World first: Geltor gears up for mid-2021 launch of vegan collagen for food, beverage, nutrition markets Geltor – which has developed a computational biology platform to create a range of ‘designer’ functional proteins via microbial fermentation - is gearing up for the commercial launch of the world’s first ingestible ‘animal-free’ vegan collagen for the food and nutrition markets in mid-2021.
Like Perfect Day – which makes ‘animal-free’ dairy proteins –
Geltor deploys synthetic biology to engineer microbes to produce collagen (which is currently extracted from animal skin, bones, and connective tissue) via a fermentation process.
The San Leandro-based startup – which launched its first products in the topical skincare category - plans to launch animal-free collagen for the food and nutrition market this summer, said VP business development Scott Fabro, one of three new hires (along with Alex Patist (ex-Cargill, Bolt Threa