Derisk translation from the start.
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 design high-performing products, we measure what matters. kChip captures direct readouts of microbial function—tracking pathogen suppression, metabolite production or degradation, robustness to environment, and other key performance indicators critical to rigorous product design.
kChip data trains kAI, an AI model
that predicts microbial behavior.
kChip generates data at unmatched scale.
kChip generates high-quality, high-volume datasets—over 40 million measured combinations and counting. These measurements form of 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 model can expand the microbial network, predicting how new, untested combinations behave. The filled-in network let's 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 microbial combinations that deliver superior function—in therapeutics, consumer products, food applications, and beyond.
Versatile Product Types
We build the solution that best solves the problem: the microbes themselves, prebiotic nutrients, or postbiotic ferments.
Efficacy Through Ecology
Our products 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 microbes 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 dermatitis, pruritus, acne, dandruff, athlete’s foot, 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
Agriculture
Powering healthier crops—controlling pests, boosting plant growth, enhancing soil vitality, and reducing reliance on chemicals
Chronic Disease
Oral and gut microbiome deficiencies underlying digestive, metabolic, cardiovascular, periodontal, and neurological disease
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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