I am Dr. Sybille Buchwald-Werner, Founder and CEO of Newday, a platform for strategies that create measurable impact. Whether in the boardroom, in projects, or on stage, my mission is to make transformation possible.
As a scientist, entrepreneur, and board director with more than 25 years of leadership in the natural-products and healthcare industries, I bridge science and strategy to accelerate innovation and empower growth. Before founding Newday in 2025, I established and led Vital Solutions GmbH, a company recognized worldwide for its science-based, IP-protected branded ingredients, achieving a successful exit after more than a decade of sustainable growth.
Today, I advise companies, boards, and investors across health-tech, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals on innovation, governance, leadership, and strategic development – helping organizations and leaders transform evidence into lasting value.
My work spans pharmaceutical quality and compliance, AI-driven innovation strategy, and board governance. As a Qualified Person (GMP) and scientific advisor, I support companies in strengthening pharmaceutical excellence, inspection readiness, and evidence-based product development. Through Newday, I am collaborating globally with organizations, boards, and investors to integrate sustainability, ESG, and digital transformation into growth strategies. In addition, I advise emerging and established companies on market access, venture readiness, and leadership transformation, while mentoring future leaders and advancing female representation across science-driven industries.
I am a frequent keynote speaker and moderator at international conferences, sharing insights on AI, longevity, and leadership transformation. My guiding philosophy reflects the essence of Newday: Science provides facts. Passion creates impact.
… I have been fascinated by natural products and their ability to make us healthier, happier, and more confident. Yes, I was that teenager with an entire shelf of herbal teas: chamomile, peppermint, hibiscus. I even used chamomile as a natural hair conditioner to make it shine. That curiosity soon became a deeper question: Why do these plants work?
Driven by that fascination, I studied Pharmacy and earned my PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, specializing in molecular modelling. While studying, I worked every Saturday in a local pharmacy, my first real laboratory of human insight. I observed how people’s health behaviors reflected their mindset, education, and socio-economic situation. It taught me that health is not only biological, it’s personal, social, and emotional.
Those experiences shaped my purpose: to make science understandable, accessible, and practical for people’s daily lives. They also sparked my lifelong passion for developing natural products that support prevention and healthy ageing – long before “longevity” and “healthy lifespan” became industry trends.
During my PhD, I joined a start-up network, wrote my first business plans, and won an innovation award for a concept called Scicovis – “Science made visible.” That idea became a guiding theme of my career: to make the invisible power of science tangible through communication, innovation, and leadership.
My first corporate role at Cognis (later BASF) allowed me to deepen that connection between science and business, managing global projects on plant-based innovation. After eight years of learning how large organizations operate, I knew it was time to build something of my own – where values, vision, and purpose aligned.
Entrepreneurial impact
In 2009, I founded Vital Solutions GmbH, driven by the vision to transform scientific knowledge into natural health ingredients that truly make a difference. What began as a development story soon evolved into a science-driven international business, uniting pharmaceutical quality standards with nutraceutical innovation and, by 2012, we were ready to launch our first ingredient for gut health.
Over the years, our team developed five branded, patented natural ingredients, each supported by clinical and mechanistic human studies and protected by strong IP portfolios. These ingredients addressed unmet consumer needs in digestive comfort, cognitive performance, metabolic health, and cardiovascular wellbeing, setting new benchmarks for efficacy, transparency, and scientific credibility in the natural-products industry.
We introduced our innovations in more than 18 countries, collaborating with global partners and leading brands to translate evidence into market success. Behind every launch stood the same principle that guided us from day one: to support people’s health naturally, through evidence, education, and empathy. In 2023, the company reached its next milestone with a successful acquisition by ABFI, ensuring the continued global growth of the portfolio we had built.
Leadership & Industry Impact
Beyond entrepreneurship, I am deeply committed to shaping the future of leadership in the nutraceutical and health industries, with a special focus on advancing women into executive and board roles.
Through my work with Women in Nutraceuticals (WIN), I have contributed to global initiatives that promote gender equity, mentorship, and representation across science-driven sectors. I helped establish and lead the organization’s international mentorship program, connecting senior industry leaders with emerging female talent over a two-year period – empowering women to take the next step toward C-suite and board-level leadership.
In 2024, I was honored with the WIN Guiding Star Award for my contribution to global mentorship and leadership development. And in 2025, I was elected to the WIN Board of Directors, where I now serve as Liaison for the International Expansion Committee, helping to accelerate the organization’s growth across Europe and Asia-Pacific.
My engagement extends beyond WIN, as member of the German University Women’s Association (Deutscher Akademikerinnen Bund), I founded and led a regional group focused on career empowerment, and of Healthcare Frauen Association (HCF), where I am building a nutraceutical network group and exploring collaborations that connect women across sectors.
Throughout my career, I have ensured that the values I advocate for are also reflected in the organizations I build. When my company Vital Solutions GmbH was acquired in 2023, it was important to me that it continued under leadership aligned with strong diversity and women-supporting values, maintaining 50% female leadership and internal programs that promote inclusion and advancement.
Many female leaders in our industry today were once my mentees, now thriving professionals who mentor others, creating a multiplier effect of empowerment. I believe that true impact lies not only in creating future leaders, but in creating future mentors.
As I often say: “If you know what you want but are missing the wings to take off, reach out. You deserve the support to fly.”
Through these roles and relationships, I continue to champion diverse leadership, cross-regional collaboration, and science-based innovation, creating opportunities for more women to lead, influence, and transform the industry from within.
Outlook
Today, I lead Newday, combining my scientific roots with strategic advisory and board leadership. My focus extends beyond product innovation to governance, AI-driven transformation, and longevity science – helping organizations build resilient, responsible growth for the future of health.
My current work increasingly centers on longevity and health span – not as abstract concepts, but as the next frontier of human wellbeing. I invest in longevity research and industry initiatives that bring together science, technology, and consumer trust to drive meaningful, evidence-based innovation.
What drives me is:
At Newday, I continue to build bridges between scientific discovery and strategic impact, ensuring that every partnership and every initiative contributes to a healthier, more inclusive, and sustainable future.
I am passionate about shaping a world where science is meaningful, leadership is human, and wellness is accessible to all.
I want more women at the table, especially in boardrooms.
Because impact doesn’t come from titles. It comes from action.
Every day is a Newday®
