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Future Origins

San Diego, California, United Statesfutureorigins.com ↗

Ownership: Private
Development stage: Commercial

Overview

Future Origins has developed NALO™, a bioengineered C12/C14 fatty alcohol that serves as a high-performing, drop-in replacement for traditional palm oil-based surfactant ingredients. The product has been independently validated for performance in personal care and cleaning applications. The company has secured major offtake agreements with Kao Corporation and is preparing to launch commercial-scale production in the United States by 2025. Several tons of purified product will be available for sampling by Q2 2025.

Modalities: Biologic (fermentation-derived)Small molecule (C12/C14 fatty alcohols as chemical ingredients)
Industry: Non-Drug Biotech

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Nalo

Commercial

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Unilever (founding/backing partner)Kao Corporation (founding/backing partner & major customer/offtake agreement)L'Oréal (founding/backing partner)

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