, but consumer side remains quiet—this exactly reveals the real gap between new food ingredient approval and market explosion.

First movers have already paved the path. Naixue's Tea deeply integrated allulose with the "light burden" consumption scenario, using the high-frequency reach of freshly made tea to complete consumers' first education. Yoyic C entered the probiotic scenario with "zero sucrose added, no compromise on taste," directly translating the new ingredient's technical advantages into shelf purchase reasons. What logic do they use to select new food ingredients? And how exactly do they bring new food ingredients to store shelves?

Invited Speakers: Representative brands in the food and beverage sector that are adopting new food ingredients (e.g., Mengniu, Naixue's Tea, Holiland, etc.)

3. From "Anti-Aging" to "Healthspan" – Cognitive Transition and Brand Opportunities in Silver Health

In June 2026, three regulatory departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the *Special Action Work Plan for Health Food to Protect and Enhance the Elderly*, marking the first time "health food for elderly care" has been included in a national special action. The alignment of standards and policies signals that the industry will move from "concept hype" to "value supply," releasing clear growth signals for compliant brands.

From Health aging to Age well, from Longevity to Healthspan—these four phrases represent the most profound shift in the global nutrition and health industry over the past four decades. They no longer merely describe "how to live longer," but ask "how to live better."

From healthy aging to graceful aging, from superficial anti-aging to longer healthy lifespan—this is the more essential need of silver health. It transcends borders, cultures, and generations.

We all seek the next blockbuster and fear missing this silver wave. But whether we can understand the cognitive transition from "anti-aging" to "healthspan" will determine if a brand can survive this cycle.

Capturing the stratified needs of the "new silver" and "old-old" populations for product upgrades represents a clear category growth opportunity.

Invited Speaker: International functional food brand focused on the silver market

4. Expanding Categories Fueled by GLP-1

GLP-1 has fundamentally changed the appetite logic and eating behavior of hundreds of millions—when users reduce food intake by 40%-50%, dietary preferences shift from "quantity" to "quality." Traditional high-calorie, high-carb, large-portion products face challenges, while new categories like high-protein, high-fiber, small-portion, and precision nutrition experience structural growth. The traditional boundaries of the food industry are being redrawn. This is a food consumption revolution starting at the dining table.

Expansion in focus categories is also accelerating. For muscle preservation, as GLP-1 weight-loss drugs consume 15% of global whey protein supply, many companies have already entered the protein nutrition companion space. For gut health, 40% of users experience gut discomfort, and AKK bacteria's self-activation of the GLP-1 pathway becomes key, with representative enterprises like Juneyao Health and WONDERLAB rising. Whoever positions and expresses themselves quickly in these expanding categories gets the ticket to defining the next generation of products.

Invited Speakers: R&D Directors/CEOs of leading brands in weight management, gut health, sports nutrition, etc.

 Confirmed Speakers & Sponsored Sharing Enterprises:

• Speaker: Chen Yibin – General Manager, Raw Materials Business Division, Guangdong Shuangjun Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

  Topic: Vitamin K2 · Precision Nutrition Industry Applications

• Angel Yeast Co., Ltd.

• Angel Nutritech Co., Ltd.

• BGG Golden

• Shanghai Richeng Nutrition Technology Co., Ltd.

• Juneyao Runying Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

● R&D Chain | High-Growth Tracks and AI Health New Opportunities

1. In the Era of Synthetic Biology Nutrition, How Can Functional Food Brands Turn "New Ingredients" into "Blockbuster Products"?

Synthetic biology opens a new nutrition cycle. For raw material suppliers, relying on the dual engines of AI + synthetic biology, the complete chain from molecule screening, cell factory mass production to full-cycle precision nutrition is being built, solving the pain points of unstable supply, high cost, and low activity of traditional scarce ingredients, while further completing clinical validation of raw material safety and efficacy. But "building the chain" is not the end, nor is "creating new ingredients." For brands, the key to breakthrough is transforming cutting-edge ingredients into large-scale blockbuster products. Brands need to build triple barriers in technology, regulation, and consumer awareness, deliver nutritional solutions, and achieve the leap from niche concepts to national-level functional food blockbusters.

