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Just about every infant formula available on the market uses cow’s milk as its nutritional basis. This usage of cow’s milk as the main ingredient in the production of formula is what Harmony is trying to change by replacing cow’s milk with human breast milk proteins. In the current infant formula industry, using cow’s milk
read moreDr. Mariana Souza, Ph.D. is one of the leading scientists in infant nutrition and is working on the front lines to create Harmony’s infant formulas. With a Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology and over a decade of experience working in baby nutrition development from routine formulas to complex specialty formulas for babies with genetic
read moreBabies being allergic to cow’s milk is a topic that is often discussed among parents. Standard infant formula, which is made from cow’s milk will trigger this allergy, but what about human breast milk? Do breastfeeding moms need to worry about their baby being allergic to breast milk? The answer is complicated. While human breast milk
read moreWe are proud to introduce Dr. Julia Robert, Harmony’s upstream and downstream bioprocess engineering expert working at our new LabCentral laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harmony won LabCentral Ignite’s 2021 Golden Ticket, a program designed to bring up underrepresented founders in the biotech industry whose startups have a high impact on improving human health. As a reward,
read moreWe are proud to introduce Shirley Sze-To, our fundraising and Asian operations specialist. Based in Hong Kong, Shirley has been spearheading our expansion into international markets, setting up our laboratory and home base for Asian operations at Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, one of the leading innovation hubs in Asia. We sat down with
read moreAlthough we are innovating the baby formula industry using science, our real focus is not on technology. Our real focus is on helping struggling families and allergic babies and ease the pain and panic they feel while searching for feeding options, because at the end of the day, this is what really matters. Technology is
read moreThe formula shortage crisis has made it clear that change must come to the hypoallergenic infant formula market. Two of the three formulas recalled in February were hypoallergenic, placing enormous strain on families that depend on these specialty formulas. The few remaining hypoallergenic options have not been able to keep up with the increased demand,
read moreImagine a world in which we no longer use cow’s milk as the basis of infant formula. Every formula is made from human breast milk components that provide the exact nutrients a baby needs and are naturally hypoallergenic. Harmony is working toward making this dream a reality. A reality that would benefit allergic and non-allergic babies
read moreWe are very excited to announce the beginning of Harmony’s Asian operations with a brand-new laboratory in Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP). This will serve as a second location to conduct our research on breast milk component development to further accelerate our time to market, as well as our first base of operations
read moreAs we all know, breast milk is the best source of nutrition for any infant. As such, the goal of every infant formula is to be as close to breast milk as possible. Other formulas take cow’s milk as their nutritional basis and try to adjust it to bring it closer to breast milk. Harmony
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