Who we are

We are a UK-based manufacturer of innovative health supplements. We help people address health challenges by translating advances in nutritional science into thoughtfully formulated products, made to high quality standards, while giving our customers clear information and greater confidence in their choices.

We are a family-run company, with our female majority team holding expertise spanning medicine, pharmacology, nutritional science, medical communication, customer care, digital infrastructure and logistics. Many of our team have backgrounds in the pharmaceutical industry, and we bring that level of rigour to everything we do. By working closely together, we aim to make nutritional science easier to understand and easier to incorporate into everyday life.

Advanced nutritional science
Nutritional science is advancing rapidly, and we believe it has an increasingly important role to play alongside conventional medicine. We stay close to the latest developments and use scientific evidence to guide the ingredients and formulations we develop.

High-quality products
Our products are based on natural ingredients. We source authentic ingredients and work with GMP-certified manufacturers in the UK and Europe. We also avoid animal-derived ingredients.

Empowering customer care
We believe people make better health decisions when they have access to clear, useful information. We provide practical guidance about our products and respond to customer questions with empathy and care.

Our approach

There are many vitamins, minerals and other natural ingredients that can support good health. But choosing the right ingredients—and combining them in a practical, effective way—requires careful thought.

Ideally, people can seek advice from a functional-medicine doctor or an experienced nutritionist. However, specialists in this area are still relatively few, and consultations can be too expensive for many people. Without professional guidance, it can also be difficult to navigate the wide range of supplements available and decide what is appropriate for you.

This is the gap Livbio aims to address. We invest in researching natural ingredients with strong evidence for supporting common health concerns, particularly areas where conventional approaches may not address every aspect of a person’s needs. We explain the evidence behind our products and provide clear guidance on how to take them. You can always contact us if need support on how to take them. 

Our origin in 2018

Livbio is run by a Swedish-Japanese family based in London. “Liv” means “life” in Swedish.

Our story began in 2018, when co-founder Takashi accompanied his wife, Tess, to see a gynaecologist in Italy. Tess had been unwell since the birth of their youngest child and had seen several specialists without finding a clear explanation or effective solution. Instead of prescribing medication, the doctor recommended a combination of natural products—including minerals, vitamins and probiotics—alongside changes to Tess’s diet.

After following this advice for three months, Tess experienced a significant improvement in her health. The experience reminded Takashi of the importance of nutrition and a more holistic approach to health, ideas that have long been part of Japanese culture.

In Japan, the concept of ishoku-dogen describes the idea that food and health are closely connected—that everyday nutrition can play an important role in maintaining wellbeing.

The experience also made Takashi and Tess realise that the UK food-supplement market was not fully meeting their needs. They felt there was a gap in the products available and that more could be done to provide customers with clear, scientifically accurate information. Soon afterwards, they founded Livbio to address these needs.

Meet Our Founders, Takashi and Tessa

Takashi brings extensive experience in biotechnology together with a strong interest in natural medicine. He is an active biotech CEO with 33 years of professional experience. Through his work, Takashi recognised that while Western medicine can be highly effective, the body also needs the right foundations to function well. Good nutrition is an important part of those foundations. This perspective has long been recognised in Eastern healthcare traditions and, in the West, is often associated with functional medicine—a more holistic approach that focuses on supporting the body’s natural functions.

Tess, Takashi’s partner, was a yoga instructor and has a long-standing interest in herbal medicine. After having two daughters, she experienced a number of health challenges that doctors struggled to diagnose. Her experience with the Italian gynaecologist was a turning point.

After seeing the benefits of a more nutrition- and functional-medicine-based approach, Takashi and Tess co-founded Livbio. Together, they are developing evidence-based supplements for important health areas, including chronic infection and health issues associated with ageing.