For clinicians
Microbiome information designed to sit alongside clinical judgement.
VAMS ATLAS™ organises sequencing-derived microbiome information into structured scores, panels, confidence context and evidence-aware insights designed for responsible professional review.
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01 · At the clinic
Sample collected
The sample is collected in the clinic or at home following the kit instructions, and logged against the requesting practice.
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02 · Structured report
Findings, ranked and referenced
Taxa and functional findings presented with confidence labelling and the evidence each one rests on — the same structure every time.
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03 · Clinician review
Read in context
The clinician reads the findings alongside history, symptoms and any other investigations they hold.
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04 · In consultation
Informed conversation
A shared reference point for discussing diet, lifestyle and follow-up. Decisions remain the clinician’s.
What you receive
Every report is built the same way, so the second one reads like the first.
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Structured professional reports
Scores, panels and Insight Packs presented in a consistent structure, with the method behind each output stated rather than implied.
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Method and quality context
What the sequencing method used can and cannot resolve, alongside sample QC — so a limitation is visible rather than buried.
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Confidence on every output
A qualitative confidence cue travels with each score and panel. Where confidence is insufficient the output is withheld, not caveated.
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Longitudinal comparison
Repeat timepoints run on pinned pipeline versions, so a later result is genuinely comparable with an earlier one.
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Evidence context
Graded evidence tiers behind condition-associated material, with emerging evidence hidden from consumer output by default.
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Patient discussion support
Plain-language framing your patient can follow, without shifting the interpretation away from you.
How ATLAS structures information
Four layers, one consistent flow — the same for every ecosystem and every report.
- Input features Sequencing-derived signals from the sample — taxonomic, ecological and, where supported, functional.
- Scores Conservative summaries of those features. Each states its method support and a confidence cue. Never a diagnosis.
- Panels Biological-context containers grouping related scores under a theme — the unit of interpretation.
- Insight Packs The report layer. Packs group panels under a theme, gated by method, package, QC, repeat testing or professional context.
A confidence cue travels with every score and panel, assessed across multiple dimensions of analytical and evidence quality. It is qualitative by design — a single number would imply a precision the underlying evidence does not support.
How composition reads
Relative abundance is presented in one consistent stacked grammar across ecosystems and repeat timepoints, so comparing reports is a matter of reading, not re-learning.
Illustrative
- Taxon group A
- Taxon group B
- Taxon group C
- Taxon group D
- Remaining groups
Responsible interpretation
Boundaries are enforced in the architecture, not just written in the footer.
- Association is not diagnosis, and not causation.
- Reference context is not a clinical reference interval.
- Analytical output is not clinical judgement.
- Emerging-tier evidence is hidden from consumer output by default.
- Insufficient confidence withholds the output rather than annotating it.
How professional access works
- Request a demo Tell us your specialty and setting
- Walkthrough The illustrative sample report, end to end
- Professional access Arranged where appropriate
- Longitudinal review As repeat timepoints accumulate
VAMS BIOME reports are educational and method-bounded. They do not diagnose, treat, predict or cure disease and do not replace clinical judgement or established investigations.
Questions clinicians ask
Does an ATLAS report diagnose anything?
No. ATLAS organises sequencing-derived microbiome information into structured context. It does not diagnose, treat, predict or cure, and it is not a substitute for clinical assessment. Interpretation remains yours.
What is a reference cohort comparison actually telling me?
Where a sample sits relative to a described population — an association, not a clinical reference interval. Cohorts may not match your patient on age, geography or life stage, so it is context rather than a verdict.
Can I use this instead of established investigations?
No. Microbiome context is supplementary. It should be read alongside history, examination and appropriate investigations, never in place of them.
What happens when data quality is poor?
The affected output is withheld and the reason is stated. We would rather return less than present a number the data does not support.
Do I need to understand sequencing to use the report?
No. Method support is stated on each output in plain language. The technical detail is available if you want it, but it is not a prerequisite.
Request a clinician demo
Tell us about your practice and what you would like to review. We will follow up with professional report access details and a walkthrough.
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Our team will review your organisation, goals and requested pathway, and route the enquiry to the appropriate VAMS team.