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1,430 functional food development experts on the Halo network

Updated Nov 2, 2026

Halo lists 1,430 functional food development experts with a page on the network. They include Alireza Abbaspourrad and Julian de La Rosa Millan. Open the functional food development hub to see all of them.

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Alireza Abbaspourrad
Principal InvestigatorCornell University

Develops pectin-mineral gummies and controlled-hydration psyllium particles for functional foods.

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Julian de La Rosa Millan
Julian de La Rosa Millan
Principal InvestigatorTecnológico de Monterrey · University

Designs food matrices that modulate starch digestibility, GLP-1 signaling and satiety response.

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Enrique Gonzalez
CEOVELOZBIO · Company

Develops germinated pea peptides targeting GLP-1-mediated satiety and joint and skin health.

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Rishi Naik
Research AssociateUNSW Sydney · University

Builds plant protein-seaweed Maillard conjugates and dispersible psyllium granules for functional food systems.

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Farah Hosseinian
Principal InvestigatorCarleton University

Develops food-grade liposomes that keep probiotics stable in low-pH fermented beverages.

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Mark Haub
Mark Haub
ProfessorKansas State University

Runs human trials on metabolic, glycemic and satiety responses to whole foods and functional ingredients.

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Vito Butardo
Vito Butardo
Senior Lecturer, BiotechnoloySwinburne University of Technology

Investigates plant bioactives, prebiotics and lactic and acetic acid bacteria fermentation for gut-health foods.

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Bassam Damaj
Bassam Damaj
CEOVeos Pharmaceuticals · Company

Develops a plant-based myostatin regulator for muscle and metabolic health.

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Tadesse Teferra
Tadesse Teferra
Principal Investigator (Research Scientist (2025-present)); Postdoctoral Research Associate (2023-2024); Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant (2015-2019).Texas A&M University, College Station

Measures in vitro glycemic load and digestibility of cereal-based ready-to-eat foods.

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Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia
Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia
CSOEx Seed · Company

Builds pectin-coated magnetite nanoparticles that deliver iron and protect probiotic bacteria in foods.

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Every innovator on this page has a claimed Halo profile and work in functional food development. Anyone with functional food development solutions listed on Halo comes first, and every name links through to its page on the platform. Partnering runs through co-development, sponsored research, licensing, and pilot engagements. The full solution set, with the counts and the research areas behind it, sits on the functional food development hub.

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Who are the leading functional food development experts on Halo?

Halo lists 1,430 functional food development experts, including Alireza Abbaspourrad, Julian de La Rosa Millan, and Enrique Gonzalez. Anyone with functional food development solutions listed on Halo comes first, and the page was last updated on Nov 2, 2026.

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