Invited Speaker: Founder/CEO of an emerging synthetic biology functional food brand

2. Comparison of High-Growth Tracks: New Categories, New Demographics, and Cross-Border Opportunities Analysis

Comparative analysis of the growth logic of dietary supplements in China and abroad, contrasting new categories and demographic differences, and deeply exploring bilateral cross-border incremental opportunities. China's high-growth tracks focus on oral beauty, liver protection and sleep support, age-specific nutrition, and food-medicine homology gummy snacks, with the core demographic being sophisticated women aged 25-40 and young/middle-aged adults who stay up late. Europe and the US feature GLP-1 companion nutrition, menopause care, male vitality, whole-food herbal supplements, with significant growth among the elderly and fitness-focused males. The underlying demand divergence is clear: China emphasizes internal nourishment and convenient snack forms, while the West focuses on metabolic management and high-concentration ingredients.

Bilateral cross-border opportunities are clear: domestic products leverage synthetic biology and herbal ingredients for export to Europe, the US, and ASEAN; overseas anti-aging and sports nutrition products flow into China via cross-border e-commerce. Simultaneously, the adaptation strategies of regulations, formulations, and channels on both sides are analyzed, providing a pathway for brands to create differentiated blockbusters in both domestic and international markets, and uncovering underserved cross-border niche increments.

Invited Speaker: Operators of leading brands in hot tracks / rapidly growing cross-border brand operators

3. Overview of Overseas Sports Nutrition Market Opportunities – How Can Domestic Brands Achieve Differentiation?

The global sports nutrition market is undergoing a profound transformation from "elite-exclusive" to "daily routine" – the global market size reached $62.8 billion in 2025, with "everyday athletes" becoming the core growth engine. The most noteworthy trends in the past year include: consumer base generalization – over 500 million sports participants in China generate rigid demand, with Gen Z accounting for 47%; product form snacking – ready-to-eat products like ready-to-drink protein and protein bars significantly lower consumption barriers; channel socialization – social commerce like TikTok has seen a 90% surge in sales, reshaping purchasing habits.

For domestic brands, capturing the triple dividends of "mass consumer base + snackified product forms + socialized channels" is key to achieving differentiated breakthroughs in this "small base, fast growth" blue ocean market.

Invited Speaker: Dark horse brand in a niche segment / representative of new forces

4. Differentiation Through Technology: Product Innovation and Market Breakthrough in Targeted Nutrition – Practical Sharing

The most noteworthy technologies in the past year include nano-encapsulation, liposome technology, targeted preparation, AI+, and more. These technologies collectively point to the essence of targeted nutrition – transforming "eating for nothing" into "cell-level precision intervention" through technology. Whoever achieves breakthroughs in delivery efficiency, targeted preparation, and AI personalization will achieve true differentiation in this billion-dollar market.

Invited Speaker: Benchmark brand for innovative technology application

5. Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Postbiotics Building an Innovative Ecosystem for Nutritional Products

From prebiotics to synbiotics, and then to the "tri-biotics" of probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics – probiotics are not only a clearly science-driven category in the health industry but also, through the dual evolution of science and technology, have gradually formed a paradigm shift in the innovation of microbial gut nutrition products in China – from "single-strain live bacteria" to "synergistic inactivation," from the "probiotics era" to the "tri-biotics era." Probiotics "colonize live bacteria," prebiotics "feed good bacteria," postbiotics "inactivate for enhanced effect" – from live to inactivated, from single to synergistic, building a full-life-cycle microecological health ecosystem.

Invited Speakers: Innovative "microecology" brands in probiotics/prebiotics/postbiotics; leading brands with proprietary strain R&D

6. The Evidentiary Power of Oral Beauty Ingredients – Moving Beyond Marketing Concepts to Build Long-Term Brand Barriers with Clinical Data

How can oral beauty ingredients build evidentiary power? How can brands transform clinical data into trust assets perceived by consumers? The answer lies in "evidence." When "cosmetics-food homology" meets evidence-based science, the transition from "ingredient stories" to "data validation" builds a true long-term brand barrier.

