LIVE WEBINAR
Unravelling Microbiome Insights with Metabolon’s Microbiome Research Solution
Live Webinar on May 15, 2025 | 11:00 AM ET
“Combining metabolomics and metagenomics delivers a panoramic view of host–microbe interactions multiplying research outputs in a way single-omics approaches simply cannot.” – Dr. Joe Foster, Metabolon.
Microbiome Research Solution Now Live – Configurable, comprehensive, and ready for every study
Through bespoke combinations of amplicon-based, shotgun sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, and the absolute quantification of shortchain fatty acids, Metabolon’s Microbiome Research Solution puts every analytical decision in your hands, letting you design experiments that fit your exact biological question.
Meaningful discovery happens when quality data, careful interpretation, and intuitive technology come together to reveal clear insights from complexity. Built around the trusted Integrated Bioinformatics Platform (IBP), the Microbiome Tool unifies metagenomic, metabolomic, and phenotypic data within a code-less, accessible platform that simplifies complex analyses without compromising flexibility or analytical depth and rigor. From raw sequencing data to rich visualizations, the platform performs end-to-end processing without requiring manual intervention or custom engineering. Unlike tools that focus solely on taxonomic profiling or single omics correlations, this solution seamlessly connects microbial composition to functional metabolic activity. With this foundation in place, researchers are equipped from the outset to identify the microbes that differentiate sample groups, uncover community-level patterns, and investigate functional variation across taxonomic levels with confidence and ease. Whether the goal is mechanistic discovery or translational application, Metabolon’s Microbiome Tool offers the analytical power and user-friendly experience needed to translate microbiome data into actionable knowledge.
In this webinar, Metabolon scientists will walk you through the platform, showcase realworld case studies, and answer your questions live.
What you’ll learn:
- Microbiome Research Solution Overview – How to configure and create metabolomic and metagenomic datasets into a single, harmonized project.
- Metagenomics and Metabolomics Complementarity – What combining these two omic modalities can achieve.
- Microbiome Analysis Tool – Demonstration of interactive QC, taxonomic profiling, clustering and correlation analysis, and rich visualizations inside IBP.
- Integrative Multiomics – Using machine-learning to link microbial taxa with metabolite profiles for predictive modelling.
- Biological Interpretation Service – How expertcurated reports distil complex results into clear narratives and nextstep hypotheses.
- Live Q&A – Bring your study ideas and technical questions for direct feedback from our multidisciplinary team.
Speakers
Joe Foster, Ph.D.
Strategic Products Director, Metabolon Joe Foster has over 15 years of experience in bioinformatics, spread across genomics, proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics. Joe currently serves as Metabolon’s Director of Strategic Products, helping shape the roadmap for the Integrated Bioinformatics Platform and developing Bioinformatics Professional Services that accelerate time to insight with metabolomics and multiomics data.
Prior to joining Metabolon, Joe has held a variety of positions across R&D, customer success, Sales Engineering and Business Development for prominent brands in the Life Sciences industry including, Affymetrix, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and DNAnexus. His career highlights include working with the NHS England Genomic Laboratory Hubs to implement Secure and Scalable Clinical Bioinformatics in the cloud and his work with UK Biobank and Our Future Health to deploy a best-in-class Trusted Research Environment. With a PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Cambridge and the European Bioinformatics Institute, Joe brings a deep scientific foundation and a practical, results-focused approach to solving complex research challenges.
Joshua Simpson, Ph.D.
Senior Microbiome Scientist, Metabolon
Dr. Joshua Simpson's is an expert in microbial metabolism and its impact on human health. At Metabolon, he develops tools for integrative microbiome analysis and applies them to advance biomarker and drug discovery.
