Courtesy Carl Sukonik - www.thevain.co.uk Dr Chris Van Tulleken’s Sunday Times best seller Ultra Processed People is eye opening. Reading it before interviewing him at #thegrocerhealthsummit has changed the way I do my food shopping. I now scrutinise every label. Dr Van Tulleken who is Professor of Infection and Global Health at University College London as well as one of the UK’s most well-known science broadcasters says that in the UK, ultra-processed food makes up 60 percent of the...

23 million 86 billion 1 billion If you answered 86 billion you are correct. The astonishing figure just one of many mind-boggling facts that were new to me while moderating the Future of Life Science symposium in Sweden. This year’s focus was the human brain, for centuries a mystery and much misunderstood. Preparing for the conference, one of the history’s most celebrated brains came to mind: that of Albert Einstein. After his death his brain was surreptitiously removed and cut into...

Brussels April 2026“ "Can you do an energizer?” The request came from the conference organisers ICF Next looking at the show flow and start of day two. Distinguished speakers were scheduled to make their opening remarks from 0930 but there was an awkward 15-minute gap before. A lacuna in the programme where the coffee and registration end and the participants are in the room. The audience is often a little weary on day two. How to wake them up and get their attention? I confess I consulted...