Invited Speaker: Benchmark brand with product evidentiary power

7. Updates on EU and US Dietary Supplement Regulations (Including Biosynthesis) / Cross-Border Key Supervised Ingredient Lists and Other Hot Regulatory Topics

Updates on EU and US dietary supplement regulations and cross-border related regulations have always been a focus of attention. For example, will the US cancel the "self-affirmed GRAS" pathway? Who is on Europe's Novel Food new list? What are China's key cross-border supervised ingredients?

Invited Speaker: Compliance expert specializing in FDA dietary supplement and EU Novel Food regulations / Head of Regulations, Herbridge Nutrition Health Insights Academy

【This section also accepts speaking sponsorships and designated track naming rights】

● Food-Medicine Homology · Tonics Upgrade · Technology Heritage

Hot Topics:

1. The Next Market Narrative for Food-Medicine Homology: Evidence-Based Breakthrough

The core logic of evidence-based breakthrough is: using modern scientific language to reinterpret traditional wisdom, transforming "food-medicine homology" from a cultural symbol into a verifiable, replicable health solution. Building the full chain of "classic formulas – mechanism validation – clinical evidence – scenario implementation" is the key path for brands to establish trust barriers and differentiated competitiveness in this track. In the future, enterprises that first transition from "experience narrative" to "evidence narrative" will truly hold market definition power.

Invited Speaker: Dong-E-E-Jiao

2. Growth Atlas for Traditional Tonics on Douyin, JD.com, Xiaohongshu, and WeChat Video

The online market for traditional tonics has formed a new pattern of platform differentiation and staggered competition. Douyin emphasizes "story + ritual" for explosive sales at scale; JD.com emphasizes "science + quality" for repurchase and stable base; Xiaohongshu emphasizes "scenario + lifestyle" for seeding and brand building; WeChat Channels emphasizes "trust + long-term value" for private domain and high-value customers. Each platform has its characteristics. Should you choose one to enter, or build a full closed-loop of "seeding – conversion – repurchase – private domain"?

Invited Speaker: Operations lead / industry head for tonic categories at a leading e-commerce platform

3. Redefining Wellness: The Breakthrough Path of Traditional Time-Honored Brands

Amid the food-medicine homology boom, traditional time-honored brands are undergoing a profound transformation from "deep in medicine cabinets" to "entering daily life." From ready-to-eat ejiao cakes to gummies and wellness drinks, they precisely meet young people's need for "wellness anytime, anywhere." Meanwhile, with technological tools like AI-powered intelligent consultations, food-medicine homology is innovatively upgraded to "one prescription per person." The breakthrough path for these heritage brands is now clear: using modern consumer language to reinterpret traditional wellness wisdom, transforming tonics from a "brewing ritual" into a "readily available lifestyle."

Invited Speaker: A traditional time-honored brand breaker

4. Synergistic Innovation of Microbiota and Herbs: Efficacy Mechanisms and Commercialization Pathways of Probiotics + Food-Medicine Homology Compound Products

"Food-medicine homology + probiotics" is moving from simple concept stacking to deep mechanism synergy. Food-medicine homology carries the Eastern wisdom of holistic regulation, while probiotics represent targeted precision intervention for the microbiota. From strain screening to product launch, this is not a simple ingredient combination, but a "1+1>2" mechanistic symbiosis.

Invited Speaker: Founder/R&D head of a brand driven by fermented food-medicine homology technology

5. Progress and Exploratory Implementation of Health Claims for Food-Medicine Homology

Currently, there is no unified national standard for food-medicine homology health claims, but the pace of policy implementation is accelerating, with gradual roll-out expected in 2026. The National Health Commission, together with the State Administration for Market Regulation, has launched a special project for standardization, planning to use QR code digital labels to carry relevant dietary guidance information, overcoming packaging space limitations. The policy clearly defines compliance red lines: only "traditionally used for..." descriptions are permitted; claims of disease prevention, treatment, or implying therapeutic effects are strictly prohibited. The regulations will first cover the current 106 food-medicine substances, and ingredients must meet triple qualifications: documented consumption history, inclusion in the pharmacopoeia, and safety evaluation. This sharing session will deeply analyze policy direction, specification standards, and application implementation pathways, helping enterprises proactively position compliant products and seize the policy dividend window.

