Welcome to our repository of completed projects funded by the INFORM Hub. This space highlights the essential foundational work, pilot studies, and initial explorations that form the building blocks of future breakthroughs.
While these projects represent the successful completion of their funded phases, please note that many are in the early stages of development. Rather than final commercial products or large-scale implementations, the focus here is on the critical “first steps”—gathering preliminary data, testing new hypotheses, and establishing proof-of-concept.
Below you will find titles of the diverse projects we’ve supported. Click on a Project Title to view the specific objectives, research questions, and early insights gained:
- (FS) Examination of the link between the gut MIcrobiome, Neurocognitive, and Affective mechanisms in Host Sleep (MINAHS Study)
- Professor Adele Costabile, University of Roehampton (PI)
- Dr Piril Hepsomali, University of Reading (Co-I)
- veMico Ltd (Industry Partner)
- (FS) Assessment of WellBiomeprebiotic to improve gut health using mGut, a novel microbiome-nutrition analysis tool.
- Dr Anthony Buckley- University of Leeds (PI)
- Optibiotix Health PLC (Industry Partner)
- (FS) Combined effects of programmed exercise and brown seaweed extract consumption on exercise capacity, cardiometabolic and gut-health and psychological predictors of exercise adherence
- Dr Steven Trangmar- Leeds Beckett University (PI)
- Professor Adele Costabile – University of Roehampton (Co-I)
- Dr Adam Bruton – Brunel University London (Co-I)
- BioAtlantis Ltd (Industry Partner)
- (BIV) Investigating the effects of prebiotic supplementation on gut permeability and inflammation, cardiometabolic health and mood and well-being
- Dr Oliver Gibson – Brunel University London (PI)
- Professor Adele Costabile – University of Roehampton (Co-I)
- Dr Adam Bruton – Brunel University London (Co-I)
- Beneo GmbH (Industry Partner)
- (BIV) Investigating the effects of GOS on inflammation by targeting gut microbiota and barrier function
- Professor Nathalie Juge – Quadram Institute Bioscience
- Clasado Ltd (Industrial Collaborator)
- (FMA Impact Report) Weighing evidence for microbiome targeting functional foods as interventions for preventing respiratory tract viral infections and recovery post infection
- Dr Niharika Duggal, University of Birmingham (PI)
- Professor Philip Calder, University of Southampton
- Dr Jorge Gutierrez-Merino, University of Surrey
- Professor Glenn Gibson, University of Reading
- Dr Rahul Mahida, University of Birmingham
- Dr Sue Plummer, Cultech
- Dr Emily Prpa, Yakult
- Dr Nick Swart, Health Economist
- (FMA Impact Report) Parkinson’s Disease: From Gut to Brain
- Dr Shane Gordon, NICHE – Ulster University (PI)
- Dr Catherine Hughes, NICHE – Ulster University
- Professor Helene McNulty, NICHE – Ulster University
- Dr Michelle Clements, NICHE – Ulster University
- Dr Fiona Lithander, University of Auckland
- Dr Aakash Prasad, University of Auckland
- Richelle Flanagan, NutritionWise Ireland
- Willie Wixted, ABC Nutritionals
- Professor Kieran Tuohy, University of Leeds
- Dr Filippos Papadopoulos, Health Economist
- (FMA Impact Report) The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Cognition and Dementia Risk
- Dr Harry Jarrett, Heights (PI)
- Dr Ryan McNally, King’s College London
- Sophie Medlin, Heights
- Dr Thomas E Brownlee, University of Birmingham
- Dr Catherin Hughes, NICHE – Ulster University
- Dr Filippos Papadopoulos, Health Economist
- (FS) Exploring the effects of prebiotics for mental strain and physiological markers of stress in healthy, mildly stressed adults
- Dr Daniel Lamport, University of Reading (PI)
- Professor Claire Williams, University of Reading
- Clasado Ltd (Industry Partner)