why personalized probiotics

Gut Microbiome and the Need for Probiotics

Understanding the Gut Microbiome

The gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microorganisms. These microbes aid in digesting food, producing vitamins, and protecting against harmful pathogens. Imbalances due to poor diet, stress, or antibiotics can lead to health issues.

Need for Probiotics

Probiotics are live beneficial bacteria that help restore gut balance. They improve digestion, enhance immune function, and support overall well-being.

Personalized Probiotics

Challenges with Commercial Probiotics

The functionality of commercial probiotics usually exhibited a large variability of responses in human populations. Also, many commercial probiotics fail to establish themselves in the gut, limiting their benefits. Therefore, a more personalized approach is needed.

Limitations of Traditional Methods

The “culture-first-screen-next” strategy is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Conventional methods struggle to precisely isolate effective strains from stool samples. Personalized probiotics could ensure a better match with the user’s gut environment and enhance its colonization ability.

Raman-activated single-cell sorting and analysis

Our technology

• High-throughput and functional-targeted screening in situ

• Screen-first, culture-next

• Mine personalized probiotics for autologous transplantation

Our Platform

Rapid, high-throughput , and low-cost functional sorting

Technical principles: Raman spectroscopy analysis, stable isotope labeling, microfluidic techniques

 

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Probiotic Ramanomics Databases

Single-Cell Raman Spectroscopy (SCRS)

Customized for specific organs, tissues and diseases

Provides detailed metabolic profiles of probiotics

Innovative AI Algorithms

Rapid alignment and comparison of Raman spectra

Efficient search and annotation of metabolic profiles