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June 26, 2023, Feed And Additive
AnimalBiome raises bar on microbiome testing for companion animals
AnimalBiome, a leader in microbiome medicine for companion animals, has announced advancements to its microbiome testing services offered through their veterinary division, AnimalBiome Veterinary. The Oakland-based biotech startup has implemented Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) HiFi sequencing technology for the accurate identification of bacteria at a species-level resolution.
June 22, 2023, Vetpol
AnimalBiome Raises the Bar on Microbiome Testing and Pathogen Detection for Companion Animals
AnimalBiome, a leader in microbiome medicine for companion animals, announces advancements to their microbiome testing services offered through their veterinary division, AnimalBiome Veterinary. The Oakland-based biotech startup has implemented Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) HiFi sequencing technology for the accurate identification of bacteria at a species-level resolution. Combined with the development of a curated, proprietary microbiome database, the new sequencing capabilities enhance identification of gut and oral pathogens, periodontal disease associates, and beneficial bacteria associated with companion animal health.
June 20, 2023, East Bay Times
Got Pet Poop? Company Wants to Buy Waste for Research, Transplants
In 2014, the tiny “seed” that grew into AnimalBiome, a company and creator of microbiome-based diagnostics and therapeutics for dogs and cats, was planted in the gut of a dog name Yuki. Holly Ganz, the founder and chief science officer of Oakland-based AnimalBiome (animalbiome.com), was at the time in graduate school at UC Davis, on her way to a career as a microbial ecologist and unknowingly on the cusp of a radical turn to become an entrepreneur. In an interview, Ganz spoke of Yuki, the rescue herding dog that had developed hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, a disorder in dogs that causes vomiting and bloody diarrhea, among other symptoms.
May 9, 2023, The Messenger
Got Pet Poop? Company Wants to Buy Waste for Research, Transplants
Throwing away your pet’s poop is a courteous thing to do – but it could be costing you hundreds of dollars. AnimalBiome, a biotechnology company based in Oakland, Calif., offers $100 per month to pet owners who provide their pets’ poop through the company’s stool bank donor program. The company uses stools from healthy pets both for its own research into the gut microbiomes of cats and dogs and as fecal transplant material for sick pets that may be suffering from illnesses like diarrhea, itchy skin, allergies and bad breath.
May 9, 2023, The San Francisco Standard
Help Other Pets and Get Paid Hundreds of Dollars for Your Pet’s Poop
There’s a startup for everything these days. This one will pay you to collect your pet’s feces in the name of science and give you cash in return. Charming, right? Oakland-based startup AnimalBiome has made a public call for poop. The startup asks East Bay residents to contribute to AnimalBiome’s growing stool bank, a biorepository of sorts that collects cat and dog feces for veterinary research.
May 8, 2023, Pet Food Processing
Green Juju, Animal Biome partner to showcase the gut health benefits of fresh pet food
In a new collaboration, Green Juju and AnimalBiome are seeking to highlight the benefits fresh, plant-based nutrition can have on a dog’s microbiome and gut health through the Green Juju Microbiome Challenge. According to the companies, research has shown the benefits of fresh, plant-based nutrition, particularly plant-based fiber, on gut microbiome diversity and function. An increased intake of fiber has also been shown to help reduce risk for inflammatory diseases, digestive, skin and other health issues, according to Green Juju and AnimalBiome.
May 5, 2023, San Francisco Examiner
Leave your dog’s poop at the door — this Oakland company will pick it up and pay you $100
Don’t let waste go to waste when you can turn it into cash. The next time you clean up your pet’s poop, think twice before rushing to the nearest compost bin. You could be throwing away hundreds of dollars. AnimalBiome, an Oakland biotech startup, is calling on East Bay residents to donate their healthy dog and cat’s poop to the company’s stool bank, according to a release on Wednesday. The business uses the feces to aid ailing cats and dogs suffering from microbiome imbalances in the gut, which could contribute to malady’s like diarrhea, itchy skin, allergies, and bad breath. The company uses the waste both for its research and to make fecal microbiota transplant material.
