A company built around women’s biology.
Our purpose is to translate advanced understanding of the gut-brain axis in a woman’s microbiome into products and experiences designed around women and the changes they experience through life.
Our mission.
FemmeBiomeTM translates advanced understanding of women’s biology into trusted products and experiences that help women feel and function more like themselves through life’s changes.
Women often recognise when their bodies and daily experience change, while the explanations and support available to them remain fragmented or generic. We begin with the change women recognise, investigate the relevant biology and develop solutions with a clear purpose and a realistic evidence plan.
Our origins.
FemmeBiomeTM grew out of more than two decades of research into the microbiome–gut–brain axis and its role in women’s health. Founded by Professor Siobhain O’Mahony, the company brings that scientific expertise to the development of products informed by a deeper understanding of women’s biology.
A spin-out from University College Cork, FemmeBiomeTM focuses on unmet needs in women’s health, combining product development with the generation of evidence on outcomes that matter to women.
A neuroscience perspective. A woman’s lived experience.
Founded in neuroscience, FemmeBiomeTM brings a distinctive perspective to women’s health: understanding the brain’s role in the changes women experience, and using that understanding to guide product development.
Our approach connects what women notice, what science can explain and what our products must demonstrate.
Start with women’s experience
The questions we ask begin with women’s accounts of what changes, how it feels and where it affects everyday life. These experiences define the needs we set out to address.
Look through the lens of neuroscience
We examine the brain’s role within the wider biology of the condition in question. Our gut-brain expertise shapes the questions we investigate, while a critical reading of the evidence keeps established knowledge distinct from promising hypotheses.Formulate with purpose
We translate that understanding into considered product choices. Every ingredient, dose and format needs a clear rationale—grounded in relevant evidence and attentive to how the product fits into a woman’s life.
Put our thinking to the test
A scientific rationale is a starting point. We test our assumptions, build evidence through appropriate research and learn from women’s experience of our products.