Functional food development spans bioactive ingredient delivery, formulation and taste, and manufacturing scale-up. On Halo, R&D teams connect with 89 commercially viable technologies, 83 active innovators, and 59 organizations advancing nutrient-dense, health-positioned food and beverage products — from nanoscale encapsulation and protein masking to GMP ingredient manufacturing. Explore the solutions, startups, suppliers, and researchers below, or post a partnering request to source exactly what you need.
Source breakthrough innovations from universities and startups to transform your product pipeline.
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Test, analyze, and validate your innovations through specialized testing labs and CROs.
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Using Halo we’ve been able to find new research and experts that none of our other tools could find. That has been a major benefit, unearthing what is up and coming and beneath the surface. The other big value-driver has been efficiency and how streamlined the process is through Halo.
Maxine Roman, Kraft Heinz
Lead, R&D Innovation Collaboration & Partnerships
Halo made it easy to source proposals to our opportunity, share feedback with colleagues and connect directly with the researchers to learn more. The fact that we identified more than 30 proposals for further screening speaks to their quality and relevance.
Sri Narayan-Sarathy, PepsiCo
Senior Principal Scientist
Thousands of researchers, startups, suppliers, and R&D teams use Halo to discover opportunities, form partnerships, and move innovation forward.
