Food Allergy Institute

What Food Allergy Institute does

Food Allergy Institute (FAI), founded in 2015 as a clinical division of the nonprofit TPIRC, operates a vertically integrated food-allergy treatment platform built around the Tolerance Induction Program (TIP). TIP is a 2.5–4 year, AI-driven immunotherapy that uses biosimilar proteins to safely prime the immune system before introducing real-food allergen doses, achieving a 99% success rate with under 1% adverse-event rate versus 20%+ for traditional exposure therapies. The personalization is powered by a proprietary machine-learning model — pioneered by founding engineer Herman Sandhu — that analyzes 300+ biomarkers per patient drawn from Aperture Immunodiagnostics, FAI's in-house CLIA and COLA Certified high-complexity laboratory, and outputs individualized dosing plans using 143 pharmaceutical-grade gummy products manufactured by FAI's in-house Food Laboratory.

FAI sells TIP primarily direct-to-consumer to families of children with severe food allergies, with adult segments (ages 26–50) and complex multi-allergen / comorbid cases (asthma, eczema, EoE, IBS, celiac) as secondary targets. Revenue is split between an all-inclusive cash-pay subscription ($979/month for ages 18 months–25; $1,079/month for adults) and an insurance-based membership ($440/month plus PPO billing through Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Cigna, Blue Shield, United Healthcare and others); year-one cash-pay costs are approximately $11,748 with onboarding, launch and food-challenge fees on top. More than 51% of patients travel from outside California, drawn by patient-referral incentives, provider outreach, earned media, and an active community mentorship program.

The organization is scaling physically from two Southern California clinics (Long Beach Willow Clinic and Vista) into new geographies, with an East Bay (Fremont) clinic opening in July 2025 and a Tri-State Area clinic planned for Fall 2026. Operational leadership — drawn from Amgen, Bank of America, Advantage Solutions, Chipotle, and Medtronic — is being layered onto founder Dr. Inderpal Randhawa's clinical and protocol creation role as the institute executes a multi-state build-out funded by patient-subscription revenue rather than external capital.

Name

Food Allergy Institute

Legal name

Food Allergy Institute™

Website

https://foodallergyinstitute.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Food Allergy Institute (FAI) is a nonprofit clinical and research center that treats children and adults with severe food allergies using its AI-powered Tolerance Induction Program (TIP), a 2.5–4 year personalized immunotherapy achieving 99% remission success across 13,000+ patients since 2015.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Allergy Treatment Services

NAICS

Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Allergy Evaluation & Management (HLAKAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Allergen Presence & Cross-Contact Verification (ELISA/PCR; allergen cleaning validation) (AFALAHAB)

Keywords

• Food allergy treatment
• Immunotherapy services
• Allergy diagnostics
• Personalized medicine
• Clinical immunology

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. TIP Subscription Plan (Cash Pay): All-inclusive monthly subscription covering tolerance induction program fee, annual diagnostic testing, and clinical office visits. Primary revenue stream for self-pay and international patients. HSA/FSA eligible.
2. TIP Membership with Insurance: Monthly membership fee ($440/month) plus insurance billing for clinical services. In-network with most major PPOs. Clinical visits, food challenges, and lab work billed to insurance. TIP Fee remains out-of-pocket.
3. Clinical Services Fees: Per-visit fees for food challenges ($435/visit), onboarding visits ($3,900), launch visits ($1,460), and annual remission visits. Billed separately from subscription or included in cash bundle.
4. SLIT (Sublingual Immunotherapy): Environmental allergy treatment for patients requiring it. Billed quarterly ($300-$350/quarter). Not covered by insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Food Allergy Institute provides AI-powered, personalized food allergy treatment through its Tolerance Induction Program (TIP), which uses machine learning analysis of patient biomarkers and biosimilar proteins to safely build tolerance to food allergens over a 2.5-4 year course, achieving remission rather than mere desensitization. Treatment is delivered through Southern California clinics, supplemented by pharmaceutical-grade gummy dosing products manufactured in-house and a CLIA-certified diagnostic laboratory for component-resolved testing.

Product overview

Food Allergy Institute operates as a unified food allergy treatment platform centered on the Tolerance Induction Program (TIP), an AI-powered personalized immunotherapy that analyzes 300+ biomarkers to create individualized treatment plans. The core offering combines the TIP program with proprietary pharmaceutical-grade gummy dosing products manufactured in-house, supported by the Aperture Immunodiagnostics CLIA-certified laboratory. Patients can access treatment through either the all-inclusive TIP Subscription Plan ($979-$1,079/month) or the TIP Membership with Insurance plan, with optional Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) add-on for environmental allergies. The TIP Connect patient portal enables enrollment and ongoing program management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TIP (Tolerance Induction Program): The core treatment program - a personalized, data-driven food allergy treatment using real foods to build tolerance through AI-powered protocols
• TIP Connect
• Food Freedom

