This new phase introduces Nightingale Health’s innovative blood collection device for self-collected blood samples and its analysis technology, enhancing the depth and scope of ZOE’s research in nutrition and overall health. ZOE uses the results of its research to further develop its market-leading personalized nutrition service, which includes at-home health tests and personalized advice based on the test results.
For several years, blood biomarkers analyzed by Nightingale Health’s proprietary high-throughput analysis technology have been used by ZOE’s research team, which includes renowned scientists Tim Spector and Sarah Berry. Their work has significantly advanced the understanding of how nutrition impacts human health. By incorporating Nightingale Health’s data, ZOE’s personalized nutrition research and product offering have been enriched, particularly in understanding the body’s core metabolic functions and their relation to common chronic diseases.
A key feature of this expanded collaboration is Nightingale Health’s blood collection device, which allows study participants to self-collect their blood samples from a finger prick. As the only fully integrated solution in the self-testing market, the innovation is made possible by the Velvet™ blood collection device owned by Nightingale Health and the seamless integration with the company’s proprietary blood analysis technology that can analyze a wide variety of biomarkers from the self-collected sample in one analysis. This breakthrough provides more comprehensive health data than any other solution and enhances the quality of data derived from self-collected blood samples while simultaneously improving the participant experience. It also allows for more flexible study designs and reduces overall research costs.
“This integration of self-collected blood samples analyzed by Nightingale Health’s proprietary technology in ZOE’s nutrition research represents a step forward in personalized nutrition research. It underscores both companies’ commitment to advancing the understanding of nutrition’s role in health and disease prevention,” says Teemu Suna, Nightingale Health’s CEO and Founder.
