A Decade of Calysta
By Alan Shaw Ph.D, CEO and Co-founder of Calysta We’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of Calysta, both a proud and motivating milestone in our journey. In these 10 years, we’ve made strides towards transforming the future of food by producing alternative protein for potential use across all markets. As I reflect on the last decade […]
New era of food security beckons as world’s first industrial-scale alternative protein facility switches on
SAN MATEO, Calif. The world’s first industrial-scale facility to produce FeedKind®, a protein ingredient that needs no animal or plant matter to produce, has switched on. Calysseo, a joint venture between worldwide animal nutrition leader Adisseo and protein innovator Calysta, will initially produce 20,000 tonnes of protein per year from the facility in Chongqing, China. […]
Why we need protein without limits
Why we need protein without limits By Herman Sloot In the future, one of our biggest challenges will be how we feed the world. We are in a unique situation where global food insecurity has been accelerated by a number of factors, including conflict, disease, droughts and supply chain issues. How do we create protein […]
Meet the Team: Quynh Nguyen
Get to know Quynh Nguyen, Process Engineer at Calysta Can you describe a typical day-in-the life of a Process Engineer at Calysta? My typical day varies depending on the phase of the project I am currently working on. During the detail design phase over the past year, I spent time collaborating internally with our international […]
Meet the Team: Chris Behrens
Get to know Chris Behrens, Senior Process Engineer at Calysta What drew you to your role at Calysta? In short, I was impressed by the strength of the Calysta process. Calysta has substantial potential to make a considerable difference in the way that we produce protein for feed and food. The ability to turn gas […]
Calysta makes food sector move with Sloot appointment
San Mateo, CA – July 14, 2022– Calysta, Inc. World-leading alternative protein producer, Calysta, has appointed Herman Sloot as its new VP of Commercial Development to target opportunities in the pet and human food sectors. Calysta is the world’s largest alternative protein company and the first of its kind to build an industrial-scale production facility. […]
First industrial-scale FeedKind® facility heralds new era of food security
Commissioning and start-up activities have commenced at the world’s first industrial-scale FeedKind® facility, to produce a new sustainable functional protein that does not use animal or plant ingredients in its production. Calysseo, a joint venture between worldwide animal nutrition leader Adisseo and protein innovator Calysta, will produce 20,000 tonnes of FeedKind® Aqua protein annually from […]
Meet the Team: Melissa Aimers
Get to know Melissa Aimers, Quality Systems Manager at Calysta What drew you to your role at Calysta? For me Calysta is such an interesting company with a powerful vision, aiming to make a real difference to meet the demands of a growing population. It is so different from anything I have previously been involved […]
Meet the team: Sun Bin
Get to know Sun Bin, General Manager of Calysta China and Chairman of Calysseo. What is your current job role and what does your day-to-day look like? My current role is General Manager of Calysta in China and Chairman of Calysseo, a joint venture between Calysta and Adisseo to bring FeedKind® to market in Asia. A […]
Meet the team: Lexie Scott
Calysta apprentice’s joy at working on world-leading technology Not every apprentice can say the work they’re doing could help change the world – but one 19-year old Teessider can say exactly that after joining alternative protein producer Calysta. Lexie Scott, who lives in Whitby, works across three different labs at Calysta’s research and development facilities […]