AdipoGen, Inc. specializes in connecting immunology to metabolism. Equipped with cutting edge technology and experienced scientific personnel, AdipoGen develops and manufactures innovative and specific ELISA kits, bioactive recombinant proteins, and highly specific monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies.

Obesity is a key product line of AdipoGen. Featured new products include FTO, Nampt/Visfatin, RBP4, Vaspin, Omentin and Chemerin.

The Almond Board of California promotes almonds through its research-based approach to all aspects of marketing, farming and production, on behalf of more than 6,000 California Almond growers and processors, many of whom are multi-generational family operations.

Over 15 years of research has shown that snacking on a handful of almonds (28-30g) as part of a diet low in saturated fat, is a good fit with many popular weight-loss programmes, and helps to maintain healthy blood cholesterol levels and a healthy heart.

Hearts, patients and taste buds love California Almonds. Visit the Almond Board of California information stand and try some for yourself.

Alpro is the European pioneer in the development of mainstream soya-based products. Alpro has been successful in various different European markets for 25 years now.

A healthy series of Alpro soya drinks, desserts, yofu and meatreplacers is available in department stores. Alpro has production sites in Wevelgem (Belgium), Issenheim (France), Kettering (UK) and Landgraaf (The Netherlands) with over 760 employees.

Choosing Alpro is a conscious choice for daily investment in health, with the best ingredients and with no compromises in taste or convenience.

All products are 100% vegetable, free from cow’s milk protein, free from lactose and contain no cholesterol.

Established in 2001, AOASO aims to exchange information related with obesity in each country.

AOASO hosts the Asia-Oceania Conference on Obesity (AOCO).

Membership are as follows:

• AIAARO (All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity)
• ANZOS (Australasia New Zealand Obesity Society)
• HKASO (Hong Kong Association for the Study of Obesity)
• ISSO (Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity)
• JASSO (Japan Society for the Study of Obesity)
• KSSO (Korean Society for the Study of Obesity)
• MASO (Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity)
• PASOO (Philippine Association for the Study of Obesity)
• SASO (Singapore Association for the Study of Obesity)
• TMASO (Taiwan Medical Association for the Study of Obesity)
• TSSO (Thai Society for the Study of Obesity)

Biospace Co., Ltd.

Biospace has been striving to improve the health of human being; it has explored new realms of body composition analysis, by developing the body composition analyzers, as well as leading the health care market with the top quality products that have set the standard for diagnosis of obesity and health care. Biospace focuses on product development and clinical research in an effort to venture into the field of electronic medical devices that have been led by the advanced countries.

Biospace’s InBody is a world-renowned BIA equipment with its unique technology of DSM(Direct Segmental Multifrequency). InBody is a perfect solution for your body composition change monitoring especially in terms of muscle development and muscle – fat analysis.

BioVendor – Laboratorni Medicina, a.s.

BioVendor – Laboratorni Medicina a.s. established its Research and Diagnostic Products Division as an emerging innovative biotech company in the Czech Republic in 1995.

Our mission is to provide researchers and medical experts with top-quality immunodiagnostics and related biochemicals – monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins. BioVendor has become internationally recognized for its achievements in rapid launching of high-quality products – resulting in the development of biomarkers for early detection of obesity and obesity-related diseases associated with postindustrial societies. Our customers include the world’s top-ranking scientific institutions, pharmaceutical and biotech companies and clinical laboratories throughout more than 60 countries.

BODYSTAT are established as one of the global leaders in body composition analysis using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) technology. 

BODYSTAT will present its BIA technology to determine a patient’s nutritional status and their unique Wellness & Illness Markers™ to look at cellular health.

Complex changes occur in body composition and fluid status during Obesity Weight Management programs and illness. Monitoring these biological changes can provide a clear insight for early diagnosis and treatment. As the need for non-invasive, non-intrusive diagnostic systems has increased and regular monitoring becomes even more important, clinicians are seeking quick, simple solutions to monitor these changes.

Bruker Optics is the leading manufacturer and supplier of FT-IR, FT-NIR, Raman and TD-NMR spectrometer systems.

The Bruker minispec LF-series – based on Magnetic Resonance technologies – offers precise and reproducible determination of the body composition of rodents (mice and rats) (fat/lean). The technology investigates the whole animals without anesthesia and therefore allows longitudinal studies in obesity or diabetes research.

The minispec LF-series provides the best possible solution for your animal research, with dedicated system from biopsies to rats. Innovative solutions for an optimized work-flow and animal welfare are provided.

Cambridge Weight Plan is a scientifically proven method of achieving effective weight loss with consequent therapeutic benefits.

