
Persephone Biosciences is a team of scientists, researchers, and physicians dedicated to restoring and reinvigorating the human gut microbiome.

Our Inspiration
Persephone is the goddess
of growth, love, and fertility.
She’s a symbol of the re-emergence of life each spring. She is also associated with the pomegranate, an acknowledgment of the fruit’s healthful properties, now known to have prebiotic effects.
Ultimately, we chose the name Persephone because we are here to return life to the gut and bring good health into bloom for everyone.
Our Mission
Our mission is to establish the standard
of care for the human gut microbiome.
of care for the human gut microbiome.
We are accomplishing this through our pioneering research, the development of effective and clinically proven products, and by advancing the industry with our platform technology.
Our Research
ARTEMIS – explores
how our synergistic
synbiotic impacts the
microbiome and the gut.


Our Products
Our products offer the first complete probiotic solution for infants and toddlers, made with our proprietary beneficial bacterial strains. These were identified and isolated through the largest study ever conducted in the US to map the infant gut microbiome.
Rooted in collaboration with
leaders in science and health
leaders in science and health
Our partners

Our investors




Press

Global News Wire
Persephone Biosciences Announces First Subject Enrolled in ARTEMIS Clinical Trial of New Infant Synbiotic
Proto.life
Building a Better Microbiome. Stephanie Culler is using genetically engineered, synthetic probiotics to overhaul treatments for a host of ailments.
Messaging Lab
Gut Check with Stephanie Culler: Persephone’s Quest for Microbiome Breakthroughs.
Business Wire
Persephone Biosciences Announces New Collaboration With Kroger Health to Launch AMBROSIA Food as Medicine Study
PR Newswire
Persephone Biosciences and Ginkgo Bioworks Complete Reusable Bacteroides Anaerobic Engineering Toolkit
Angel Invest Boston
"Cancer & the Gut Biome" with Stephanie Culler, Ph.D.