HEALTH IS HUMAN

Our guts are hurting.
2 in every 3 Americans fight chronic gut issues.

2 in every 3 Americans fight chronic gut issues.

Over the past decades, soil depletion, antibiotics, processed foods, chronic stress, and other environmental factors have fundamentally hurt our microbiomes. That’s why now, more than ever, we bloat, are irregular, struggle with low energy, brain fog, and so much more.

But we can turn 
back the clock.

We can start rebuilding the gut microbiome with the same building blocks that once formed it. But what are they?

BIFIDOBACTERIA

Meet bifidobacteria. A magical little microbe that first colonized our microbiomes as babies. From birth, bifidobacteria support immune development, aid nutrient absorption, and help regulate digestion. And most importantly: they lay the foundation for our health as adults.

But in today’s world, most of us are critically deficient.

Our microbiomes depend on bifidobacteria. A magical little bacteria that first colonized our microbiomes as babies. From birth, bifidobacteria support immune development, aid nutrient absorption, and help regulate digestion. And most importantly: they lay the foundation for our health as adults.

But in today’s world, most of us are critically deficient.

So, how do we get our 
favorite bugs back?

So, how do we get our favorite bugs back?

The same thing that brought 
them there. Human milk 
oligosaccharides (HMOs).

The same thing that brought them there.

A special kind of prebiotic originally discovered in human milk. Because we evolved so closely to them, they’re 3x more advanced than your traditional prebiotic.

A special kind of prebiotic originally discovered in human milk, called a human milk oligosaccharide. Because we evolved so closely to them, they’re more advanced than your traditional prebiotic.

Peel away pathogens from your gut lining

By mirroring the sugar structure of your gut lining

Teach your immune cells about new threats

Directly communicate with ‘dendritic cells’

Send essential nutrients to brain

Boost BDNF, a precursor to neuron growth

Selectively nourishes bifidobacteria

Our native gut bacteria, lost in modern diets

But these prebiotics are just one piece of the puzzle.
It’s time for health supplementation to become human.

It’s time for health supplementation to become human.

Every other supplement is an approximation

Every other supplement is an approximation.

  • Enzymes
  • Plant based prebiotics
  • Iron pills
  • 90-ingredient stick pack
  • Cow colostrum
  • Probiotics
  • Postbiotics
  • Greens powders

All made with good intent.
None designed for human biology.

Recreating
human nutrition.

Recreating
human nutrition.

Scientists have discovered hundreds of powerful nutrients within human milk, the same nutrition that shapes humanity. What if we could recreate them all?

  • Prebiotics

    Complex sugars you can’t digest, but your bacteria use as food. Vital for a healthy gut microbiome and whole-body health.

  • Fatty acids

    Structural building blocks of healthy fats for your brain, eyes, and immune system.

  • Postbiotics

    Healthy byproducts of bacteria in the gut. Critical for mental health, immune development, inflammation, and the gut lining.

  • Glycoproteins

    Complex proteins with diverse, powerful functions within the body, from ferritin management to skin and hair health.

  • Probiotics

    Beneficial bacteria, like bifidobacteria, that colonize the gut and aid digestion.

  • Immunoglobulins

    Antibodies that protect your gut and neutralize pathogens on contact. Passive immunity necessary for healthy responses.

And that’s what we’re doing. What started as a student competition at the University of Chicago turned into a global research project about humanity’s ultimate nutrients.

Building on a century of global health research.

From Japan to Europe to America, human milk has been studied in over 1,000 clinical trials.

1886

Discovery that the microbiomes of breastfed infants differs to those of formula-fed ones (Escherich et al.)

1900

Confirmation that Bifidobacteria dominates the flora of breastfed infants. (Tissier and Moro).

1930s

First isolation of a new prebiotic fiber in human milk. (Polonowski and Lespagnol)

1950s - 60s

This prebiotic is identified as a human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) and is mapped. (György and Kuhn).

1970s - 80s

Japanese researchers recreate HMOs using fermentation science.

2015 - 16

FDA approves human milk oligosaccharides in the US. First adult HMO trial. (Ellison et al). Infant formula

2025

kēpos launches, with its full-spectrum kpHMO™ prebiotic, pioneering human milk nutrition for adult health.

140 years of research built 
the foundational prebiotic.

140 years of research built the foundational prebiotic.

Every discovery, structural identification, and clinical study dating back to the 1880s asked the same unfinished question: could these breakthrough nutrients support adults? Resoundingly.

kpHMO™ is our answer. A complete prebiotic that harnesses the full complexity of the HMOs found in nature.

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3X MORE ADVANCED

Take a look
inside kpHMO™

Take a look inside kpHMO™

kpHMO™ is our advanced prebiotic originally discovered in human milk, designed to replicate every family of human milk oligosaccharides—just as nature intended.

MEET THE FAMILIES.

And in 2027, we’re advancing 
the timeline even further.

And in 2027, we’re advancing the timeline even further.

Right now, we’re leading the world’s largest gold-standard trial on human milk bioactives, highlighting the effect of our kpHMO™ prebiotic on whole-body health.

Whole-body, human
health works as one.

Whole-body, 
human health 
works as one.

Gut health

Gut health

Selectively restores Bifidobacteria, your gut's native bacteria, and flushes away pathogens that harm microbiome health.*

Immune health

Immune health

Empowers your immunity by starving pathogens of iron, and training your immune system to respond more efficiently.*

Cognitive health

Cognitive health

Delivers sialic acid, a building block for neural signaling and supports the gut-brain axis by restoring the microbiome.*

Hormonal health

Hormonal health

Enhances iron absorption naturally and supports the gut bacteria responsible for healthy estrogen metabolism.*

Metabolic health

Metabolic health

Regulates healthy cholesterol, lean mass preservation, and inflammatory response.*

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Frequently asked questions

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We’ve taken the most commonly asked questions and answered them for you right here.

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