Welcome to the 18th edition of the Panama Interview Series where we discuss topics regarding foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Today we focus on the emerging development modality of Precision Probiotics which promises to significantly improve the efficacy of probiotics and enable manufacturers and brand owners of probiotic supplements to identify the best probiotic strains for the specific health targets of individual consumers. The promise of Precision Probiotics is the application of probiotics to “personalized” nutrition and preventive medicine. Exciting stuff!

To that end, we are honored to have as our guests Jordi Riera, Chief Business Development Manager, Kaneka Probiotics.

Kaneka Probiotics is a division of Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc., and is a leader in the development of scientifically based ingredients for the global nutrition industry. Kaneka Probiotics is committed to promoting business development to provide solutions that support healthy and energetic lives.

As Chief Business Development Manager at Kaneka Probiotics, Jordi Riera is responsible for strategic account management, innovation and product development, and the technical support of sales, marketing, and educational initiatives. Jordi has been responsible for the launch of over 250 probiotic products in more than 90 markets worldwide.