Cambridge weight management programmes range from 415 kcals to 1500 kcals including structured stabilisation and long term weight maintenance.

The Programmes are available from Cambridge Consultants, some of whom work with dietitians, doctors and other Health Care Practitioners in the management of overweight and obese patients, particularly those prior to bariatric surgery, general surgery and those with diabetes. 

The research programme currently focuses on the use of very low/low energy diet programmes in people with specific medical conditions such as sleep apnoea and osteo-arthritis.

The mission of the Canadian Obesity Network – Reseau Canadien en Obesite (CON-RCO) is to act as a catalyst for addressing obesity in Canada and to faster knowledge translation, capacity building and partnerships among stakeholders, so that researchers, health professionals, policy makers and other stakeholders may develop effective solutions to treat and to prevent obesity.

To join the Canadian Obesity Network in the fight against obesity go to www.obesitynetwork.ca

The Actiheart from CamNtech is the acknowledged gold standard for energy expenditure measurement in obesity research. Used extensively worldwide in both clinical and research settings, the Actiheart has been validated against doubly labelled water for calculation of energy expenditure.

 Using a validated algorithm to calculate energy expenditure based on both heart rate and activity, the Actiheart avoids the known problems associated with using pedometers or accelerometers in an obese population.  

CamNtech also supplies the PRO-Diary, a wrist worn device for capturing subjective questionnaire data. The PRO-Diary is ideal for asking nutrition, hunger or exercise questionnaires and ensures excellent data compliance.

COSMED, leading company manufacturing Cardio Pulmonary diagnostics, provides complete solutions for clinical nutrition and weight management. Introducing a new generation of Indirect Calorimeters:

Quark RMR a metabolic cart for Clinical Nutritional Assessment (REE, Substrate of Metabolism) available either with Canopy for spontaneously breathing subjects or with a kit for assessing ventilatory assisted patients.

European Childhood Obesity Group

The European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) was created in Brussels in 1991.

The ECOG’s objective is to bring together health professionals involved in childhood obesity to:

1. develop clinical and scientific knowledge on the topic
2. develop programmes for treatment and prevention
3. encourage the training of the health professionals
4. encourage all activities promoting these objectives

The ECOG members are paediatricians, psychologists, public health workers, physical activity experts, dieticians, and others from 20 European Countries. Correspondent members are in the USA, Indonesia, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Korea and China.

Since 1991 the ECOG organizes annual international workshops in different European countries.

European Obesity Day (EOD)

GE Healthcare BVBA

GE Healthcare - Lunar is a leading densitometry equipment partner worldwide. We are dedicated to developing some of the world’s most innovative and productive body composition assessment systems to provide you with a detailed, precise and accurate understanding of the body composition including regional and total body fat, lean and bone mass measurements and their distribution throughout the body.

On our booth you will find out all you want to know about our product portfolio and the advantages our devices offer in body composition measurements.

Learn more about our body composition assessment and Lunar Densitometry at

http://www.gehealthcare.com/euen/bone-densitometry/products/applications/bodycomposition/index.html

GlaxoSmithKline

Hologic, Inc.

The prevalence of obesity has reached pandemic proportions and Hologic DiscoveryTM bone densitometers with Hologic’s Advanced Body Composition Analysis DXA software provides innovative assessment tools for both adult and pediatric patients. Detailed color regional and whole body fat /lean mass distribution illustrates Hologic’s exclusive NHANES reference database introducing Fat Mass Index (FMI) in as little as 3 minutes scan time.

Informa Healthcare is a global publishing company serving the medical market. We provide authoritative research and analysis, up-to-the-minute news, comment and debate for all sectors of the healthcare community.

Our vast portfolio includes over 250 new clinical medicine books published each year and over 200 peer-reviewed journals.

Two examples of our outstanding journals are:

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity: devoted to research into obesity during childhood and adolescence. This journal is owned by the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO).

Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing: an international refereed journal. Content includes evidence-based practice into pediatric healthcare practice.

Life Measurement, Inc.

Life Measurement, Inc. manufactures the BOD POD® and PEA POD® Body Composition Systems, the most innovative devices for assessing body composition available today. Only the BOD POD and PEA POD offer the accuracy, safety and convenience of patented Air Displacement Plethysmography (ADP) for assessing fat and fat-free mass in infants, children, and adults.

LighterLife is a UK industry leader in obesity treatment and prevention. It offers NICE-compliant very-low-calorie or low-calorie diets alongside transactional analysis and cognitive behavioural therapy techniques, specially developed for patients with BMI ≥25kg/m2 to enable the sustainable changes to mindset and lifestyle necessary for sustainable weight management.

