Fresh face at novel fish feed firm
Calysta, the company behind the microbial fishmeal replacement FeedKind, has appointed Tomas Belloso as its new Vice President, Regulatory Affairs.
Dr Belloso will report to Josh Silverman, Chief Product and Innovation Officer, and is responsible for the company’s regulatory and quality management programs and strategy.
“Tomas Belloso brings Calysta over a decade of senior regulatory, quality and product management experience in the feed and animal health industries,” Dr Silverman said. “He is an important addition to our management team as Calysta moves toward commercial production of FeedKind protein. FeedKind protein is a proprietary, competitively priced new fish and animal feed ingredient targeted at replacing fishmeal.”
Dr Belloso previously served as Regulatory Compliance Manager at the Feed Division of Wilbur-Ellis, a $3 billion international marketer and distributor of agricultural products, animal feed and specialty chemicals and ingredients. Prior to that, he held senior regulatory and product management positions at Royal Canin USA, a subsidiary of Mars, Nestle Purina, Monsanto and Elanco Animal Health.
He holds a PhD in animal sciences and a Master’s degree in dairy sciences from the University of Florida, and a Bachelor’s degree in animal sciences from Universidad Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela.