May 4, 2023, Kron 4
Oakland company wants to buy dog, cat poop for science
East Bay dog and cat owners might be able to turn their pet’s rear ends into mini-ATM machines thanks to a local biotech firm’s call for fresh fecal deposits. AnimalBiome in Oakland is asking people to contribute healthy pet poop to its “stool bank program” and is willing to shell out $100 per month for every fur baby it enrolls. The six-year-old company “uses carefully screened feces from healthy pets to support ailing cats and dogs suffering from issues related to microbiome imbalances in the gut,” according to a news release it sent out Wednesday.
May 4, 2023, KTVU Fox 2
Oakland company wants to buy dog, cat poop for science
East Bay dog and cat owners might be able to turn their pet’s rear ends into mini-ATM machines thanks to a local biotech firm’s call for fresh fecal deposits. AnimalBiome in Oakland is asking people to contribute healthy pet poop to its “stool bank program” and is willing to shell out $100 per month for every fur baby it enrolls.
May 4, 2023, Pet Food Processing
Research points to the effect of diet, environment on cat microbiomes
How the microbiome influences overall health and wellness in dogs and cats has become a central conversation in the pet nutrition industry in recent years, and several companies have since emerged with the goal of advancing our understanding of gut health in pets. One of these companies is AnimalBiome, which offers “the first-ever at-home gut microbiome test for cats and dogs,” according to the company.
May 3, 2023, CBS News Bay Area
Oakland biotech firm asks for donations of pet poop (for science)
East Bay dog and cat owners might be able to turn their pet’s rear ends into mini-ATM machines thanks to a local biotech firm’s call for fresh fecal deposits. AnimalBiome in Oakland is asking people to contribute healthy pet poop to its “stool bank program” and is willing to shell out $100 per month for every fur baby it enrolls. The six-year-old company “uses carefully screened feces from healthy pets to support ailing cats and dogs suffering from issues related to microbiome imbalances in the gut,” according to a news release it sent out Wednesday.
April 30, 2023, Pets Plus Mag
AnimalBiome Lends a Helping Paw
Timed with Adopt-A-Shelter Pet Day on April 30th, AnimalBiome announces a new philanthropic campaign to support animal rescues and shelters in need. AnimalBiome is donating over $100,000 worth of products and resources in 2023 to animal welfare organizations. Kicking off the campaign in the month of April for National Adopt-A-Shelter Pet Day, AnimalBiome is putting a spin on BOGO’s with a Buy One, Give One sale. For every purchase of KittyBiome S. Boulardii + FOS or DoggyBiome ImmuneShield, AnimalBiome will also send one to an animal welfare organization in need.
April 28, 2023, Pet Age
AnimalBiome Lends Helping Paw to Rescue Animals on Adopt A Shelter Pet Day
Timed with Adopt-A-Shelter Pet Day on April 30, AnimalBiome is pleased to announce a new philanthropic campaign to support animal rescues and shelters in need. AnimalBiome is donating over $100,000 worth of products and resources in 2023 to animal welfare organizations.
February 16, 2023, Animal Care Trust USA
Podcast Guests: Holly Ganz – AnimalBiome
This week on All My Children Wear Fur Coats, we had the pleasure of speaking with Holly Ganz, the Chief Science Officer of AnimalBiome. AnimalBiome is a company that specializes in microbiome science for pets. They have a large database of gut health information and help veterinarians and pet owners treat gut microbiome problems. Their goal is to improve the health and lifespan of pets through microbiome science and their innovative products.
February 8, 2023, Vet Practice Mag
AnimalBiome releases study on FMT in cats with chronic digestive issues
Pet microbiome research company AnimalBiome recently announced new research on fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in cats with chronic digestive issues. Although this subject has been investigated previously in two published studies, their value is limited since both relied on examination of just two adult felines. The new study—published in Animals— is far more comprehensive, comprising 68 cats who experienced chronic vomiting, diarrhea, and/or constipation.
November 8, 2021, Nutra Ingredients
AnimalBiome Debuts New Products at SupplySide West
AnimalBiome announces a new product, DoggyBiome™ ImmuneShield™ Chews at SupplySide West. It’s a daily chew for dogs with the ingredient EpiCor®, a postbiotic which has been shown to boost the immune system of dogs, reduce skin issues, and improve gut health. Watch the interview with AnimalBiome’s CEO, Carlton Osborne.