Products and services

• Tolerance Induction Program (TIP) Personalized AI-driven food allergy treatment program for patients aged 18 months to 50 years that uses real natural foods and biosimilar proteins to build tolerance and achieve lasting food freedom.
• TIP Subscription Plan All-inclusive cash-pay monthly subscription covering TIP program fee, annual diagnostic testing, and clinical office visits at $979/month for ages 18 months-25 years and $1,079/month for ages 26-50 years. HSA/FSA eligible.
• TIP Membership with Insurance Insurance-based membership plan at $440/month with insurance billed for clinical services and diagnostic tests; available with major PPO carriers including Aetna, Cigna, Blue Shield, Anthem, United Healthcare, and others.
• TIP Gummy Doses Pharmaceutical-grade gummy doses containing precise milligram amounts of nuts, grains, seeds, or legumes for at-home dosing during TIP treatment; 143 unique formulations manufactured in-house by Food Laboratory Scientists.
• Aperture Immunodiagnostics CLIA and COLA certified high-complexity diagnostic laboratory performing component-resolved blood testing for 130+ allergens and hundreds of biomarkers, supporting TIP treatment planning and therapeutic monitoring.
• Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) Environmental allergy treatment administered under the tongue for patients requiring management of cross-reacting environmental allergies during TIP, billed quarterly at $300-$350.
• TIP Connect Patient portal for TIP families to access enrollment forms, grant requests, FSA/HSA documentation, provider communications, and program management tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% success rate for patients completing TIP program
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Enterprise Rent-A-CarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership providing rental car discounts for traveling TIP families. Account #: XZ32748. Located at airports and local neighborhoods. Discounts vary based on booking time and availability.
• National Car RentalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRental car partnership providing discounts for TIP families traveling to clinics. Discounts vary based on booking time and availability.
• Aperture ImmunodiagnosticscoreTechnology or IntegrationCLIA and COLA Certified high-complexness laboratory that is part of TPIRC ecosystem. Performs component-resolved diagnostic testing for 130+ allergen components essential for TIP treatment planning. Only diagnostic facility with complete test set for TIP protocols.
• TPIRC (Translational Pulmonary and Immunology Research Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit parent organization of Food Allergy Institute. Focuses on development of cutting-edge treatment protocols for rare and orphan diseases using comprehensive diagnostic tools and patient-driven research. Houses TPIRC Biobank for biological samples and patient data supporting food anaphylaxis research.
• Hotel MayaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hotel in Long Beach offering corporate rates for TIP families. Address: 700 Queensway Dr., Long Beach, CA 90802. Corporate Code: P75.
• Hyatt Regency Long BeachminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hotel in Long Beach with negotiated rates for TIP families traveling to clinics. Address: 200 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach CA 90802.
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Long Beach AirportminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hotel with kitchen suites ideal for TIP families on extended treatment visits. Corporate Code: 3249070.
• Hyatt Place San Diego/Vista-CarlsbadminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hotel near Vista clinic with negotiated rates. Address: 2645 South Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081.
• Hyatt House CypressminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hotel near Orange County clinic with shuttle transportation to clinic, complimentary parking, and World of Hyatt points. Address: 5905 Corporate Ave, Cypress, CA 90630.
• Southwest AirlinesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSouthwest Companion Pass benefit referenced for TIP families - allows qualifying members to bring a companion fly free (excluding taxes and fees).
• Hyatt Place FremontminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hotel near Fremont (East Bay) clinic location. Address: 3101 W Warren Ave, Fremont, CA 94538.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Intrommune Therapeutics: Clinical-stage company developing a novel oral mucosal immunotherapy (OMIT) platform for food and environmental allergies. Comparable to FAI as an alternative food allergy immunotherapy developer, though pursuing a more conventional pharma approval pathway.
• DBV Technologies: Developer of the Viaskin epicutaneous immunotherapy patch for peanut and other food allergies. Comparable as a food allergy immunotherapy modality competitor with a differentiated delivery mechanism (skin patch), though it has yet to achieve broad commercial scale.
• Alladapt Immunotherapeutics: Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing ADP101, a single multi-food oral immunotherapy candidate designed to address multiple food allergies simultaneously. Directly comparable to FAI's multi-allergen treatment philosophy but pursuing an FDA-regulated pharmaceutical pathway.

Direct peers

• Mount Sinai Jaffe Food Allergy Institute: A major academic food allergy treatment and research center at the Icahn School of Medicine. Directly comparable to FAI as a specialty food allergy clinical program, though predominantly operating in an academic/research setting rather than a subscription-based clinical model.
• Boston Children's Hospital Food Allergy Program: Leading pediatric food allergy clinical and research program at a top academic medical center. Competes for the same severe pediatric food allergy patient population and conducts OIT and related immunotherapies within an academic framework.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Food Allergy Center: One of the highest-volume pediatric food allergy treatment centers in the US, with active OIT and multi-food allergen programs. Directly comparable to FAI in clinical scope, with a similar emphasis on treating complex multi-allergen pediatric cases.

Broad incumbents

• Genentech (Roche) - Xolair: Maker of Xolair (omalizumab), which received FDA approval in 2024 to reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods. A broad pharmaceutical incumbent offering a biologic option for food allergy risk reduction that competes for the same patient pool as FAI's TIP.
• Aimmune Therapeutics (Nestlé Health Science): Developer of Palforzia, the first FDA-approved oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy (now part of Nestlé Health Science). Overlaps with FAI on food allergy OIT but focuses on a single FDA-approved biologic rather than FAI's broader, multi-allergen personalized protocol.

Others

• Ready, Set, Food!: Consumer health company focused on early allergen introduction products for infants to prevent food allergies. Adjacent to FAI's mission (reducing food allergy burden) but operates in prevention rather than treatment, with a direct-to-consumer product model rather than clinical care.

Regional players

• Stanford Alliance for Food Allergy Research (SAFAR): Academic research consortium at Stanford focused on food allergy pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention. Operates as a research-driven food allergy program in Northern California—adjacent to FAI's footprint—and overlaps in patient demographic and investigator focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SoCalFoodAllergy
• Instagraminstagram.com/food.allergy.institute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/socalfoodallergy

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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