Run a microbiome study end to end.
Collection kits, sequencing in a US CLIA lab, an individual report for every participant and raw FASTQ files for your own analysis, plus access to our cohort tools. From £75 per sample.
Minimum order 100 kits. Or email support@biomesight.com
A report for every participant, and the raw data for you
Most studies run on the same core: we handle the kits, the lab and the participant reports. You get the raw files to analyse your way.
Collection kits
Sent to your team in bulk. You collect and batch participants' samples, then ship them to our US lab together.
CLIA lab sequencing
DNA extraction, library prep and 16S rRNA (V4) sequencing in a US CLIA lab.
A report for every participant
Each participant gets the standard Biomesight report, in the app.
Raw FASTQ files
Take the raw sequencing data into your own pipeline and run your own analysis.
Cohort tools
Build study groups with Cohort Selector and compare them in Cohort Analyzer.
Every study is different. Let's talk.
Scope is flexible. Add any of these to the core package, or tell us what your study needs.
Study design support
Talk your design through with us before you recruit, so the samples you collect can answer your question.
Logistics
Need more help getting kits out or samples back? We'll work it out with you, case by case.
Our bioinformatics
Prefer us to run the analysis? We can do taxonomic and cohort analysis through our Consensus pipeline.
Real-world reference data, and participants who stay with you
Every sample is read against tens of thousands of real samples, and every participant sees their own results.
key bacteria reported for every sample
functional markers, from SCFA to toxin producers
microbes covered
Reference ranges from real samples
Ranges come from tens of thousands of real samples, so you see where each participant sits against a real-world population.
Function, not just taxa
Butyrate, acetate and propionate producers, hydrogen sulfide and methane producers, beta-glucuronidase and gut-barrier indicators.
Two databases per sample
Our Consensus pipeline matches each sample against two current reference databases, including methane-producing archaea. Raw data is always downloadable.
Participants stay engaged
Each participant gets the standard Biomesight report in the app, so taking part gives them something back.
Your data, your analysis
Raw FASTQ files for your own pipeline, with our cohort tools there when you want a quick comparison.
Established and international
Operating since 2019, with members in 60+ countries.
Participant data, handled properly
The same standards for every sample, wherever your participants live.
GDPR compliant
For studies with participants in the UK and EU.
HIPAA-aligned
Health data is handled in line with HIPAA requirements.
We never sell data
Participant data is never sold to third parties.
One US CLIA lab
Every sample goes through our CLIA lab partner in Memphis, Tennessee.
Common questions teams bring to us
Prebiotic validation
See whether your prebiotic shifts the bacteria it's designed to feed, comparing participants' samples before and after. Track SCFA producers, commensals and diversity against reference ranges.
Probiotic validation
Track the probiotic groups linked to your product and see how the wider community responds, from pathobionts and toxin producers to phylum composition.
Priced per sample, packaged for your study
Price depends on what you include.
- Minimum order 100 kits
- Flexible packages
- You batch and ship samples to our US lab
- Kits distributed in the UK, EU, USA and Canada
Already have sequencing data?
Academic researchers get free platform access, with bulk FASTQ uploads from other labs, Cohort Selector and Cohort Analyzer.
Patient-group studies
Running a study with a patient group? See our subsidised kits.
Tell us about your study
Share your research question, sample size and timeline, and we'll shape a package around it. From £75 per sample, minimum order 100 kits.