For research partners

For research partners

As a research partner, you take part in real research studies and receive compensation for verified participation. Create a profile, browse open studies, and apply to the ones that match your availability and interest.

Creating your profile

To apply to studies on Biome, you first need to create a profile. Registration uses your email address.

During registration, you will:

  1. 1Sign in with your email
  2. 2Choose a display name and region
  3. 3Accept the Biome Platform Terms of Service

On completion, Biome assigns you two permanent identifiers:

  • A Participant ID in the format P-XXXX-XXXX (e.g., P-8X4M-29Q7)
  • A Pseudonym generated from a word pair plus a number (e.g., SilentOrbit221)

These identifiers cannot be changed. They are used across the platform in place of your real name. Your identity remains pseudonymous to research teams and to other research partners — all messaging and screening happens under your pseudonym.

Completing your profile

Your profile is filled in progressively across four sections. Only the first section is required at registration. The remaining sections can be completed at any time, but Section 2 (demographics) must be completed before you can apply to any study.

Section 1 — Account verification (at registration)

  • Email (verified)
  • Phone number and verification
  • Country

Section 2 — Demographics (required before first application)

  • Year of birth
  • Sex assigned at birth
  • Gender identity (optional)
  • Ethnicity (optional)
  • Nationality
  • State or region
  • Urbanicity (urban, suburban, rural)

These fields are permanent. Once submitted, year of birth, sex assigned at birth, ethnicity, and nationality cannot be changed. You will see a warning before confirming.

Section 3 — Participation capability (optional)

  • Smartphone OS
  • Wearable devices (Oura, Whoop, Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, or none)
  • Internet reliability
  • Ability to receive sample kits by mail
  • Sample comfort (stool, saliva, blood prick, urine, hair)
  • Language fluency
  • Weekly availability in hours

Section 4 — Research history (optional)

  • Previous study participation count
  • Recent interventions (e.g., current supplements, recent antibiotics)
  • Washout sensitivity

Completing more sections improves your match quality for studies and increases your visibility to research teams during screening.

Your public profile

When other users see your profile, they see only:

  • Your identicon (a geometric avatar generated from your Participant ID)
  • Your pseudonym
  • Your Participant ID
  • Country and region
  • Age range (displayed as a bracket like 25–30, not your exact year of birth)
  • Participation stats: studies completed, completion rate, total compensation received, reputation badge

Your real name, email, phone number, and detailed demographic data are never visible publicly. Research teams see additional screening data only for people who have applied to their specific study.