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Unity partners with AMILI to bring Asia's precision health science to Singaporeans

Unity partners with AMILI to bring Asia's precision health science to Singaporeans

Unity partners with AMILI to bring Asia's precision health science to Singaporeans, with new Metabolic Health Probiotics available exclusively through Unity's Wellness retail pharmacies

What Can a Gut Microbiome Test Reveal? A Real Case Study

What Can a Gut Microbiome Test Reveal? A Real Case Study

A gut microbiome test cannot diagnose disease, but it can surface microbial patterns that provide a deeper layer of clinical information and understanding to care management. In this case, a reassuring wellness score sat on top of a microbiome that closely resembled inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The individual was later found to have ulcerative colitis, and that single fact turned a set of scores into a clear, personalised picture.

Post-prandial glycemic and gut microbiome responses to nutritionally varied Asian diets

Post-prandial glycemic and gut microbiome responses to nutritionally varied Asian diets

Interdisciplinary Horizons in Microbiome Conference (2026)

Evaluation of edible Asian natural products for gut microbiome and metabolic health

Evaluation of edible Asian natural products for gut microbiome and metabolic health

20th Singapore Public Health & Occupational Medicine Conference (2026)

Understanding Public and Physicians’ Knowledge, Awareness and Perceptions of FMT (MRT)

Understanding Public and Physicians’ Knowledge, Awareness and Perceptions of FMT (MRT)

Digestive Disease Week (2023)

Anti-inflammatory effects on gut microbiome by chrysanthemum and licorice beverage

Anti-inflammatory effects on gut microbiome by chrysanthemum and licorice beverage

9th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration (2024)

Higher diet quality is associated with enrichment of beneficial gut microbes

Higher diet quality is associated with enrichment of beneficial gut microbes

GastroDiet (2024)

Enterosignature typing of Asia gut microbiome results in four distinct clusters

Enterosignature typing of Asia gut microbiome results in four distinct clusters

9th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration (2024)

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Ulcerative Colitis

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Ulcerative Colitis

5th APAGE Clinical Forum on IBD, Danang (2024b)

Frequent bloating, gut microbiome, and diet: A cross-sectional analysis.

Frequent bloating, gut microbiome, and diet: A cross-sectional analysis.

GastroDiet (2024a)

Microbial Dysbiosis in A Multi-ethnic Singaporean Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Cohort

Microbial Dysbiosis in A Multi-ethnic Singaporean Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Cohort

5th APAGE Clinical Forum on IBD, Danang (2024)

Microbiome-Based Aging Clock in a Southeast Asian Population

Microbiome-Based Aging Clock in a Southeast Asian Population

10th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration (2025)

Gut microbiome in patients with staghorn calcium oxalate stones

Gut microbiome in patients with staghorn calcium oxalate stones

Structural and functional features of the gut microbiome in patients with staghorn calcium oxalate stones treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy European Association of Urology (2025)

A comparative study of metagenomic kit for low-input microbiome DNA

A comparative study of metagenomic kit for low-input microbiome DNA

10th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration (2025c)

 RNA quality from stool samples stored in different collection media

RNA quality from stool samples stored in different collection media

10th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration (2025)

Asian Microbiome Discovery: AMILI’s genome-resolved metagenomic analysis platform

Asian Microbiome Discovery: AMILI’s genome-resolved metagenomic analysis platform

10th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration (2025)

Metagenomics and metabolomic profiling reveals potential biomarkers for early detection of HCC

Metagenomics and metabolomic profiling reveals potential biomarkers for early detection of HCC

SingHealth Duke-NUS Congress (2025)

Bile acid dysregulation, microbiome dysbiosis and epigenetic modifications in HCC

Bile acid dysregulation, microbiome dysbiosis and epigenetic modifications in HCC

SingHealth Duke-NUS Congress (2025)

Gut Microbiome Signatures Predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in High-Risk Individuals

Gut Microbiome Signatures Predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in High-Risk Individuals

