A focused founding team

Three disciplines.
One standard.

Science, brand building, and product execution brought together around a clearer microbiome proposition for companion animals.

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Three disciplines in conversationConceptual editorial visualization; not the CosTinia team
From Byoms to CosTinia

A working partnership
built before the company.

Anja Byrial Hansen and Rikke Stein Omby built Byoms together, combining science communication, product development, and commercial execution. Søren Kjærulff joined that journey as an investor and strategic advisor with deep experience in microbiome and life-science innovation.

CosTinia brings that established working relationship into a focused B2B platform: proprietary microbiology, documented evidence, and commercial pathways for ambitious companion-animal brands.

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The Costinia team

Roles reflect how each person contributes to the company today.

01 / Strategy & science

Søren
Kjærulff

Microbiome & life-science investor
Strategic advisor

Søren connects microbiome innovation with B2B strategy, evidence expectations, and long-term company building. His role is to challenge the scientific and commercial case with an investor’s discipline.

02 / Commercial & brand

Anja Byrial
Hansen

Co-founder
Commercial & brand lead

Anja translates a technical proposition into a brand, partner conversation, and market-ready story. Her work keeps the scientific ambition connected to how customers understand and adopt a product.

03 / Product & innovation

Rikke Stein
Omby

Co-founder & engineer
Product & innovation lead

Rikke leads the bridge from scientific opportunity to workable product development. Her engineering perspective anchors feasibility, formulation decisions, and the discipline required to move an idea toward production.

How the team works

Small enough to stay close.
Experienced enough to go deep.

01
Evidence before claimsScientific credibility sets the boundaries for every commercial story.
02
One partner conversationProduct, science, and market decisions stay connected.
03
Built in CopenhagenClose to Denmark’s life-science and product-development ecosystem.
Meet us in the work

Start with the question
that matters most.

We will connect your product, evidence, or partnership need with the right person from the start.

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