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Geltor Adds Ingredient Science Industry Veterans to Leadership Team
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SAN LEANDRO, Calif., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Biodesign company
Geltor, Inc. today announced the addition of three new senior executives to its leadership team to drive product innovation, operational excellence, and commercial growth for its specialty proteins. Joining the company are Scott Fabro as Vice President of Business Development, Alex Patist as Vice President of Operations, and Michele Champagne as Vice President of Commercial Development and Regulatory Affairs. Our expanded leadership team will accelerate Geltor s growth trajectory through new products and new markets, while providing structure to grow well into the future. We want Geltor-powered products in every consumer s household as a part of their daily lives. With Scott, Alex and Michele aboard, our team is prepared to keep leading the animal-free collagen market in the beauty & personal care industry
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