ILSI U.S. & CANADA

Science Board Follow-Up Survey

Prioritizing new areas for the ILSI U.S. & Canada portfolio

Introduction

Thank you for your input to the Topics and Activities Survey and for the discussion on September 3. Suggestions relating to the existing Vanguard Committees have been passed to those committees. This survey focuses on the new areas that could be added to the ILSI U.S. & Canada portfolio.

Your answers will help Connie Weaver and Stephane select two or three candidates to develop into concept notes for the next Science Board meeting. Responses are collected with your name so that ILSI can follow up with members who offer to lead, contribute or fund; when the feedback is summarized for the Board, results will be presented anonymously. Please complete by Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

Candidate Areas

Code	Candidate area	In one line
T1	Working group to establish definitions	Consensus definitions and standardized measures for bioactives, "nutrient", chrononutrition, processed foods, neuromuscular health, etc.
T2	Women's health	Evidence gaps across the lifespan — postpartum, perimenopause/menopause, lactation, adolescence: gap maps, screening protocols, evidence-informed guidance.
T3	Biomarkers of health	Guardrails and candidate biomarkers of health and performance rather than disease.
T4	Nutrient density and food security	How food production practices, including regenerative agriculture, affect nutrient density and health outcomes; nutrient density and nutrition security.
T5	Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers	Evidence-based, concrete examples of what processing does for nutrition and safety.
T6	Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors	Scoping review of natural colors and flavors replacing synthetic ones.
T7	Supply chain disruptions	Impact of global supply-chain disruptions on food safety, supply, availability and cost.
T8	Getting ahead of threats to the food supply	Complex supply chains, climate change, emerging pathogens, tariffs and economic policy.
T9	Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing	Methods to evaluate both nutrition and sustainability outcomes; possible external partnership.
T10	Technologies to sustain the global food supply	Food security under climate change and population growth.
T11	ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research	ILSI convenes commodity groups and other funders around questions of mutual interest (e.g., regenerative agriculture and nutrient density).
T12	Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging	Secondary analyses of existing trials and cohorts; adding targeted assessments to upcoming trials (e.g., for women's health).
T13 ★	Chrononutrition and circadian alignment	Full working-group proposal received: definitions and measurement set, who is affected (e.g., shift workers), timing vs. calories, consumer translation.
T14 ★	Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging	Full working-group proposal received: beyond muscle mass to the nerve-to-muscle pathway; predictive markers; minimum measurement set; nutrition × exercise.
T15	Food additive mixtures	Combined additive exposure with the diet as the unit of analysis; working group → workshop (early 2027) → publication.

★ = a complete working-group proposal has already been received. T1–T12 were listed by Connie Weaver; T13–T15 were raised in the survey or at the meeting.

Your Name

First

Last

Used only by ILSI staff to follow up on offers to lead, contribute or fund. Names are not shown in the summary shared with the Board.

Your Organization

Used only by ILSI staff to follow up on offers to lead, contribute or fund. Names are not shown in the summary shared with the Board.

Which sector do you primarily represent on the Science Board?

Academia / research
Government / public agency
Industry

Scientific value and fit with ILSI (1 = low, 5 = very high)

	1	2	3	4	5	Cannot judge
T1 Working group to establish definitions	1T1 Working group to establish definitions 1	2T1 Working group to establish definitions 2	3T1 Working group to establish definitions 3	4T1 Working group to establish definitions 4	5T1 Working group to establish definitions 5	Cannot judgeT1 Working group to establish definitions Cannot judge
T2 Women's health	1T2 Women's health 1	2T2 Women's health 2	3T2 Women's health 3	4T2 Women's health 4	5T2 Women's health 5	Cannot judgeT2 Women's health Cannot judge
T3 Biomarkers of health	1T3 Biomarkers of health 1	2T3 Biomarkers of health 2	3T3 Biomarkers of health 3	4T3 Biomarkers of health 4	5T3 Biomarkers of health 5	Cannot judgeT3 Biomarkers of health Cannot judge
T4 Nutrient density and food security	1T4 Nutrient density and food security 1	2T4 Nutrient density and food security 2	3T4 Nutrient density and food security 3	4T4 Nutrient density and food security 4	5T4 Nutrient density and food security 5	Cannot judgeT4 Nutrient density and food security Cannot judge
T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers	1T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 1	2T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 2	3T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 3	4T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 4	5T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 5	Cannot judgeT5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers Cannot judge
T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors	1T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 1	2T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 2	3T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 3	4T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 4	5T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 5	Cannot judgeT6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors Cannot judge
T7 Supply chain disruptions	1T7 Supply chain disruptions 1	2T7 Supply chain disruptions 2	3T7 Supply chain disruptions 3	4T7 Supply chain disruptions 4	5T7 Supply chain disruptions 5	Cannot judgeT7 Supply chain disruptions Cannot judge
T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply	1T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 1	2T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 2	3T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 3	4T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 4	5T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 5	Cannot judgeT8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply Cannot judge
T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing	1T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 1	2T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 2	3T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 3	4T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 4	5T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 5	Cannot judgeT9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing Cannot judge
T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply	1T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 1	2T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 2	3T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 3	4T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 4	5T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 5	Cannot judgeT10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply Cannot judge
T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research	1T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 1	2T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 2	3T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 3	4T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 4	5T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 5	Cannot judgeT11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research Cannot judge
T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging	1T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 1	2T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 2	3T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 3	4T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 4	5T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 5	Cannot judgeT12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging Cannot judge
T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment	1T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 1	2T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 2	3T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 3	4T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 4	5T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 5	Cannot judgeT13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment Cannot judge
T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging	1T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 1	2T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 2	3T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 3	4T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 4	5T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 5	Cannot judgeT14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging Cannot judge
T15 Food additive mixtures	1T15 Food additive mixtures 1	2T15 Food additive mixtures 2	3T15 Food additive mixtures 3	4T15 Food additive mixtures 4	5T15 Food additive mixtures 5	Cannot judgeT15 Food additive mixtures Cannot judge