Invited Speaker: Core national expert on food-medicine dual-use substances

 Confirmed Speakers & Sponsored Sharing Enterprises:

• Yishengyang Group Co., Ltd.

•  Hangzhou Hunter Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

• Hebei Yiran Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

• Henan Zhongda Hengyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

● "Decoding" and "Innovation" of Classic Formulas

Based on the core ideas of classic texts such as *Tang Ye Jing Fa* (Methods of Decoctions), *Huangdi Neijing* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon), and *Shanghan Lun* (Treatise on Cold Damage), Herbridge focuses on the commercialization and application of time-honored formulas. Centering on widely needed classic formulas like those for nourishing Yin and clearing the lungs, the summit explores application scenarios in emerging tracks such as post-COVID lung care. Simultaneously, it shares two innovative paradigms: evidence-based research on ancient formulas and the crossover application of classical formulas in beauty. Modern scientific methods are used to validate the value of traditional formulas. Balancing theoretical tracing and industrial implementation, the summit clarifies the pathways for compliant development and efficacy evaluation of classic formulas, providing complete theoretical support and practical directions for the modernization and differentiated innovation of traditional formulas.

From evidence-based validation to scenario reconstruction, from compatibility decoding to chronomedicine, the "renewal" of classic formulas is not simply repackaging old recipes, but reinterpreting millennia-old wisdom in contemporary language, bringing classics into modern life.

Core Themes:

1. Commercialization and Transformation Cases of Modern Dosage Forms of Classic Formulas

Pathways to market for modernized products based on classic formulas tailored to younger demographics.

Invited Speaker: Infinitus

2. Cases of Overseas Herbal Innovation Driving Product Growth

Invited Speaker: International functional food brand – practical experience leveraging Eastern herbs for global market growth

3. Cases of Domestic Classic Formula Enterprises & Enhanced Understanding of Classical Formulas

Invited Speakers:

Yiling Pharmaceutical (Topic direction: Evidence-based approach to Basizi tonify the kidneyCapsules)

Herborist (Topic direction: Application of classical formulas in the new era of "China White" beauty)

4. Understanding Eastern Lung Health Medicine: Nourishing Yin, Enriching Yin, Clearing the Lungs

Invited Speaker: A brand practitioner re-evaluating the value of classic formulas with modern technology

5. Prescribing is Prescribing Time – Understanding Chronomedicine in the *I Ching*

Chronobiology is an emerging life science born abroad in 1950, primarily studying the temporal characteristics of life phenomena. In fact, as early as 2,500 years ago, the *Huangdi Neijing* and Zhang Zhongjing's *Shanghan Lun* from the Han Dynasty already discussed the circadian rhythms, seven-day rhythms, seasonal rhythms, and annual rhythms of human physiology and pathology.

Invited Speaker: Interpreter and practitioner of chronobiology

 Confirmed Speakers & Sponsored Sharing Enterprises:

• Shanghai Xi'er Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

【A few speaking sponsorships remain for the Food-Medicine Homology Summit; designated track naming rights accepted】

● Innovation Roadshow | One-Stop Development of Great Products

The Innovation Roadshow is the bridge Herbridge builds between the technology side and the market side of the nutrition and health industry. Real technologies, specific ingredients, and defensible patents are showcased here. Every project that takes the stage has been pre-screened by the Herbridge team—whether the technology is differentiated, whether the barrier is high enough, and the market potential—these are the three hard criteria.

The Innovation Roadshow aims to let the supply side of technology and the demand side of products see each other in the same space. For raw material suppliers, this is the most efficient stage to reach brand decision-makers. For brands, this is the front-row seat to discover the next differentiated competitive advantage.

Confirmed Speakers & Sponsored Enterprises (Ordered by Reservation):

Speaker: Wang Yangyao – General Manager, Zhengzhou Operations Center, Hainan Huayan

Topic: To be submitted

Speaker: Zhang Sichao – Postdoctoral Fellow, Assistant Director of Research Center, Tianjin Chuangyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Topic: Application of Precision Solid-State Fermentation Technology in Postbiotics and Food-Medicine Homology Functional Foods

Speaker: Teng Hui – Dean, Miaopinyuan Greater Health Research Institute

Topic: Scientific Protection, Carefree Silver Age – "Silver Seven Excellence" – Health Solutions for Middle-Aged and Elderly

Speaker: Yu Yanyan – Technical Manager, Food Division, Hangzhou Reach&Sun Technology Group Co., Ltd.