11th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration Congress (2026)

Linking Gut Microbiota to Symptom Severity in Perimenopausal Asian Women

Linking Gut Microbiota to Symptom Severity in Perimenopausal Asian Women

19th Singapore Public Health & Occupational Medicine Conference (2025)

Seaweed to Improve Consumer Acceptance, Protein Digestion and Nutrient Bioavailability

Seaweed to Improve Consumer Acceptance, Protein Digestion and Nutrient Bioavailability

Food Structure, Digestion and Health Week (2023)

Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease (2026)

Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease (2026)

The Making of a Super Poop Donor: Food and Lifestyle Links to a Resilient Microbiome

Tracking Personalised Gut Microbiome and Glycemia Responses to Asian Diets

Tracking Personalised Gut Microbiome and Glycemia Responses to Asian Diets

Precision Public Health Asian Conference (2025)

Microbial features in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A pilot cross-sectional study

Microbial features in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A pilot cross-sectional study

Asian Pacific Digestive Week (2023)

A Microbial Signature Risk Score for the Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A Microbial Signature Risk Score for the Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Asian Pacific Digestive Week (2023)

Knowledge, awareness and perceptions of the gut microbiome and FMT in Singaporean adults

Knowledge, awareness and perceptions of the gut microbiome and FMT in Singaporean adults

Journal of Public Health and Emergency (2021)

Psychological well-being and sleep quality among healthy stool donors in Singapore

Psychological well-being and sleep quality among healthy stool donors in Singapore

Gut (2021)

Association between exercise, nutrient and food with the Singaporean gut microbial composition

Association between exercise, nutrient and food with the Singaporean gut microbial composition

Gut (2021)

Gut microbiota significantly correlate with body constitution in traditional Chinese medicine

Gut microbiota significantly correlate with body constitution in traditional Chinese medicine

Gut (2021)

Identification of age-associated microbial changes via long-read 16S sequencing

Identification of age-associated microbial changes via long-read 16S sequencing

Gut Pathogens (2024)

Progression of gut microbiome in preterm infants during the first three months

Progression of gut microbiome in preterm infants during the first three months

Scientific Reports (2025)

Public knowledge, awareness and perception of gut microbiome and FMT (MRT) in Singapore

Public knowledge, awareness and perception of gut microbiome and FMT (MRT) in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal (2024)

Feasibility of waste water-based detection of emergent pandemics

Feasibility of waste water-based detection of emergent pandemics

PLOS Global Public Health (2024)

Effect of green banana and pineapple fibre powder consumption on host gut microbiome

Effect of green banana and pineapple fibre powder consumption on host gut microbiome

Frontiers in Nutrition (2024)

Resistome and microbiome variation of a multiethnic community in Southern Malaysia.

Resistome and microbiome variation of a multiethnic community in Southern Malaysia.

NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes (2023)

Effects of OsomeFood Clean Label plant-based meals on the gut microbiome

Effects of OsomeFood Clean Label plant-based meals on the gut microbiome

BMC Microbiology (2023)

The microbial composition and functional roles of different kombucha products in Singapore

The microbial composition and functional roles of different kombucha products in Singapore

CyTA - Journal of Food (2022)

Application of emerging technologies for gut microbiome research

Application of emerging technologies for gut microbiome research

Singapore Medical Journal (2023)

Case Report: Improvement in ADHD Symptoms after FMT (MRT) with gut microbiome profiling

Case Report: Improvement in ADHD Symptoms after FMT (MRT) with gut microbiome profiling

Current Medical Research and Opinion (2022)

Influence of ethnicity on the gut microbiota of Singaporean and Malaysian communities

Influence of ethnicity on the gut microbiota of Singaporean and Malaysian communities

Gut (2021)

​Cost-effectiveness analysis of FMT (MRT) for the Treatment of CDI in Singapore​

​Cost-effectiveness analysis of FMT (MRT) for the Treatment of CDI in Singapore​

Value Based Healthcare Conference (2024)

Gut Microbiome 101: Mental Health

Gut Microbiome 101: Mental Health

Gut Microbiome 101: Exercise

Gut Microbiome 101: Exercise

Discover how moving your body helps your gut, and how your gut helps you feel better, stay healthier, and move with more energy.

