WHO WE ARE
Some people carry something in their microbiome that others simply don't have access to.
ThaenaBiotic® is how their gift reaches you.
We've Seen What You're Facing
Thaena wasn't built in a vacuum. It was built across from patients.
Andrea McBeth, ND spent years working with people managing chronic illness, gut dysfunction, and bodies that had stopped responding the way they should. She watched FMT (fecal microbiome transplant) change lives — and she saw its limits. The risk. The access. The complexity.
That tension sparked a question it would take years to answer: Could we safely capture the functional benefits of a thriving microbiome, without the risks of live organisms?
Years of research, rigorous donor screening, and scientific development later — ThaenaBiotic® was born. The world's first sterilized, human-derived postbiotic. Function-first, ecosystem-informed, and radically human.
Andrea McBeth, ND
CEO + FOUNDER
Dr. Andrea McBeth, ND
CEO + FOUNDER
Thaena wasn't built in a vacuum. It was built across from patients.
Dr. Andrea McBeth, ND spent years working with people managing chronic illness, gut dysfunction, and bodies that had stopped responding the way they should. She watched FMT (fecal microbiome transplant) change lives — and she saw its limits. The risk. The access. The complexity.
That tension sparked a question it would take years to answer: Could we safely capture the functional benefits of a thriving microbiome, without the risks of live organisms?
Years of research, rigorous donor screening, and scientific development later — ThaenaBiotic® was born. The world's first sterilized, human-derived postbiotic. Function-first, ecosystem-informed, and radically human.
Why Diversity is the Medicine
The health of every ecosystem depends on its diversity. The microbiome teaches us this, just as rainforests, oceans, and deserts do. Every organism — no matter how small or seemingly insignificant — plays a role in balance and resilience. Remove one, and the system falters.
For decades, scientists thought the appendix was useless. Now we know it houses back-up microbes and metabolites — a reservoir for resilience. Even mosquitoes, as obnoxious as they seem, are essential to food webs: pollinating plants, feeding fish and bats, shaping ecosystems in ways we're only beginning to grasp.
At Thaena, we carry this truth into everything we do: everyone and everything has a place. Diversity matters — in nature, in science, in communities. This is how ecosystems thrive. This is how we thrive.
Our Team
Andrea McBeth, ND
CEO + FOUNDER
Clinician who witnessed firsthand the restorative power of the human microbiome
McKenna Smith
CMOO
Shaping the systems and stories that bring Thaena's science to the world
Shannon Rodgers
DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING & QC
Holding the integrity of every batch from raw material to finished product
Heather Mosgrove
DIRECTOR OF SALES
Leading our mission to bring ecosystem-informed health to practitioners
Jessa Lydon
OPERATIONS + LOGISTICS LEAD
Ensuring seamless delivery of ThaenaBiotic® to those who need it
Veronica Palazzo
MANUFACTURING MANAGER
Translating rigorous standards into the daily craft of making ThaenaBiotic®
Jojo Deady
SALES COORDINATOR
Connecting practitioners with the tools and knowledge to transform patient care
Kailin Gilzow
WEB DEVELOPER UX/UI
Designing the digital spaces where science meets the people who need it
Iain Moor
MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN
Crafting each batch with precision and care for optimal therapeutic benefit
Cory Wolfe
MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN
Processing each batch with exacting care, honoring the biological complexity within every batch
Abby Thexton
SOCIAL MEDIA + CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR
Bridging the bench and the feed — translating research into reach
Cory Szybala, NMD
CLINICAL EXPERT
Bridging scientific research with practical clinical application
Board of Directors
Jacqueline Jacques, ND
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Dr. Sybille Buchwald-Werner, PhD
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Mark Reardon
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James L. Vitas II
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Andrea McBeth, ND
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Advisors
Helen Messier, MD/PhD
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Manoj Dadlani
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Loukia Ili, PhD
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Patrick Hanaway, MD
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Matthew Shurtleff, PhD
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Steve Eichenlaub
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Tyler Daniels
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Ann Bunnenberg
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Heather Zwickey
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Board of Directors
Andrea McBeth, ND also serves on the Board of Directors
Jacqueline Jacques, ND
A naturopathic doctor and natural products industry veteran who has spent her career bridging medicine and industry — bringing that rare fluency to help Thaena navigate the direct-to-consumer space with both scientific integrity and strategic clarity.
Mark Reardon
An early investor and commercial real estate executive whose shrewd business perspective helps keep Thaena's vision grounded in financial reality.