Topic: Comparison of Access Logic and Compliance Pathways for New Food Ingredients and New Feed Ingredients in China, Europe, and the US

Speaker: Feng Fengqin – Founder/General Manager, Kangyuan Technology; PhD in Food Engineering, Jiangnan University

Topic: To be submitted

Speaker: Chen Lihan – Chairman, Guangdong Bone Quanneng Biological Food Technology Co., Ltd.

Topic: Non-Denatured Nutrition: A Revolution from Components to Structure

Speaker: Liu Yimin – Product Manager, Shanghai Litto Biochemicals Co., Ltd.

Topic: Unlocking "Smart Energy Management Mode" – Ending the Vicious Cycle of Depletive Supplementation, Reshaping Energy Conversion Efficiency

Speaker: Chen Juan – Vice President, Moon (Guangzhou) Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Topic: "No CFU, But Protein Count" – AKK Bacteria Efficacy Evaluation Enters the Era of Precise Quantification

Confirmed Sponsored Sharing Enterprises (Ordered by Reservation):

Shangdao Hanfang Biotechnology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.

Gelide Health Technology Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Dayi Demei Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Weihai Baihe Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Yunkang Greater Health Industry (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou Lucui Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Chengdu Yuanda Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Xida Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Fujian Xianzhilou Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Ganzhou Huahan Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Shandong Bailong Chuangyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Hangzhou Weibelai Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou Chunxue Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Kedi Lian Technology Co., Ltd.

Wengyuan Guangye Qingyi Food Technology Co., Ltd.

Shanghai McCormick Food Co., Ltd.

Bloomage Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Hanmeina Technology Co., Ltd.

【A few speaking slots remain in the Innovation Roadshow section; reservations available】

● Science Forum | Making Innovation Traceable, Building a True Moat with Technical Barriers

There is an increasingly evident trend in the industry: the demand for "technical endorsement" from brands is moving from concept packaging at the marketing layer to efficacy validation and mechanistic explanation at the substantive layer. Consumers are maturing, regulations are tightening, and products are upgrading—brands without a scientific foundation will see their moats narrow.

The Herbridge Science Forum focuses on two core issues: first, integration of industry-academia-research and commercialization of results, exploring how cutting-edge discoveries from research institutions can truly reach the industrial side, solving the structural mismatch of "results without an outlet, industry without technology"; second, the hard-core topics of high industry interest, including the evidentiary boundaries of popular functional ingredients, scientific evidence requirements in registration and filing, and product development red lines within the compliance framework.

Here, science is not just endorsement—it is both the entry ticket and the moat.

Confirmed Sponsored Sharing Enterprises:

Speaker: Feng Yumei – Product Manager, Nanning Hanhe Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Topic: Bio-Intelligent Manufacturing · Health for All – Hanhe Biotechnology Drives Globalization and Affordability of Health Ingredients through Synthetic Biology)

Weihai Songling Nuokojia TCM Slices Co., Ltd.

Chengdu Yuanda Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Zhengnian Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Guizhou Miaoyao Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

AAES2026 Exhibition Area

The AAES2026 Exhibition Area consists of the AAES2026 Herbridge Technology Expo and the [3rd] Food-Medicine Homology | Tonics Upgrade Development Expo– a "dual expo" format, gathering 230+ exhibitors and expected to attract 10,000+ professional visitors.

The exhibition area brings together the complete upstream and downstream industrial chain resources of the nutrition and health industry and the food-medicine homology field, covering planting, raw materials, contract manufacturers, brands, channels, universities/research institutions, as well as third-party service providers like testing, packaging, and equipment. It is a platform for precise industry resource connection and display.

One-stop connection to all high-quality tech-innovative enterprises in nutrition/health and food-medicine homology.

Visitor Profile: 71% of past attendees were R&D managers and above, with nearly 30% holding General Manager/Chairman positions.

Exhibit Range: Good technology raw materials, good products, good dosage forms, good packaging, good equipment for the nutrition and health industry.

