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Guide the future of human milk nutrition

Innovation in human milk has stalled. Neonates are not getting the nutrition they need.

Join the group shaping future product formulation, changing administration guidelines, and helping neonates thrive.

Help us develop a new standard

The status quo is changing. For too long, human milk has been expensive and in short supply. The good news? It’s possible for human milk fortification to scale, commercialize, and innovate, but we need your help.

Guide
Product
Formulation

Ideal protein, calories, fat, and mineral fortification amounts are critical to developmental outcomes. These formulations should be optimized by doctors and dietitians, not companies.

Develop Administration Guidelines

The current human-driven process of administration is time-consuming and prone to contamination. Packaging and process improvements can prevent waste while making fortification more efficient.

Join the Conversation on Human Milk Innovation

Through forums, clinical research, or by becoming an early adopter, your influence—whether a little or a lot—can help develop a new standard in human milk-based nutrition.

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Innovation Resources

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"The goal should focus on outcomes, not products. Human milk is a building science as there is still so much we don't know. Premature infants needs are unique and our philosophy must be centered around babies and mothers."

Bruce German, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Food Chemist, Food Science and Technology Director, Foods For Health Institute at UC Davis

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"Every time milk goes through the freezing and thawing cycles, constituent immune factors, proteins, and more are lost. We need a safe, cost-effective solution that provides quality proteins, prioritizes mother's milk, and helps preterm infants grow."

Dr. Amy Hair, Program Director of Neonatal Nutrition Texas Children's Hospital

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"We don't need to just look for another source of human milk or a way to increase capacity. We must also find a solution that doesn't compromise its biology--the proteins, lipids, and other critical nutrients."

Dr. Camilia R. Martin, Division of Newborn Medicine Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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"Nutrition equals neurodevelopmental outcomes, period. Cost-effective human milk fortification is critical for our smallest patients but also for bridging beyond the NICU. This is a huge gap that is currently not being filled."

Dr. Steven McElroy, Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Neonatology, UC Davis Children's Hospital

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"There is still so much we don't know about human milk. We need to keep making progress towards the goal of getting donor milk safe without damaging milk proteins and other nutrients. "

David Dallas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Oregon State University, College of Public Health and Human Sciences

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Together, we can help neonates thrive

At LactaLogics, we share your unwavering commitment to your smallest, most vulnerable patients. We've spent the last six years exploring what quality, ease of administration, and safety can be for neonatal nutrition. But, we can't do it alone.

We need experts like you to join us in developing a new standard in human milk nutrition.

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Together, we can help neonates thrive

We need experts like you to join us in developing a new standard in human milk nutrition.

The Latest Conversations About Human Milk

HMOs: Evolution, Structures and Bioselectivity as Substrates for Intestinal Bacteria

Bruce German, Ph.D., UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology

Despite the role of milk to serve as a sole nutrient source for mammalian infants, the majority of the oligosaccharides in milk are not digestible by human infants. What role do they play in protecting infants from infection and inflammation?

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Human Milk Fat Improves Growth in Premature Infants

Dr. Amy Hair, Program Director of Neonatal Nutrition Texas Children's Hospital

Healthy infant weight gain is critical during an NICU stay. Is it possible to optimize this growth in very small infants? Dr. Hair discusses the results of adding donor milk cream supplement to an EHMD with the goal of increasing lean mass, consisting of bone and muscle growth.

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Review of Infant Feeding: Key Features of Breast Milk and Infant Formula

Dr. Camilia R. Martin, Division of Newborn Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Mothers’ own milk is considered to be the best source of infant nutrition but in the U.S. with only 13% meeting the recommendation to breastfeed exclusively for six months. This research was conducted to review the nutritional information of breast milk and infant formulas for better understanding of the importance of breastfeeding and the uses of infant formula when a substitute form of nutrition is required.

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