Nonprofit stool bank advancing fecal transplant access and microbiome research.
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Founded with a mission to expand safe access to fecal transplants and catalyze research on the human microbiome, OpenBiome is a nonprofit stool bank. The organization provides therapies, microbes, data, and knowledge to address critical gaps in microbiome research and healthcare. Their services include an Investigational FMT Access Program, which offers investigational fecal transplants as a last resort for patients suffering from antibiotic-resistant C. difficile infections. OpenBiome's market focus is on improving global health through ethical and equitable advancements in microbiome science.
Notable affiliated individuals and investors include key researchers and healthcare professionals who support OpenBiome's mission. The organization has achieved significant milestones, such as becoming a leading provider of fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) and contributing to numerous microbiome research studies. OpenBiome's overall impact includes advancing the understanding of the human microbiome and providing critical treatments that have improved patient outcomes worldwide.