Covered Hot Tracks: Anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, gut health, sleep health, probiotics/prebiotics/postbiotics, blood and qi health, sports nutrition, etc.

● AAES2026 Herbridge Technology Expo

Focuses on technological innovation and presentation of nutrients/functional ingredients and related foods and functional foods.

Hot Ingredients: Ergothioneine, AKG, AKK, NMN, NAD+, Allulose, HMB, Postbiotics, Steviol glycosides, Fermented protein, PS, PQQ, NAG, etc.

Industrial Technologies: Biosynthesis technology, fermentation technology, encapsulation technology, oral film technology, ultra-low temperature freeze-drying technology, sensory flavor optimization technology, etc.

● 【3rd】Food-Medicine Homology | Tonics Upgrade Development Expo

Focuses on technological innovation and presentation of authentic food-medicine homology ingredients and related products.

Hot Ingredients: Ginseng, Astragalus, Polygonatum, Cistanche, Turmeric, Citri Grandis Exocarpium, Ganoderma lucidum, Jujube seed, Dendrobium, Chinese yam, Codonopsis, Angelica sinensis, Goji berry, etc.

Industrial Technologies: Directional controlled fermentation, AI enzymatic hydrolysis technology, nano-delivery technology, ultrafine pulverization technology, low-temperature extraction technology, liquid nitrogen cryogenic technology, etc.

AAES2026 Special Activity Zones

2026 Dosage Form Hall | Technology Expo Pavilion

The imagination of formulation has never been limited to "a single capsule." This year, the Technology Expo Pavilion will focus on dosage form innovation, showcasing dual-compartment, nutrition packs, oral films, molecular microneedle patches, bi-colored tablets, liquids, gummies, capsules, and other innovative dosage forms that are rewriting the boundaries of product form. Behind each dosage form is a redesign of the way nutrition is consumed, the consumption scenario, and the product experience. This area also opens cooperative slots for dosage form innovation, inviting enterprises with capabilities in dosage form R&D, transformation, and mass production to jointly present future product development trends.

Tea Break Pavilion

An immersive display and connection platform for innovative products, a curated marketplace where enterprises can personally open packages, taste samples, and directly connect with suppliers.

2026 New Food Ingredients Specialty Hall

Entering the "2026 New Food Ingredients Specialty Hall" is like opening a three-dimensional map of China's new food ingredients industry.

The hall focuses on new food ingredients, providing insights into hot ingredient directions, policy progress, and brand application opportunities; featuring dedicated display booths to help brands, R&D, and channels more efficiently discover new ingredients, new technologies, and potential partners.

The 2026 New Food Ingredients Opportunity Atlas 2.0* electronic version will be available for on-site collection – ensuring insights go beyond the event itself.

After one tour, you leave with an atlas and a year's worth of opportunity assessment.

2026 Herbridge University Innovation Hall

A concentrated display of participating teams and works from the 1st and 2nd Herbridge "Junchen Zuoshi" Food-Medicine Homology Innovation Competitions, showcasing the innovative explorations of university teams around the compatibility logic of food-medicine homology.

The exhibition area displays new product ideas, youthful expressions, and potential transformation directions from the perspectives of formulation concepts, ingredient selection, product forms, and application scenarios, providing a window for the industry to discover new formulations, new applications, new teams, and future cooperation opportunities.

An information desk is also set up to answer questions about registration and evaluation for the 3rd competition.

AAES2026 Trend Reports

Free Access to Trend Reports | Gain Insights into Industry Future

To help attendees make more efficient use of the conference time, we will open free access to the *2026 Herbridge Series Trend Reports* with each agenda release.

How to Access: Share this article to your WeChat Moments (no grouping) + send your business card to reserve your free copy of the *Annual New Food Ingredients Opportunity Atlas*!

This series of reports covers several noteworthy tracks this year: New Food Ingredients, Technology Anti-Aging Ingredients, Synthetic Biology Ingredients, Food-Medicine Homology Product Innovation, Nutrition and Health Industry Technology Innovation, and the Top 100 Products from the 9th China · Health Good Technology Awards.

