Seven of us. Two are doctors, one holds a doctorate in food science, and one owns the facility where it’s made.
A graduate of New York College, Howard began practicing in 1973. Trained as a podiatrist, he moved toward holistic medicine and ozone therapy, and has spent decades as a vocal proponent of alternative approaches. He has co-authored two books and appeared on numerous podcasts and radio programs.
He had been recommending living cultures for years before any of this existed. Doctor’s Biome started because he wanted a version he could rely on. He works in New York City, and is still close friends with Rich.
Rich has built and run businesses his whole career, at one point owning more than fifty gas stations across New York. Today he owns and operates one of the most successful stations in the country, at the Hunts Point market.
He brought the bottle to Michael alongside Howard, and he has been the business spine of the company since. Nothing about his background is probiotics, which is rather the point.
Michael has been manufacturing since 2004 and has owned his own facility since 2012, working under GMP for dietary supplements and now for food. His specialty is liquids.
He looked at the original bottle for about ten seconds before finding what was wrong with it. Years later, after a pharmaceutical manufacturer failed seven batches trying to make this at volume, he was the one who could produce it consistently. He makes it today, under his own supervision, at an FDA audited, GMP compliant facility.
Reza holds four degrees in nutrition, including a doctorate in food science and technology from MIT. He contributed to a NASA-sponsored project on producing food for future manned space habitats, and has more than forty years developing functional ingredients across the food, nutraceutical, and health and wellness industries.
He joined when the company had nearly given up. He found the fault in the formulation that four years of adjustment had been working around, and the blend he rebuilt is what’s in the bottle today.
Rich’s son. Eric runs the day to day, and came in at the point the company nearly ended for the second time. He was the one who helped figure out the correct small-batch manufacturing approach with Michael.
He cuts through to the decision quickly, and he is exceptionally good at keeping this many decision makers moving in one direction.
Rich’s son. David joined about a year ago to help the company grow, and now runs the marketing team and the social channels. He has been instrumental in the creation and launch of this new website.
Linette handles sales, practitioner relationships and customer service, and supports accounting and purchasing. If you have contacted us, you have probably spoken with her.