Sun Genomics

Sun Genomics is a microbiome health company creating lab crafted precision probiotics based on a person's DigestiveDNA™.

  • Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • Location San Diego, CA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2016
  • Employees 10
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website sungenomics.com

Company Summary

Sun Genomics is a microbiome health company creating customized, precision probiotics through the application of genomics, bioinformatics, and microbial physiology. Our product, FLORÉ, is offers whole genomic testing and probiotics fully customized to the gut microbiome. This platform has applications to solve for infant health issues, chronic conditions, and food allergies - empowering individuals to manage their microbiome for the first time.

Team

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Mr. Gidvani, a 2008 graduate from the University of Iowa College of Law, has extensive experience representing cutting edge technology companies. His contributions include securing capital, working to recognize intellectual property issues, and identifying potential competitors. This experience allowed Mr. Gidvani to develop as an integral part of the team guiding decisions related to company strategy and future development.

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Suneer “Sunny” Jain earned his B.S. from the University of Iowa and went on to graduate with a Masters in Anatomy and Cell Biology where he conducted Microbiology research. Following graduation, Mr. Jain developed new molecular biomarker assays for clinical trials and performed studies for the development and optimization of molecular assay(s) such as RNA/DNA extractions, (q)RT-PCR, PCR, SNP, Indel detection and gene rearrangement.

  • Divya Nair, Ph.D.
    Head of Microbiology

    Divya Balachandran Nair graduated with a Ph.D. from Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada, in microbiology and molecular biology, where she worked on a genetic and biochemical analyses of post-translational modifications (N-glycosylation) in Type-IV-like pili in Archaea and have published three first author manuscripts in international journals, and five co-author publications as well as a book chapter in the field of Archaea.

Advisors

  • Dirk van den Boom, Ph.D.
    Unconfirmed
    Saurabh Gombar, M.D., Ph.D.
    Unconfirmed
  • John F. Engelhardt, Ph.D.
    Unconfirmed
    Veena Singh, M.D. Ph.D.
    Unconfirmed

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