Following weight loss, a free weight-maintenance programme for ongoing support helps patients maintain lifestyle changes, including physical activity and healthy eating, thus reducing the risk of associated co-morbidities.

Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (MASO)

MASO established in 1994, joined as IASO member in 1997 and was the founding member of AOASO established at ICO 1998 in Paris. MASO has made substantial contribution to sensitize the Government, professionals and public alike through its MASO camps, on the importance of curbing the escalating prevalence of obesity in Malaysia. MASO have successfully held its Biennial Scientific Conferences since 1995 and hosted the 2nd.Asia Oceania Obesity Conference in 2003 under the auspices of AOASO. MASO is indeed honoured to play host to IASO 12th ICO 2014 and we look forward to welcome you to Kuala Lumpur. Keep a date with us!

Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau

MyCEB was established in August 2009 to develop Malaysia’s business events brand and position for the international market. It will also serve as a one-stop shop for meeting planners and a conduit for national business events product development.

Mercodia AB develops, manufactures and markets high quality immunoassay kits. We specialize in ELISA assays for clinical as well as research applications, notably within diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. We offer ELISA assays applicable in both human and mammalian models.

Our product philosophy is to provide diagnostic kits of the highest quality and performance, with reproducibility and convenience in an easy-to-use format.

Mercodia supplies products to all major international markets from its facilities in Uppsala, Sweden. The product range is well accepted internationally and more than ninety percent of the production is exported.

NASCO Nutrition is well known for its Life/form® food and fat replicas.  Nutrition educators use our lifelike replicas to show proper portion control and good eating choices.  Nasco fat and muscle replicas are the actual size and weight of human fat and muscle.  Replicas are great teaching aids because they are excellent visuals and have the advantage of touch to help people remember. The Nutrition catalogue is a complete source of nutrition educational aids including books, games, videos, and hands-on learning materials. Stop by our booth today to see tools we have for nutrition and health care educators everywhere.

Nature Publishing Group

Nova SCB

Omron Healthcare Europe BV

OMRON Healthcare, as the world leader of home medical products, is also focusing its strengths on obesity and metabolic syndrome.  OMRON is looking forward to educating people to track weight management along with assisting people with hypertension.  Awareness of metabolic syndrome, weight management, and cardiovascular disease supports the professional field in correct diagnosis and treatment.  Key products featured at this congress are our body composition monitors and step counters. OMRON’s broad range of quality products also includes blood pressure monitors, nebulizers, tense devices, fever thermometers, portable ECG and professional patient monitors.

Pronokal (Protein Supplies S.L)

The Pronokal Method achieves weight loss by reducing carbohydrates and lipids intake whilst ensuring the body receives its required amount of proteins, vitamins and minerals. During this weight loss programme, doctors and PronoKal’s registered dietitians remain involved one-on-one to monitor, advise and provide re-educational dietary support to the patient.

This combination of tailored supervision and support from PronoKal trained doctors and PronoKal registered dietitians ensures that the protocol is properly followed and therefore maximises the probability of successful weight loss. Once the target weight has been attained, the company provides a two year personalised maintenance program, managed by its dietitians.

Protein System SA products and services address prevention, diagnosis and treatment of obesity under medical supervision.

• The Eurodiet Method is a 4-phases programme based on high protein / low carbohydrate diet through a large range of products of high biological value.
• SpiOpen is a weight management software for a better follow-up of your patients.

One of the European’s leading research-based company for weight management active in more than 20 countries.

Research Diets, Inc.

Research Diets, Inc. formulates and produces purified-ingredient OpenSource Diets for laboratory animals. Our Resource Center is staffed with scientists who consult with our customers around the world on diet formulations. Our open formulas allow scientists to report, repeat, and revise their work. We have formulated over 15,000 original diets and regularly incorporate compounds.  In addition, we manufacture the BioDAQ Food and Water Intake Monitor. BioDAQ controls spillage and reduces interaction between scientists and animals while recording the moment-to-moment, bout-by-bout intake of rats and mice.  Intake is recorded the context of the animals’ undisturbed behavior rather than fixed intervals of time.

ResMed is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical equipment for screening, treatment and management of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and other respiratory conditions.

ResMed is committed to education and awareness by supporting leading physicians and researchers exploring the link between SDB, chronic disease and life-threatening respiratory diseases.

ResMed operates in over 70 countries with more than 3.000 employees in 20 direct offices and a network of distributors with extensive knowledge and experience of local markets.

The result is an ongoing journey of growth, leadership and excellence.

