
Canomiks is a technology company leveraging genomics and AI to validate, test, and certify the biological efficacy and safety of ingredients and formulations in the functional food, beverage, and dietary supplement industries. Founded by Harvard professors with extensive experience in bioinformatics, genomics, and medicine, Canomiks aims to make 'Food as Medicine' a reality by bringing truth and transparency to the natural products market. Their platform supports ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers in creating scientifically backed products, utilizing methodologies common in the pharmaceutical industry. Canomiks has received recognition and funding from the National Science Foundation and participated in accelerators like Techstars Farm to Fork.

Canomiks is a technology company leveraging genomics and AI to validate, test, and certify the biological efficacy and safety of ingredients and formulations in the functional food, beverage, and dietary supplement industries. Founded by Harvard professors with extensive experience in bioinformatics, genomics, and medicine, Canomiks aims to make 'Food as Medicine' a reality by bringing truth and transparency to the natural products market. Their platform supports ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers in creating scientifically backed products, utilizing methodologies common in the pharmaceutical industry. Canomiks has received recognition and funding from the National Science Foundation and participated in accelerators like Techstars Farm to Fork.
Core offering: Genomics + AI platform (Bio-B2B™) for validating and certifying botanical ingredient and formulation efficacy, safety, and batch consistency.
Founding team: Founded by Harvard-affiliated scientists including CEO Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk; Manoj Bhasin and Frank W. LoGerfo are named founders/leaders.
Funding signal: Recipient of National Science Foundation SBIR grants (including a ~ $998k NSF grant awarded June 2024).
Target markets: Functional foods, beverages, dietary supplements, and cosmeceuticals.
Scientific validation and quality certification for botanicals and natural-product formulations in functional food, beverage, dietary supplement, and cosmeceutical industries.
2016
Biotechnology
$998,000
NSF SBIR grant (company reported award of nearly $1M in June 2024).
“Backed by National Science Foundation SBIR grants (2022, 2024)”