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Helaina

Americas

New York

,

United States

Startup

FOUNDED

2019

HEADCOUNT

21-100

FUNDING

Series B

Keywords:

precision_fermentation, food_protein, milk_proteins, dairy

BUSINESS

Founded in 2019 in New York City, Helaina is a precision fermentation company producing human-equivalent bioactive proteins, with its first commercial product being effera, a bio-identical human lactoferrin.

BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT

Core; developing processes for human-equivalent bioactive proteins, e.g. bio-identical human lactoferrin, via precision fermentation.

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

precision fermentation

PRIMARY PRODUCTS

effera bio-identical lactoferrin

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