Launched out of The University of Chicago, we focus on gut microbiome health from diagnostics to applied therapeutics.

The Problem: There is no health screening tool available to measure the health of the gut microbiome despite it being one of our largest and most vital organs.

We develop first-in-kind diagnostic/management tools that quantitatively assess the health of the gut microbiome and can pinpoint imbalances for targeted corrective interventions. No such tool currently exists. Commonly used proxies like Metagenomics and 16S rRNA profiling provide no functional information, are not quantitative, vary among individuals, and cannot define gut microbiota health.

Our quantitative marker panels are developed from AI-supervised mass spectroscopy data of clinical samples to create normal ranges and trajectory profiles that can diagnosis and manage dysbiosis. In diagnosing dysbiosis, our tool pinpoints the problem, develops evidence-based interventional strategies, and repairs the dysbiosis through precision management.

ECONOMIC BURDEN OF FOUR AREAS OF DISEASE: NEURODEGENERATIVE, CARDIOVASCULAR, METABOLIC, GASTROINTESTINAL

Executive Team & Board of Directors

Eugene B, Chang, MD
Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Board Member
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Peter Farmakis, MBA
Chief Executive Officer,
Board Member 
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Joseph F. Pierre, PhD  
Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Board Member
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Brian Yoor
Advisor
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Rob Miller, PhD
Advisor
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Founding Research & Development Team

Ashley Sidebottom, PhD

Jason Koval, MS

Orlando DeLeon, PhD

Karen Lolans

Business Partners

Sharon Ayd, PhD, MBA
Regulatory and Product Development
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Frank Costabile, CPA
Finance and Accounting
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Jessica Fairchild, JD
Legal-General Counsel
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Julie Ferguson, MA 
Communications and Public Relations
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Tim Hogan 
Marketing and Design
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Kaitlyn Read, PhD
Product Development Scientist
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Research & Development (The Chang Lab)

Na Fei, PhD

Elizabeth Wall, RD, MS

Candace Cham, PhD

Scientific Advisory Board

John Alverdy, MD
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Dorottya Nagy-Szakal, MD, PhD

David Rubin, MD

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Business Advisory Board

Patrick Hennessey, MD  EVP, Chief Business and Strategy Officer
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Jayson Slotnik, JD, MPH
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