Dr. Sybille Buchwald-Werner, PhD
A scientist and entrepreneur who built and exited her own supplement company, bringing a governance-driven perspective and global vision that is helping Thaena think beyond its US roots.
James L. Vitas II
A real estate entrepreneur and founder whose sharp business instincts and pragmatic approach to growth help anchor Thaena's ambitions in sound strategy.
Advisors
Science
Tyler Daniels
Science
A supplement industry expert and cGMP specialist who thinks deeply about what ThaenaBiotic® actually is — and holds the quality systems behind it to the highest possible standard.
Loukia Ili, PhD
Data Science
A mathematician and biologist whose rare fluency across bioinformatics, multi-omics analytics, and clinical research brings a uniquely data-driven lens to Thaena's scientific foundation.
Matthew Shurtleff, PhD
Basic Science
One of Andrea's earliest mentors and a key figure in validating the science behind ThaenaBiotic®, whose guidance shaped the foundational thinking that made it possible.
Clinical
Helen Messier, MD/PhD
Clinical Science
Bringing clinical and research expertise at the intersection of the microbiome and functional medicine, and bridging the gap between natural medicine and rigorous, real-world science.
Patrick Hanaway, MD
Clinical Science
One of the architects of functional medicine in America, bringing 25+ years of clinical, research, and medical education expertise to Thaena's scientific foundation.
Heather Zwickey
Clinical Science
An immunologist and naturopathic research scientist behind much of Thaena's clinical research, with a career dedicated to translating natural products into clinical science.
Business
Steve Eichenlaub
Business Development
An Oregon investor and advisor whose rare combination of cosmetics industry experience and engineering precision helps Thaena think about both the product and the people it reaches.
Manoj Dadlani
Business Development
An early believer in Thaena's vision, bringing a CEO-level perspective from the microbiome testing space and the business insight to see what this science could become before most people understood it.
Ann Bunnenberg
Business Development
A JD PhD and medical device expert who believes in mentoring early startups, bringing Oregon's financial community and her own business expertise to Thaena.
Our Donors
Not everyone qualifies. That's the point.
Our donors are as carefully selected as any employee, as deliberately chosen as any board member — a foundational part of this team. They aren’t just healthy, they have the kind of vibrant, whole-body resilience most people have never experienced. Fewer than 1% of donor applicants qualify for the ThaenaBiotic® program.
Each one carries something genuinely rare: a thriving, diverse, well-regulated microbiome that modern life has made increasingly hard to find. And each one is monitored continuously, not just at the point of entry, because we understand that health is not a one-time decision.
Without them, there is no product.
This is what we mean when we say Humans Healing Humans — not as a tagline, but as the literal mechanism behind every capsule.
Trusted by 2,172 healthcare providers — from psychiatrists and medical doctors to naturopathic clinicians and physical therapists.
Trusted by 2,172 healthcare providers — from psychiatrists and medical doctors to naturopathic clinicians and physical therapists.
Genius product and an absolute lifesaver for me!!! I'm so beyond grateful!!!
— ThaenaBiotic® Patient
Truly a revolutionary product that I love recommending to my patients.
— Verified Healthcare Provider
Your postbiotics are saving my life. I don't have words.
— ThaenaBiotic® Patient
I am a healthcare provider and have been recommending ThaenaBiotic® to my patients for the past several years. I have been very impressed with the product and recently decided to try it for myself. I am amazed at the improvement in my bowel movements after just a few short weeks… ThaenaBiotic® is the only supplement I am taking at the moment — just 1 pill per day. I love how simple it is, rather than a complex protocol. Honestly, it's the best my bowel habits have been in years! I will definitely keep using ThaenaBiotic® for myself, and recommending it to my patients.
— Verified Healthcare Provider
For the Easy Days and the Hard Ones
ThaenaBiotic® is a once-a-day tool.
Daily use is what builds the foundation.
But it doesn't just build — it can also help stop the collapse when chaos arrives. Illness, stress, disruption. In those moments, your microbiome needs to regroup so your immune system has a fighting chance. ThaenaBiotic® gives it that support.
Use it on the easy days so it's already working on the hard ones. On the hard ones, reach for it again — more support, better regulation.
Your bugs are driving your body. Let's make sure they have what they need.
OUR FUTURE
More Than a Supplement Company
Thaena is a movement toward ecosystem-informed health. By bringing the molecular language of healthy microbiomes to more people, we aim to reshape the way the world thinks about healing.
The future of medicine is diverse, interconnected, and radically human.
"Humans Healing Humans."