Gut Microbiome 101: Sleep

Gut Microbiome 101: Sleep

Sleep and your gut microbiome are deeply connected. Discover how disrupted rest affects specific microbial functions like hormone production, metabolism, and neurotransmitter balance—and how AMILI helps you personalise your gut-sleep strategy.

Gut Microbiome 101: Diet

Gut Microbiome 101: Diet

Discover how your unique gut microbiome shapes your health. Learn the roles of probiotics, prebiotics, personalised nutrition, and how AMILI's gut health report helps you make data-driven choices for long-term wellness.

Information to Insights

Information to Insights

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” – Leonardo Da Vinci What happens after our lab receives your sample? And how does your sample translate into a colourful report with straightforward findings and easy to follow recommendations? This is what happens in the AMILI lab.

Importance of a Healthy Gut Microbiome in Pregnant Mothers

Importance of a Healthy Gut Microbiome in Pregnant Mothers

Mothers have brought life into this world by carrying all of us inside their wombs with care and love. Today, we will be looking at the beginning of motherhood — pregnancy.

Diabetes and the Gut Microbiome

Diabetes and the Gut Microbiome

One of the ways your diet affects your health status is by modulating the composition of your gut microbiota. It has been found that normal gut microbiota affects the development of the immune system, nutrient absorption, tissue generation and bone homeostasis metabolism.

Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes: What’s the Deal?

Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes: What’s the Deal?

The gut microbiome is the collection of bacteria, archaea, and eukarya that reside in the human gastrointestinal tract. Due to its roles in a broad range of physiological functions, the gut microbiome is now thought of as an organ of the body.

Bacterial Spotlight: Lactobacillus

Bacterial Spotlight: Lactobacillus

Just like you and me, bacteria have families too. One such family is the Lactobacillaceae, a group of bacteria characterized by their lactic acid-producing capabilities. Family members generally share the same characteristics. For example, Lactobacilliceae have the ability to survive in the presence of acid and bile in the gut environment.

Does Geography Affect the Gut Microbiome?

Does Geography Affect the Gut Microbiome?

Populations that live in different regions of the world have varying taxonomic compositions. Geographical location has an impact on the microbial populations due to prominent differences in diet across geographic regions. The abundance of a certain enterotype varies from region to region, thus resulting in gut microbial differences. So YES, geography does affect the microbiome!

Bacterial Spotlight: All About Bifidobacteria

Bacterial Spotlight: All About Bifidobacteria

There are trillions of bacteria that reside in the body. Bifidobacteria is found in the colon too. Some of the good bacteria in the colon help break down dietary fibre into vitamins and short chain fatty acids that are essential for the body.

Weight Management and the Gut Microbiome

Weight Management and the Gut Microbiome

Did you know that a healthy gut microbiome is an essential part of your weight management journey? We have a mutualistic relationship with our gut whereby our health can benefit from a diverse gut microbiome.

Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Personalised Nutrition

Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Personalised Nutrition

Prebiotics and probiotics are not terms that are strangers to any of us. Prebiotics and probiotics are most commonly consumed to boost gut health by improving the diversity of the gut microbiome. Research has shown that different individuals may have varying dietary responses due to our unique gut microbiota.

Calbee Brings Body Granola to Singapore

Calbee Brings Body Granola to Singapore

Calbee Brings Body Granola to Singapore Body Granola combines a gut health test with a personalized granola subscription Used by over 50,000 people, the Singapore launch marks the service’s first step beyond Japan

What is the Microbiome?

What is the Microbiome?

What is the microbiome? How does it affect our health? What is dysbiosis and why is it bad for you? In this Microbiome 101 article, you will learn the answers to these questions and more. Click to learn about the gut microbiome!