// OVERVIEW

Platform overview

BIOME is a recruitment and screening platform for human research studies. It connects researchers who need participants with people who want to participate in paid studies — from microbiome and nutrition research to sleep trials and wearable-tracked protocols.

The platform handles the operational layer between researchers and participants: study listing, participant screening, eligibility matching, milestone tracking, compliance scoring, and payout coordination.

What BIOME is

BIOME is infrastructure. It provides the workflow that moves a study from "I need 50 participants" to "50 screened, enrolled, compliant participants have completed the protocol."

Specifically, BIOME provides:

• —A marketplace where researchers publish studies and participants discover them
• —A profile and screening system that helps researchers find participants who actually match their requirements
• —A milestone-based compliance tracking system so both sides know whether the protocol is being followed
• —A payout coordination layer that ties participant compensation to verified completion

What BIOME is not

BIOME is not a sponsor, a clinical research organization, a medical provider, or an ethics board. Researchers remain fully responsible for the design, conduct, safety, and regulatory compliance of the studies they run through the platform. BIOME provides coordination infrastructure — not clinical oversight.

BIOME does not design studies, provide medical advice, guarantee study outcomes, or verify the safety of any intervention, supplement, or protocol — including studies that carry the BIOME Verified badge. The Verified badge indicates that BIOME's science team has reviewed the study methodology. It does not constitute a safety endorsement.

How the platform works

The BIOME lifecycle follows a straightforward sequence:

1. 1.A researcher creates a study in draft mode, defining the protocol, eligibility criteria, milestones, and bounty
2. 2.The researcher publishes the study to the marketplace with a recruitment deadline
3. 3.Participants browse open studies, review requirements, and apply
4. 4.The researcher screens applicants using eligibility data, quiz responses, and reliability scores
5. 5.Approved participants are enrolled and the study is launched
6. 6.Participants complete milestones over the study duration while compliance is tracked
7. 7.On study completion, participants who meet the compliance threshold become eligible for payout
8. 8.Payouts are coordinated through BIOME's payout flow

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