Your Personalized Gut Profile
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The German startup BIOMES understands that the overall health of an individual’s gut can have positive effects on a person’s wellbeing. BIOMES focuses on the detection and interpretation of intestinal microbiota.
The gut and brain are intimately connected. Besides the brain, the human gut is the only organ with completely autonomous nerve cells. Because the gut produces neurotransmitters, it exchanges information directly with the brain. Additionally, the gut is where metabolic products like serotonin that directly influence our sleep and our mood are made. In this way, the individual make-up of the human gut affects not only an individual’s physical but also their mental health.
The German startup BIOMES understands that the overall health of an individual’s gut can have positive effects on a person’s wellbeing. BIOMES focuses on the detection and interpretation of intestinal microbiota. The biotechnological pioneer has specialized on improving a person’s mental and physical health by analyzing and interpreting the human microbiome in detail. In order to do this, BIOMES is combining DNA sequencing with machine learning algorithms to find patterns between microbiome profiles and lifestyle and health phenotypes.
The first direct to consumer product marketed by BIOMES is a gut microbiome analysis which helps customers discover their intestinal flora and how this affects their lives. The INTEST.pro test kit can be ordered online and shipped worldwide and involves sending a small amount of stool through cotton swabs to the BIOMES laboratories. The BIOMES software pipeline then generates a personalized microbiota profile. The resulting report gives individuals an overview of the bacteria living in their gut and the functions of those bacteria; it lists topics related to food digestion, digestion problems, the intestinal mucosa, inflammation indicators, sleep, mood and more.
Based on over 7,000 scientific and clinical studies and over 20,000 data sets, BIOMES introduces individualized lifestyle and nutrition recommendations to improve the wellbeing of its customers. The results are presented through an online dashboard in an understandable and highly secure manner. BIOMES is currently working on further products, such as INTEST.pro for children or dogs.