For each area: how significant is the evidence gap, and how much unique value does ILSI's tripartite, pre-competitive model add (i.e., the space is not already well covered by others)?

Likelihood of support (1 = very unlikely, 5 = very likely)

	1	2	3	4	5	N/A
T1 Working group to establish definitions	1T1 Working group to establish definitions 1	2T1 Working group to establish definitions 2	3T1 Working group to establish definitions 3	4T1 Working group to establish definitions 4	5T1 Working group to establish definitions 5	N/AT1 Working group to establish definitions N/A
T2 Women's health	1T2 Women's health 1	2T2 Women's health 2	3T2 Women's health 3	4T2 Women's health 4	5T2 Women's health 5	N/AT2 Women's health N/A
T3 Biomarkers of health	1T3 Biomarkers of health 1	2T3 Biomarkers of health 2	3T3 Biomarkers of health 3	4T3 Biomarkers of health 4	5T3 Biomarkers of health 5	N/AT3 Biomarkers of health N/A
T4 Nutrient density and food security	1T4 Nutrient density and food security 1	2T4 Nutrient density and food security 2	3T4 Nutrient density and food security 3	4T4 Nutrient density and food security 4	5T4 Nutrient density and food security 5	N/AT4 Nutrient density and food security N/A
T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers	1T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 1	2T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 2	3T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 3	4T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 4	5T5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers 5	N/AT5 Communicating the benefits (and risks) of processed foods to consumers N/A
T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors	1T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 1	2T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 2	3T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 3	4T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 4	5T6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors 5	N/AT6 Safety and toxicology of natural colors and flavors N/A
T7 Supply chain disruptions	1T7 Supply chain disruptions 1	2T7 Supply chain disruptions 2	3T7 Supply chain disruptions 3	4T7 Supply chain disruptions 4	5T7 Supply chain disruptions 5	N/AT7 Supply chain disruptions N/A
T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply	1T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 1	2T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 2	3T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 3	4T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 4	5T8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply 5	N/AT8 Getting ahead of threats to the food supply N/A
T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing	1T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 1	2T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 2	3T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 3	4T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 4	5T9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing 5	N/AT9 Nutrition and sustainability consequences of food reformulation and novel processing N/A
T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply	1T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 1	2T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 2	3T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 3	4T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 4	5T10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply 5	N/AT10 Technologies to sustain the global food supply N/A
T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research	1T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 1	2T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 2	3T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 3	4T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 4	5T11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research 5	N/AT11 ILSI as a broker for commodity groups to co-fund research N/A
T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging	1T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 1	2T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 2	3T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 3	4T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 4	5T12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging 5	N/AT12 Mining clinical trial databases on dietary supplements and healthy aging N/A
T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment	1T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 1	2T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 2	3T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 3	4T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 4	5T13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment 5	N/AT13 ★ Chrononutrition and circadian alignment N/A
T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging	1T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 1	2T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 2	3T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 3	4T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 4	5T14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging 5	N/AT14 ★ Neuromuscular health and functional resilience in aging N/A
T15 Food additive mixtures	1T15 Food additive mixtures 1	2T15 Food additive mixtures 2	3T15 Food additive mixtures 3	4T15 Food additive mixtures 4	5T15 Food additive mixtures 5	N/AT15 Food additive mixtures N/A

For each area: how likely is it that your organization, or organizations like yours, would fund, co-fund or contribute in-kind (data, expertise, staff time) in the next 12–18 months?

How could you contribute?

Co-chair or lead a working group
Participate as a working-group member
Contribute data or access to a study/cohort
Explore funding or in-kind support from my organization
Introduce a potential partner or funder
Not at this time

Co-chair or lead a working group

For which area(s)?

Participate as a working-group member

For which area(s)?

Which my Name

Contribute data or access to a study/cohort

For which area(s)?

Explore funding or in-kind support from my organization

For which area(s)?

Introduce a potential partner or funder

For which area(s)?

Anything missing, or anything to drop?

Is there a topic that should be added, or a candidate that should be removed? Please say why.