Every company has a mission; ours goes above and beyond delivering top-notch microbiome data & bioinformatic analysis. Here’s what our team strives for everyday: Microbiome Insights aims to advance microbiome science by empowering researchers with our expertise and innovation. Empowering our clients who are doing the research—that’s the reason we exist. Throughout 2018, our team…
Microbiome Insights co-founder Dr. Bill Mohn chairs the Advisory Board to the Microbiomes in Transition (MinT) program at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). In this video, our Scientific Advisory Board member Janet Jansson, Senior Microbial Scientist at PNNL, discusses how microbes affect human and environmental health. Microbiomes exist everywhere, both in…
Leaders in the microbiome industry met in San Diego (USA) for two days, on October 29th and 30th, 2018, to dive into the advancements in research and product development that have occurred to date. Microbiome Insights was an exhibitor at this event—The 6th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration Forum–one of the largest annual microbiome-related gatherings…
In this series of videos, Microbiome Insights co-founder Dr. Brett Finlay, along with Dr. Jennifer Gardy, answers questions about the microbiome and its role in human health and development—making a case for rethinking what it means to live a healthy lifestyle. Rethinking germs: Healthy living with our microbes Part 1 Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzOHeyq53FU Topics addressed in…
A growing number of start-up microbiome companies—from new players in the established probiotics industry, to university spin-outs focused on novel microbiome-based therapeutics—are looking for support and funding. In this competitive environment, how can a new company make the cut? For the past several years Professor Denise Kelly has worked with Seventure Partners, a leading European…
Microbiome Insights was a proud founding partner of the Microbiome Skin Health and Dermatology conference, a part of the Hanson Wade Microbiome Movement Series—held September 10th to 12th, 2018. The aim of this event was to explore ways of understanding the mechanisms underlying microbial interactions with skin health, and to discuss standardization of metagenomics research…
Vancouver, British Columbia (September 12, 2018)—Microbiome Insights, Inc. is pleased to announce that it will receive a contribution of up to $190,249 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to help support the development of a new personal health platform of microbiome testing. Co-founded by Drs. Brett Finlay and…
With its globally leading expertise in skin microbiome testing, Microbiome Insights was a proud founding sponsor of the Skin Health & Dermatology Conference, held in San Diego September 10th to 12th, 2018. According to conference organizers Hanson Wade, the aim of the event was “understanding the underlying biology of the skin microbiome for translation into safe,…
Over the past several years the Microbiome Insights team has invested in the development of new tools and techniques for obtaining high-quality, actionable skin microbiome data for our partners and clients in the cosmetics and dermatology industry. When designing a new skin microbiome study, we always have an important discussion: which variable region should be…
Competition for funding can be tough—but if you’re applying to a Canadian granting agency to fund a microbiome study, the Microbiome Insights team will be pleased to help. Some granting agencies require you to name an industry partner—and as the leading Canadian industry partner dedicated to microbiome testing and bioinformatic analysis, we are positioned to…