July 15, 2021, Cargill
Cargill invests in AnimalBiome to improve the well-being of pets through better gut health
Pet owners and veterinarians increasingly want more options to ensure the health and well-being of pets including a growing interest in allergy and gastrointestinal support, diagnosis and treatments. To accelerate the introduction of new products and insights in the pet microbiome modulation space, Cargill today announced an investment in AnimalBiome, the Oakland, California-based start-up using the latest microbiome science to restore pet digestive and skin issues.
May 12, 2021, Nutra Ingredients
NutraWomen Wednesday: Holly Ganz, PhD, AnimalBiome
Ganz started the company in 2016 after noticing the gap in the market. Today, the company boasts the largest database of cat and dog microbiome samples in the world.
April 22, 2021, Petfood Industry
How to recruit pet owners for dog, cat food studies
As pet owners increasingly demand products formulated to promote gut microbiome health, one group of scientists reviewed previously published research on pet microbiomes and developed recommendations, published in Frontiers of Veterinary Science.
September 17, 2020, Petfood Industry
Testing pet microbiome validates diet marketing claims
As consumer interest in pets’ gut microbiomes increases, pet food companies can gain insight into their products by monitoring the microbiome in feeding trials, Jessica Jarett, computational biologist for AnimalBiome, said.
July 29, 2020, Petfood Industry
Core species of dog, cat gut microbiome identified
Like a happy family in Anna Karenina, one pet biotechnology company found evidence that all healthy dog or cat microbiomes may be alike, or at least similar.
June 18, 2020, The Raw Entrepawneur
The Raw Entrepawneur Podcast: Holly Ganz, PhD, AnimalBiome
AnimalBiome’s Chief Science Officer and co-founder, Holly Ganz, PhD, guests in The Raw Entrepawneur podcast for a two-part interview (S1-6, S1-15). The Raw Entrepawneur presents a raw uncut look at the journey of holistic pet service entreprenuers – their successes and failures. Get insights on how AnimalBiome is creating a positive movement that’s changing the lives of pet owners and their pets.
January 24, 2020, Veterinary Practice News
AnimalBiome earns aces from IVC Journal
A California-based biotechnology company has earned high praises from the Innovative Veterinary Care (IVC) Journal. AnimalBiome is the recipient of IVC Journal’s 2019 Innovation Award for Supplements in the category of “Gut Health.”
September 17, 2019, Pet Food Processing
10 startups chosen for Factory’s first Pet Innovation Challenge
AnimalBiome is all about the gut health of pets and offers microbiome tests and supplements for cats and dogs to address pets with digestive, immune system and skin issues.
September 13, 2019, Science Daily
Microbes Make Chemicals for Scent Marking in a Cat
Domestic cats, like many other mammals, use smelly secretions from anal sacs to mark territory and communicate with other animals. A new study shows that many odiferous compounds from a male cat are actually made not by the cat, but by a community of bacteria living in the anal sacs.
August 28, 2018, SF Business Times
Could an East Bay startup’s ‘poop pill’ reset your pet’s gut?
A handful of companies have focused over the past decade on humans’ gut microbiome, where a balance of bacteria keep us healthy. Now AnimalBiome of Oakland is applying its learnings in cats and dogs.
August 21, 2018, Innovative Veterinary Care
Microbiome Restorative Therapy in companion animals
A procedure in which fecal material is transferred from a healthy individual to the gastrointestinal tract of an ailing individual, MBRT helps balance the microbiome and treat digestive issues..
August 13, 2018, Portland Business Journal
Pet project: Portland-based accelerator taps 6 animal services startups
A new Portland-based accelerator program has revealed the six “growing pet technology ecosystem” companies that will participate in it..
August 02, 2018, Pet Product News
Six Companies Join Mars Petcare’s Accelerator Program
Mars Petcare, Michelson Found Animals Foundation and R/GA Ventures have unveiled the six companies that will participate in the first cohort of the Leap Venture Studio (Leap). AnimalBiome being one of the six.
June 26, 2018, The Guardian
Pet food is an environmental disaster – are vegan dogs the answer?
“Just as in humans, a diverse diet is the route to a healthy gut, and eating the same food all the time means pets are “more likely to develop food allergies.”
May 03, 2018, Gizmodo
I DNA Tested My Cat…?
From bacterial DNA in a poop sample, AnimalBiome will tell you about the microbe makeup of your pet’s gut, along with information about how this impacts digestive health.
