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Stakeholders from over six countries — including the US, Malaysia, and South Korea — convened
The NutrifyToday C-Suite SumFlex 2025 was recently held in Mumbai. The two-day, precision-led gathering brought together leaders from pharma, nutraceuticals, investment, policy, and medical science to co-create strategic directions for scaling the sector far beyond linear growth, anchoring India’s aspiration to become a $100 billion nutraceutical powerhouse.
Stakeholders from over six countries — including the US, Malaysia, and South Korea — convened, defying geopolitical uncertainties, to drive conversations that matter.
“What we witnessed at SumFlex 2025 was not an industry event — it was a declaration of purpose,” said Amit Srivastava, Founder of Nutrify Today. “We are no longer chasing growth for the sake of scale. We are architecting a future where responsible nutrition becomes the right of every global citizen.”
This year’s theme — “How to scale up, accelerate, and disrupt the nutraceutical industry’s growth curve beyond annual linearity” — was brought to life through deep, intentional dialogue and actionable strategies.
“India is no longer just a manufacturing base — it is emerging as the mind and soul of the global nutraceutical ecosystem,” said Dr Anand Swaroop, President of Cepham USA. “At SumFlex, we saw the convergence of science, policy, and investment like never before. The $100 billion vision is not a dream anymore — it is an evolving reality powered by collaboration and conviction.”
A landmark announcement by Dr Nitin Pangotra, General Secretary of India Chambers and Advisor to the Ministry of MSME, unveiled a Memorandum of Understanding with the Rural Economic Forum. This initiative will integrate Indian nutraceutical enterprises into the $3 trillion food and nutra supply chain, right from farming to finished dosage form in the warehouse, bringing rural and micro-enterprise innovations into the international wellness market.
Some of the speakers included:
· Shivam Puri, MD & CEO, Cipla Health
· Ganesh Nayak, Executive Director, Zydus Group
· Amal Kelshikar, Executive Director, Torrent Pharma
· Dipanjan Basu, Co-founder & Partner, Fireside Ventures
· Anil Matai, President, OPPI.
· Shantaprasad Nagarmath, CEO, Dr Reddy’s & Nestlé Health Science Ltd.
· Sanjaya Mariwala, Executive Chairman, Omniactive Health
· Saif Mekhri, CEO, BiogenExtracts
· Suresh Garg, MD, Zeon Lifesciences
· Dr Anand Swaroop, President, Cepham USA
· Tim Opler, Managing Director, Stifel
· William Hood, Managing Director, William Hood & Company
· Heather Wainer, Chief Business Officer, WholeFoods Magazine
· Dr Bharat Shah, Chief Nephrologist, Gleneagles Hospitals
· Dr Narendra Malhotra, MD, Ujala Cygnus Rainbow Hospitals
Dr Reddy’s and Nestlé Health Science jointly introduced a new responsible nutrition product: Celevida Diafiber. Leveraging the summit’s credibility and influence to reach key stakeholders and prescribers solidified the C-Suite platform’s evolution into a prestigious global launch zone.
Further, the summit saw the unveiling of the world’s first reference tool for medical doctors to verify nutraceutical claims — Rx.NutrifyToday.com. The platform currently offers open access and will upgrade by October 2025 to a doctor-exclusive portal featuring ingredient toxicology, mechanisms of action, and scientific substantiation.