'These products are critical to life; you can’t run out,' says Declan O'Brien, director general of the British Specialist Nutrition Association, based in London. O’Brien was at the helm of the organisation, which represents the UK’s producers of infant formula, baby foods, parenteral medicines and nutrition, for 11 years up to last month. “This was a super challenge, as the role included being the interface between the industry and the European Medicines Agency,” O’Brien says. “I was fascinated to enter the world of tube feeding, intravenous nutrition and medicines,” says O’Brien, who sits on the board of both the European and global specialist nutrition associations. “Between them, our members look after over 47,000 people using medical foods at home as well as patients in hospitals.

Source: The Irish Times March 15, 2026 09:15 UTC