Evolve BioSystems, Inc. has hired Antonio & Paris to brand the company’s Consumer and Hospital microbiome-based products to solve infant gut dysbiosis. The agency scope will also include consumer and physician research, logo identity, packaging, and brand architecture.

“A&P brings a strong strategic mindset and fresh creative ideas.”

— Tim Brown, Chief Operating Officer

“A&P brings a strong strategic mindset and fresh creative ideas, specifically in unique packaging solutions. As a partner in building our brand, they mirror our entrepreneurial drive and passion to change lives,” said Chief Operating Officer, Tim Brown. “Although we are a start-up, our team brings over 170 years of experience in building brands with great agency partners. When we narrowed it down to the four finalists, our team unanimously agreed on A&P; they are a strategic extension of our team.”

The company’s immediate focus is to commercialize products for newborn gut health, a unique offering based on the important and emerging field of microbiome science. “A growing body of clinical research indicates that early programming of immune and metabolic systems by the gut microbiome is a key component to lifelong optimal health. The team is excited to work with A&P as we transition from feasibility and proof of concept, to a series of microbiome-based product launches in the US and around the world,” says Dr. David Kyle, Evolve’s CEO.

“Evolve has developed and tested products that can establish, restore, and maintain a healthy infant gut microbiome and we are thrilled to be part of this breakthrough development,” says Paris Hinson, Co-CEO and Chief Creative Officer of A&P. “We are not only tasked with a developing a new brand voice and identity, but it will be important for us to inject the brand sentiment into every interaction with consumers, physicians and healthcare influencers; from logo, to on-hold scripts, to collateral, packaging and advertising. Our Evolve clients are truly allowing us to affect the brand experience in its totality.”

The agency previously worked with Evolve on consumer research. “We conducted research across the United States, talking to expectant as well as recent moms, to understand intellectual and emotional triggers that would help to articulate a relevant and effective brand essence. We are extremely excited that Evolve has trusted us with the important task of bringing a cohesive message to moms around the globe. Healthcare is personal to our team and we understand how intimate and stressful a mother’s choice of product for her infant can be,” says Antonio Patric Buchanan, Co-CEO, Chief Strategic Officer for A&P.

About Evolve BioSystems

Evolve BioSystems, Inc. is a privately-held microbiome company dedicated to developing the next generation of products to establish, restore, and maintain a healthy gut microbiome. Evolve is a spin-out from the Foods for Health Institute (FFHI) at the University of California, Davis and builds on more than a decade of research into understanding the unique partnership of the infant gut microbiome and breast milk components. Having led to the discovery and development of products to resolve infant gut dysbiosis, Evolve’s discovery platform is now being applied to solving gut dysbiosis throughout the human life cycle as well as in various animal species. Evolve completed a $9 million Series A capital raise in 2015 and has now successfully completed a milestone proof-of-concept study to demonstrate the efficacy of its initial proprietary offering. In addition, Evolve is undertaking further clinical studies to build out its offering of microbiome-based solutions across a spectrum of unmet clinical needs. For more information on Evolve BioSystems, please visit them on LinkedIn or at www.evolvebiosystems.com

About A&P

A&P, a brand agency, excels in finding innovative ways for clients to provide exceptional experiences to their customers. Their work includes consumer insight, brand innovation, creative development, mobile and technology solutions for global brands such as AT&T, Mini USA, DIRECTV, Newell Rubbermaid, Tenet Healthcare, and Barco Escape. For more information about A&P, visit them on Facebook, Twitter or antonioandparis.com.