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Cobden Research Ltd. was formed as an independent technical consultancy company in 2013 by Peter Clough to allow him to make his expertise in speciality oils such as fish oil, evening primrose oil and borage oil available to a wider audience of nutritional, healthfood and pharmaceutical companies.
Peter has a wealth of experience in the field of nutritional supplements (and in particular the omega-3 and omega-6 oils) obtained from over 30 years involvement covering all technical aspects of the business and he is considered to be a leading authority on the production and use of essential fatty acids in human nutrition.
Be it raw material supply, new product development, quality control, clinical trials, regulatory affairs or technical marketing, Peter Clough, acting as your consultant through Cobden Research, can offer informed, impartial advice, project management or detailed investigative reports.
Peter Clough's unrivalled links with the commercial sector, academia, and research institutions along with his in-depth knowledge of the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids enables Cobden Research to access the expertise and market intelligence required to successfully meet a wide variety of client specific needs and requirements.
Latest news |
ISSFAL 2020 (www.issfalcongress.com) ISSFAL has announced that the next biennial congress will be held in June 2020 in the beautiful Chinese city of QingDao. Further details will be available on the congress website (www.issfalcongress.com) as they are announced.
Peter Clough in his role as secretary of ISSFAL is a member of the congress organising committee. |
New appointment Peter Clough has been appointed a Director of Bickiepegs Healthcare Ltd, an oral healthcare company based in Aberdeen Scotland. The company manufactures the famous Bickiepegs teething biscuit, the natural alternative to plastic teething rings, recommended by paediatricians and orthodontists and the unique slanted Doidy Cup specifically designed to help weaning infants move from bottle to cup. In a consulting capacity he will be assisting primarily in developing the company's quality systems and new product development activities. |
High DHA Algal Oil Algal oils produced by fermentation are increasingly seen as alternatives to conventional fish oils and fish oil concentrates. Peter Clough has been appointed Technical Advisor to New Horizons Global Ltd a UK based producer of high quality refined and winterised DHA rich algal oil for the food, infant formula and supplements industries. |
Caviar Biotec Ltd Caviar Biotec are producers of Caviar Oil, a unique Omega-3 oil obtained from the roe-sack of Sturgeon fish for culinary, cosmetics and supplements applications. Peter Clough has been appointed Technical Consultant to the company, advising on product quality and co-ordinating clinical trials. |
Authentication of Borage Oil As a result of harvest conditions and also changes in the production
areas for the borage crop there has been a surplus of low-cost low-GLA
borage oil entering the market. Concerns have been expressed about the
possible undeclared adulteration of this material particularly with the
new high GLA safflower oil that is now available to raise GLA levels. The
analytical team at Mylnefield Research Services have investigated
possible ways of identifying such adulteration using their extensive
database of borage seed and oil analyses. The results of this
investigation have recently been published in Lipid Technology: In another development Professor Bill Christie, also of Mylnefield Research services has set up a new website, the LipidHome which contains a wealth of information on lipids, their chemistry, biochemistry and analysis. For anyone with an interest in the field, this is an extremely useful source of information, the section on mass spectrometry being particularly comprehensive. |
Commercialisation of high grade chicken fat Cobden Research recently completed a preliminary evaluation of potential uses for a high grade chicken fat by-product on behalf of an multi national food ingredients company. The study investigated possible uses and customers in a variety of sectors including biodiesel, animal and human food, petfood and aquaculture. Quality requirements, likely achievable pricing, and potential demand volumes were identified. |
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Mylnefield advisory committee appointment 'Peter Clough of Cobden Research has been appointed to the Mylnefield Research Services (MRS) advisory committee. MRS provide a world-leading commercial analysis service and were able to announce at the same time that they have been formally approved for the analysis of lipids to GMP standard by the by the US Food and Drug Administration. For further details see the Mylnefield press release. |