Seahorse Bioscience Europe

Seahorse Bioscience’s award-winning XF Extracellular Flux Analyzer is the first instrument to simultaneously measure the two energy pathways of cells in a microplate.  The XF Analyzer measures both oxygen consumption--an indicator of mitochondrial respiration—and extracellular acidification -- a product of glycolysis -- of intact cells and isolated mitochondria, providing a comprehensive bioenergetics profile under physiological conditions in real-time. Cellular bioenergetics –the processes by which cells produce and consume energy – is fundamental to the growth, development, function and metabolism of cells.  It’s a focus in the research of cancer; aging; and metabolic, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases.  Visit www.seahorsebio.com

Tanita Europe B.V.

Tanita is the global leader in healthcare monitoring equipment, specialising in precision weighing and body composition monitoring.  The company's core objective is to research and bring to market technologies that facilitate health monitoring for professionals and the general public.

Tanita will be presenting it’s range of precision weighing scales and body composition analysers and will be launching a new range of cost effective products with advanced wireless connectivity at the show. Visit the Tanita stand to receive your personalised Body Composition Analysis and to see the new range.

The Obesity Society

The Obesity Society is the leading scientific society dedicated to the study of obesity. Since 1982, The Obesity Society has been committed to encouraging research on the causes and treatment of obesity, and to keeping the medical community and public informed of new advances.

Our Vision

To advance the science-based understanding of the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of obesity in order to improve the lives of those affected by creating the leading professional society in the field.

Our Mission Statement

Through research, education and advocacy, to better understand, prevent, and treat obesity and improve the lives of those affected.

TSE Systems has become a leading supplier of sophisticated research instrumentation in the global life science market since 1954. Our focus is on providing the total customer solution inclusive of expandable and integrated hardware and software platforms for neuroscience, phenotyping, drug screening and toxicology.

Our PhenoMaster / LabMaster system for automated state-of-the-art behavioral, physiological and metabolic investigations of rodents is the preferred choice today. This exceptional high throughput research system allows the precise assessment of specific genetic, epi-/non genetic, or drug-induced effects on the behavioral and physiological phenotype of small laboratory animals in a home cage environment.

Weight Watchers International, Inc. is the world's leading provider of weight management services, operating globally through a network of Company-owned and franchise operations. Weight Watchers holds over 50,000 weekly meetings where members receive group support and education about healthy eating patterns, behavior modification and physical activity. 

WeightWatchers.com provides innovative, subscription weight management products over the Internet and is the leading Internet-based weight management provider in the world. In addition, Weight Watchers offers a wide range of products, publications and programs for those interested in weight loss and weight control.

Wiley-Blackwell is the proud sponsors of the IASO journal Obesity Reviews. Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, with strengths in every major academic and professional field and partnerships with many of the world’s leading societies.

Wiley-Blackwell publishes over 1,400 peer-reviewed journals as well as 1,500+ new books annually in print and online, as well as databases, major reference works and laboratory protocols.For further information visit www.wileyblackwell.com

Wisepress.com, Europe’s leading conference bookseller, has a complete range of books and journals relevant to the themes of the meeting. Books can be purchased at the stand or, if you would rather not carry them, posted to you – Wisepress will deliver worldwide.

In addition to attending 250 conferences per year, Wisepress has a comprehensive medical and scientific bookshop online with great offers, some up to 40% off the publisher list prices.

Ysonut Laboratories

Ysonut Laboratories has been committed to the development of global solutions in the field of medical nutrition for over 15 years. Today, its mission is to contribute to the battle against the nutritional challenges of 21st Century - notably excess weight and micronutrient deficiencies.

Ysonut Laboratories has developed two ranges of products: Protéifine® - a medically monitored protein diet for weight loss - and Inovance® - advanced dietary supplements. Their efficacy is optimized by the Ysonut Rythmonutrition® Concept, an innovative approach that applies the rules of Chronobiology to nutrition.

Designed by the Ysonut scientific committee in collaboration with a front line panel of experts, the Ysonut products and methods are currently prescribed by thousands of doctors in many countries worldwide.

Zinsser Analytic GmbH

Zinsser Analytic have a unique line of products for the biochemical, pharmaceutical and diagnostic research market.

Backed by 40 years of accumulated know-how in automation and liquid & powder handling Zinsser Analytic supply customers with reliable hardware and individual solutions. With our well-trained staff we guarantee professional support.

For the biomedical research Zinsser Analytic offer a line of unique in vivo imaging systems for small animals. Due to the high scan speed and low radiation dose the Laboratory CTs are ideal for long-term studies. They are designed to fit within the confines of small laboratories without the need of control rooms.