Native Microbials (formerly Ascus Biosciences)
Americas
San Diego
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2015
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series B
Keywords:
probiotics, microbiome, bacteria, omics, animal_nutrition
BUSINESS
Native Microbials, founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, California (formerly Ascus Biosciences, rebranded in 2020), develops microbial feed supplements and probiotics for livestock and companion animals based on microbiome sequencing and strain isolation from healthy animals of the target species. Commercial products include Galaxis Frontier (rumen microbial consortium for dairy cows, targeting feed efficiency and methane reduction), Arkus Daily (canine probiotic containing Clostridium hiranonis, Megamonas funiformis, and Enterococcus faecium), and Avius Protect (poultry probiotic).
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; San Diego (2015, formerly Ascus Biosciences) animal-health microbiome company isolating species-specific microbes from livestock and pet microbiomes and producing them as microbial feed additives.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
microbiome science; microbial strain isolation
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Animal-specific microbial supplements (livestock and pet products)