Build Products Backed by Defensible Science
Struggling to substantiate product claims, navigate regulatory requirements, or earn the trust of consumers and investors? We help supplement brands, functional food companies, and life science organizations build the scientific foundation behind scientifically credible, regulatory-ready, and market-ready products.
Executive Scientific Leadership Without the Full-Time Hire
Need the expertise of a Chief Scientific Officer without the overhead of a full-time hire? We help life science startups de-risk scientific decisions, strengthen investor confidence, accelerate product development, and build scalable scientific strategies through fractional CSO leadership.
Science That Holds Up Under Examination
Need independent scientific expertise to establish scientific facts, evaluate scientific evidence, or strengthen your case? We help attorneys, law firms, and insurers deliver objective expert opinions, defensible expert reports, and testimony that withstands scrutiny in cases involving food safety, dietary supplements, infectious diseases, and microbiology.
Build Research-Ready Academic Programs
Facing challenges in developing industry-relevant academic programs, strengthening laboratory systems, improving research quality, or achieving accreditation? We help universities, colleges, and research institutions build academically rigorous life science programs through curriculum design, laboratory development, research strategy, and accreditation support.
Science First. Decisions Second.
We help organizations make high-stakes scientific decisions with confidence.
Whether developing products, evaluating evidence, preparing for accreditation, supporting litigation, or navigating regulatory scrutiny, our work begins with rigorous scientific evaluation and ends with practical, defensible recommendations.
Scientific Decisions Have Business Consequences
Whether you're launching a product, evaluating a technology, preparing for investor scrutiny, or navigating scientific uncertainty, Fowoyo Consulting helps organizations reduce scientific risk and make confident decisions supported by credible science.
Life Science Startups
Prepare for investor scrutiny, due diligence, and commercialization decisions with stronger scientific clarity.
Supplement & Nutraceutical Companies
Evaluate whether your ingredients, formulations, and claims are supported by credible science.
Functional Food & Beverage Companies
Build product positioning and development decisions on evidence, not assumptions.
Legal Professionals
Get independent scientific evaluation to support legal strategy, case review, and technical arguments.
Additional Organizations
Strengthen research planning, program development, evidence reviews, and strategic scientific decisions.
What Clients Say
"Dr. Fowoyo's ingredient analysis gave us exactly what we needed to substantiate our probiotic claims. Her review was thorough, clearly written, and gave our regulatory team real confidence going into our FDA submission process."
"We needed a credible scientific voice for our investor deck. Dr. Fowoyo pressure-tested our study design, identified real gaps, and helped us build a narrative that held up in due diligence. She is the kind of scientific advisor early-stage companies need."
"Having a PhD microbiologist who understands food safety science and can communicate clearly to a non-technical audience made a real difference. Dr. Fowoyo's analysis was precise and her testimony was compelling."
Scientific Expertise You Can Defend
Many consultants offer opinions. We provide scientific recommendations grounded in research, evidence evaluation, and real-world scientific experience.
Led by a PhD-trained life scientist with 17 years of research and scientific leadership experience, every engagement is grounded in scientific rigor, evidence-based analysis, and practical solutions.
Expertise Where Accuracy Matters
We support organizations operating in areas where scientific credibility, regulatory defensibility, and evidence quality cannot be compromised.
Every dimension of scientific defensibility, covered.
Our framework examines the critical evidence, methodology, safety, regulatory, and communication factors that determine whether scientific work can withstand scrutiny.
Evidence Quality
Strength, relevance, and hierarchy of supporting research.
Dose & Form
Therapeutic dose, bioavailability, ingredient form, and formulation fit.
Biological Plausibility
Mechanistic rationale for claims, outcomes, and interventions.
Safety
Contraindications, microbial risk, ingredient safety, and exposure concerns.
Regulatory Alignment
Claims, substantiation, documentation, and compliance context.
Study Design
Methods, controls, endpoints, protocols, and data quality.
Data Interpretation
Clear interpretation without overstating findings or conclusions.
Documentation
Dossiers, reports, white papers, manuscripts, and evidence summaries.
Communication
Scientific narratives that are clear, accurate, and audience-ready.
Scrutiny Readiness
Preparedness for investor, regulatory, academic, or legal review.
From Unsupported Claims to
Full Substantiation
Supplement Brand · California
"A California supplement brand preparing to launch a probiotic line through a major national retailer needed clinical substantiation for all health claims. We delivered a complete scientific dossier that satisfied FDA DSHEA standards and the retailer's science review requirements — on time, without reformulation."Read the Full Case Study →
Insights from the Field
Why Most Supplement Claims Won't Survive FDA Scrutiny — And What to Do About It
The gap between popular supplement claims and scientifically substantiated ones is wider than most brands realize. Here is what the evidence actually requires.
Structure/Function Claims Under DSHEA: What's Allowed, What's Not, and Why It Matters
The line between an allowed structure/function claim and an implied disease claim is thinner than it looks — and crossing it has real consequences.
What Makes a Strong Microbiology Expert Witness — From Both Sides of the Courtroom
What to look for when selecting a microbiology expert — and what opposing counsel will test under cross-examination.
Ready to strengthen the science behind your product, program, research, or case?
Start with a focused consultation. We will clarify your scientific challenge, identify the right engagement pathway, and determine how Fowoyo Scientific Consulting can support your goals.
