Agrifood

Innovation in the agrifood industry is moving faster than ever, placing scientific validation and consumer health at the core of product development. At Aixial, we support agrifood and nutrition leaders with tailored clinical research and regulatory expertise to successfully bring safe, innovative products to market.

The agrifood industry is transforming rapidly, placing scientific validation at the core of consumer health

Today, navigating complex regulations and proving health claims have become major challenges for food and nutrition companies. Ensuring absolute safety is now a strict requirement to gain market trust. Consequently, balancing rapid innovation with strict compliance is the ultimate key to success in this evolving sector.

Balancing innovation and compliance in the agrifood industry

Today, the industry faces unprecedented pressure driven by shifting consumer demands and stricter safety standards. Proving health claims and navigating complex regulations have become major hurdles for food companies. Consequently, integrating rigorous scientific validation into product development is now essential to secure market trust.

Why partner with Aixial for your agrifood and nutrition projects?

Overcoming complex industry challenges requires a partner with rigorous scientific standards and deep regulatory insight. Aixial bridges the gap between nutrition and clinical excellence by delivering end-to-end CRO services tailored to your specific needs.

Ultimately, our global expertise in clinical trials, market access, and data management ensures your health claims are scientifically validated and your products reach the market faster and safer.

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Benefits to partnering with us

Reduce HR burden

We handle recruitment and resource management in-house. This dedicated talent acquisition capability allows us to rapidly scale qualified clinical teams, ensuring seamless operational support and flexible FSP models.

Increase value for money

You pay strictly for the service and deliverables you need. This approach eliminates overhead costs, allowing you to maximise your clinical trial budgets through highly efficient, scalable resource models.

Develop economies of scale

We achieve productivity gains by operating tasks at high volume. Consequently, this optimised workflow reduces your operational costs while driving greater efficiency across your clinical programs.

Transfer risks

Through fixed-price packages, we assume part of the risks associated with the delivery. Thereby, you secure predictable clinical trial costs while ensuring high-quality, on-time project execution.

Q&A

Why should an agrifood or nutrition company partner with a CRO like Aixial?

Indeed, modern food products and functional ingredients increasingly require a pharmaceutical level of scientific validation. Furthermore, navigating complex global regulations is a major hurdle for product launches. Consequently, partnering with Aixial allows you to leverage expert clinical trial design, biometrics, and regulatory strategies. This ensures your products are backed by robust data, reducing both compliance risks and time-to-market.

What specific types of products does Aixial support within the agrifood sector?

Specifically, our expertise is focused on high-value scientific sectors. This includes functional foods, nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, infant formula, and clinical nutrition products. Moreover, we assist companies developing novel food ingredients that require strict safety evaluations and authorization before they can be successfully introduced to the market.

What engagement models does Aixial Group offer to pharma companies?

We understand that different projects require different levels of outsourcing. Accordingly, we provide three flexible operational models:

Consulting support: On-demand high-level strategic, regulatory, or medical writing expertise.

Full-Service CRO partnership: Managing your clinical trial end-to-end with our teams, technology, and project governance.

Functional Service Provision (FSP): Supplying dedicated, expert teams embedded into your own infrastructure to scale up specific functions (e.g., Biostatistics, Data Management, or Pharmacovigilance).

What is the difference between your flexible consulting and FSP models?

Understanding that resource needs fluctuate throughout a study, we offer distinct delivery frameworks designed to optimize operational efficiency and control costs. On one hand, our consulting support provides on-demand, high-level expertise for ad-hoc regulatory or strategic challenges; on the other hand, our Functional Service Provision (FSP) models grant organizations dedicated, long-term operational teams that seamlessly integrate into their existing internal workflows.

Can Aixial help validate health claims for the European market (EFSA compliance)?

Yes, absolutely. Today, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) enforces extremely strict criteria to protect consumers from misleading claims. Therefore, Aixial helps you design and execute rigorous clinical studies tailored to meet EFSA’s high standards of proof. As a result, we provide the gold-standard scientific evidence necessary to secure approved health claims on your product labels.

What clinical trial capabilities does Aixial offer for food and nutrition studies?

In fact, we deliver end-to-end Clinical Research Organization (CRO) services tailored to the unique timelines and budgets of the food industry. These capabilities range from study protocol design and site selection to clinical monitoring, data management, and biostatistics. Additionally, we ensure that all clinical trials are fully compliant with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards.

Does Aixial provide safety and nutrivigilance services for food products?

Yes. Furthermore, ensuring consumer safety does not stop after a product launch. Indeed, setting up a robust nutrivigilance system is essential to monitor, report, and analyze any adverse events related to the consumption of supplements or functional foods. Aixial provides the safety monitoring expertise required to safeguard consumer health and protect your brand’s reputation.

How does Aixial adapt its pharmaceutical standards to the specific needs of the agrifood industry?

We understand that the agrifood sector operates on faster innovation cycles and different budget models than traditional pharma. Therefore, we do not just copy-paste pharmaceutical processes. Instead, we adapt our high-quality data management and medical writing standards to fit food-specific regulations. Consequently, you get the highest level of scientific credibility while maintaining the agility needed for the commercial food market.