Canomiks

Canomiks is a life sciences company applying genomics, bioinformatics and AI to the functional food and beverage, dietary supplement, and cosmeceutical/skincare industries. It positions itself as the first technology company to use a genomics and AI-based platform to innovate new formulations and to validate, test and certify the biological efficacy and safety of ingredients and finished formulations. The company describes its vision as "Make Food as Medicine a Reality" and its mission as bringing truth, transparency and trust to these industries.

Its offerings span the product life cycle: Product Validation, which analyzes proprietary formulations and ingredients for effects on human genes to identify new health indications, uncover mechanisms of action, support existing claims and design clinical trials; Bio-B2B ingredient testing and certification, which standardizes the biological effects of botanical ingredients using human cells, genomics and AI to address batch-to-batch variation, supplier and crop variability, extraction differences and adulteration; and GeneTune research services, a proprietary bioinformatics software-based service supporting customized formulations and management of chronic conditions. Customers may use the CanTRUST by Canomiks validation or certification seal on marketing materials and packaging. Canomiks also operates WhatToTrust, a consumer-facing science-based dietary supplement rating and evaluation platform launched in June 2025, and publishes the IllumiNatur Edge newsletter for the nutraceutical and natural products industry. The company is registered in SAM.gov and available for federal contracts, SBIR partnerships and research collaborations.

Founding story

Canomiks was founded by three Harvard professors and scientists with more than 50 years of combined experience in bioinformatics, genomics, medicine, clinical science and pharmacology. Dr. Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk and Dr. Manoj Bhasin grew up in India, where herbal and botanical medicine has long been practiced, and after moving to the United States observed the growth of the "food as medicine" trend and a need for evidence-based product development and improved nutraceutical ingredient testing and validation. Together with Dr. Frank LoGerfo they launched Canomiks to apply their combined expertise in genomics, medicine and pharmacology to the natural products industry.

Business model

Canomiks sells R&D and preclinical testing, validation and certification services to businesses across the natural products value chain, including ingredient suppliers, finished product manufacturers, marketers and retailers, with certification seals (CanTRUST) licensed for use on client marketing materials and packaging. Technology development has been partly funded by National Science Foundation grants, and the company is also positioned for federal contracts and SBIR partnerships.

Service-based fees for product validation, Bio-B2B ingredient testing and certification, and GeneTune bioinformatics research services sold to companies in the supplement, functional food and beverage, and skincare sectors; non-dilutive grant funding supplements technology development.

Traction

Canomiks reports serving ingredient, functional food and beverage, and dietary supplement companies internationally, a partnership with Ocean Spray for cranberry product innovation, repeated NSF SBIR grant awards (2022 and 2024), Launch Minnesota innovation grants, and industry awards from NutraIngredients-USA in 2025 and 2026.

Latest developments

In June 2025 Canomiks launched WhatToTrust, a science-based consumer platform for evaluating and rating dietary supplements, and won a 2025 NutraIngredients-USA award (Nutrition Research Project) for Bio-B2B at a July 14 ceremony in Chicago. Company news listings also cite a 2026 NutraIngredients-USA Editors' Award for Industry Initiative of the Year for WhatToTrust.