Bio

I'm a food scientist and Founder and CEO of Helaina, a New York City-based biotech company pushing the boundaries of what food can do for health. With the development of our immune-nourishing glycoproteins, Helaina is the first company to bring the immunity properties of breast milk to food for all stages of life – bridging the gap between food and medicine. Disrupting the stagnant infant formula category, and meeting booming consumer demand for food with immunity power, we've raised more than $25 million from investors. Helaina’s new category of infant formula will support parents who, in the U.S., often have insufficient parental leave policies. Prior to Helaina, I developed food products for NUGGS, Plated, and Dylan’s Candy Bar. I earned my Masters in Food Studies from NYU, and a Bachelor of Sciences in Food Science and Technology from Western University. In my free time, I can be found hanging out with my husband, son Leo, and our Italian Water Dog, Fontina Prosciutto, and writing recipes in hopes of one day publishing a cookbook.