Custom Reports | Exclusive In-Depth Content Cooperation for Enterprises

In addition to the series reports above, Herbridge also accepts enterprise custom report cooperation – white papers on hot tracks, white papers on innovative dosage forms (e.g., oral films, gummies, freeze-dried, etc.), in-depth reports on technology ingredients, etc., with options for exclusive or co-branded enterprise naming.

A custom enterprise report is not only in-depth reading material for attendees but also a long-term content asset for the brand within the industry – it can be repeatedly cited, shared, used for business development, and displayed on official websites, serving as a strong endorsement of the enterprise's professional image.

Moreover, the release of a custom report itself is a precise attention-grabbing opportunity – paired with an exclusive session explanation during the conference, allowing your target audience to see your technological strength immediately.

Confirmed Enterprise In-Depth Content Reports to be Released:

Shuangjun Biotechnology & Herbridge 《Vitamin K2 (MK-7) Industry Innovation White Paper》： Systematically reviews global research progress, regulatory developments, and market opportunities for Vitamin K2, providing first-hand reference for strategic decision-making at both the raw material and brand ends. To be released on-site at the Herbridge Technology Conference in October.

AAES2026 【Dual Awards】On-Site Ceremony

At the AAES2026 conference, the 【Dual Awards】on-site ceremony will also be held, featuring the Nutrient Technology Innovation Award and the Food-Medicine Homology Technology Innovation Award under the China · Health Good Technology initiative. The selection process has commenced, and enterprises with significant, hardcore technologies in the industry are welcome to register.

Event Details: Good Technology | Let Brands See the Technology Core, Let Channels Lock in Blockbuster Evidence  –  Health Industry Good Technology   Now Open for Registration

AAES2026 Technology Innovation Enterprises

In-depth Cooperation Recruitment Open

AAES2026 Track Positioning Cooperation Recruitment Open

AAES2026 will set up track-specific booth cooperation opportunities around key nutrition and health directions, inviting enterprises with representative raw materials, innovative dosage forms, OEM solutions, or technological capabilities to participate in co-creation. The exhibition area will be organized around these tracks, allowing enterprises' technological directions, application scenarios, and product advantages to be more clearly understood, while enabling brands, R&D teams, and channels to find suitable cooperation partners more efficiently.

AAES2026 Enterprise Thematic Satellite Sessions Recruitment Open

AAES2026 satellite sessions will continue to offer a limited number of independent conference slots for enterprises. Each satellite session is a half-day program, suitable for systematic sharing around new raw materials, technology roadmaps, formulation logic, process breakthroughs, or application outcomes. It is not an extension of a single lecture, but rather a professional setting for technology-proficient enterprises to thoroughly articulate their own judgments, evidence, and application pathways.

AAES2026 Booth Layout

AAES2026 Registration / Business Cooperation

Exhibition & Forum Ticket Access:

Forum Ticket: RMB 6,800/person (includes 3-day access to exhibition area, all forums, and all PPTs)

① Nutrition & Health Industry Enterprises: Early-bird price RMB 3,400/person (deadline August 31); Academic institutions: RMB 2,000/person

② Pure Brands & Channel Partners – Free Ticket Access (limited to 3,000 tickets; choose one of two methods):

• Option 1: Share the designated AAES2026 agenda + video to WeChat Moments 3 times, with at least 1-day intervals between each post. Submit screenshots for verification.

• Option 2: Share the designated AAES2026 agenda to WeChat Moments once + recommend 1 eligible brand/channel partner to register (the referrer receives a free forum ticket; the referred party receives an exhibition pass).

Exhibition Pass: RMB 100/person (includes 3-day access to exhibition area + Innovation Roadshow + Science Forum + corresponding forum PPTs).

① Production-oriented Enterprises in the Nutrition & Health Industry – Free Pass

Share the official designated AAES2026 agenda + accompanying text to WeChat Moments with no group restrictions.

② Other Enterprise Types – Paid Exhibition Access

Notes:"PPTs" refer to the electronic versions of speakers' presentation slides that are available for external sharing.All sharing activities on WeChat Moments must be posted with no group restrictions.Brands and channels participating in the free ticket offer must be pure brands and pure channels.Enterprises eligible for the free exhibition pass are limited to production-oriented companies (raw materials / OEM).Herbridge reserves the right of final interpretation regarding all participation activities.

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