"The study of biology is the study of life itself."
— Rachel Carson
Better / Cheaper / Faster / Greener
By making animal free proteins that are economically-viable, we are supporting a transition into a sustainable & compassionate future.
Type I collagen is the most abundant collagen, making up over 90% of the collagen in the body. It provides is the key component in providing tensile strength, structural support, and flexibility to tissues and. It is also important for bone growth and remodelling, as well as for wound healing.
It is composed of two alpha-1 chains and one alpha-2 chain, arranged in a triple helix structure. Gelatin and collagen peptides are smaller amino acid chains derived from this complex protein.
Collagen peptides for health & beauty
Bioidentical human collagen for cosmetic dermatology & wound healing
Gelatin for food & pharma
Collagen bioplastics for packaging & materials
Collagen for leather in fashion & automotive
Collagen scaffolding for cultivated meat & human organs
With 19 years of experience in innovation and entrepreneurship, Michalyn has led Provenance from its inception with a critical focus on business and technology strategy, team building, and tech transfer. She is an inventor in the fields of advanced materials and alternative proteins and has developed and secured applications for Provenance. In addition to Michalyn’s work in bioscience, she is a CEO and patent holder in advanced road infrastructure.
Dr. John Dueber is a globally recognized expert in cell engineering. John is the Associate Professor of Bioengineering at University of California, Berkeley. He earned his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from University of California, San Francisco, under the advisory of Wendell Lim. He is currently the Principal Investigator of the Dueber Lab at UC Berkeley. The Dueber Lab develops strategies for introducing designable, modular control over living cells.
Zev is a globally recognized expert in the programming of tissues. He is a professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, and is co-Director of the UCSF-based, multi-institution Center for Cellular Construction. As head of the Gartner Lab, he is working to understand how cells assemble into multicellular tissues; how the structure of tissues coordinate the behavior of individual cells; and how changes to tissue structure drive the progression of diseases.
Christian was co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Provenance Bio through 2022. As the company's business development and financial lead, Christian brought years of service to building the company. He was passionate about the technology’s opportunity to support the next generation of food, therapeutics and materials.
