Structured, scaled data to tap into the microbial world.
Microbial ecosystems are like cities of people.
Many methods study microbes one at a time—a poor proxy for how they operate in the presence of other microbes.
Other methods take a census of entire microbial ecosystems at once, which cannot teach us how the parts give rise to the whole.
Concerto learns how interactions within communities give rise to microbial synergies and desirable properties. We translate this knowledge directly into products.
kChip generates millions of miniature microbial communities.
Even a small bank of microbes (hundreds) creates a combinatorial explosion of possible community compositions (millions or billions)—far too big for automated microbiology methods to generate. kChip solves this experimental bottleneck.
Then we measure the performance of every community.
To discover high-performing microbe-based ingredients, we measure what matters. kChip captures direct readouts of microbial function for every constructed combination.
We’ve generated >50M measurements of microbial behavior.
Ultra-high-quality, ultra-high-volume kChip data reveal the inner workings of the microbial world—how microbes work together to suppress pathogens, produce and degrade metabolites, and perform other functions critical to strong product performance.
Every dataset is a new window into microbial ecology.
Our largest screen, the Skin Universe Project, profiled how microbes implicated in skin health (C. acnes, S. epidermidis, etc.) are influenced by combinations of skin microbes. This dataset serves as a goldmine for hit generation, fueling Concerto’s ingredient portfolio and strengthening a foundation for partnering around novel dermatology assets.
kChip data train kAI, a universal model of microbial ecology.
kChip generates data at unmatched scale.
kChip measurements form the basis of interaction networks and represent ideal datasets to train an AI to understand how microbes influence each other.
kAI further grows
the network.
The trained kAI can expand the microbial network, predicting how new, untested combinations behave. The filled-in network lets us see far beyond what’s experimentally measured.
We uncover the highest-performing combinations.
With a kChip-seeded, kAI-expanded network, we identify synergistic, robust combinations that perform their functions when embedded into real communities.
We design best-in-class
microbe-based products.
Amidst the billions of possibilities, kChip and kAI pinpoint precise combinations of microbe-based ingredients that deliver superior function—in therapeutics, consumer products, food applications, and beyond.
Versatile Ingredient Types
We build the solution that best solves the problem: the microbes themselves, prebiotic nutrients, or postbiotic ferments.
Efficacy Through Ecology
Our ingredients are greater than the sum of their microbes. Synergistic combinations power performance.
Built for the Real World
By measuring performance across millions of contexts, we choose microbe-based ingredients that maintain their performance no matter what (or who!) they run into.
We can solve problems anywhere
that microbes grow.
Skin Care
Skin microbiome deficiencies underlying odor, skin barrier issues, pruritus, acne, dandruff, redness, and more
Women’s Health
Vaginal microbiome deficiencies underlying yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis, and more
Food & Nutrition
Clean-label food preservation, enhanced nutrition, and next-gen functional ingredients
Microbes are everywhere: on your pets, livestock, and kitchen counter. If you have an idea that’s not listed here, reach out—we love to partner.
Harness microbial ecology with Concerto to develop new, transformative products.
Partner With UsMicrobes, like humans, are stronger together than they ever could be alone.
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