Harnessing Gut Science to Transform Health.

At NIUM, we unlock the power of the gut microbiome to drive innovation in nutrition and health.

Our technology enables companies to develop superior products that enhance lives through improved gut health.

Our services

We enable companies, researchers, & patients to thrive with the support of our cutting-edge technologies:

Predict the effects of nutrition products on gut health with MicroGUT, our patented cutting-edge gut-on-a-chip technology.

Leverage our cutting-edge bioinformatics pipelines and metabolic modelling tools to analyze microbiome data from experiments and clinical trials.

Enhance your nutrition and food clinical trials with Nutrida, our platform that integrates personalized nutrition plans and patient monitoring into trial protocols for better outcomes.

About our tech

The IMAT Platform

Patented Technology

A proprietary gut-on-a-chip platform designed to assess the impact of nutrition products on the gut microbiome and metabolic health. IMAT emulates the entire human gastrointestinal tract on a chip.

Automated Sampling

Fast Stabilisation times

5X Lower Costs

No Maintenance

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    Gut check before takeoff! Travel—even a quick getaway—can stir up dramatic changes in your gut microbiota. Whether you’re hopping continents or road-tripping for a weekend, exposure to new environments, foods, and microbes can disrupt your internal balance, triggering digestive symptoms like diarrhoea—or sneakily shifting your gut without you noticing a thing. These fluctuations, driven by…