# Emily Stein

> Emily Stein is a microbiologist turned founder and CEO of Primal Health, the Minneapolis life-sciences company behind Daily Dental Care for people and TEEF for Life for pets. Trained at UC Berkeley and Stanford, she spent more than a decade building SMMRT (Selective Microbial Metabolism Regulation Technology), a 'carrot and stick' approach that starves harmful mouth bacteria and feeds the helpful ones instead of nuking everything. Holder of 18 patents and a five-time startup founder, Stein pivoted from humans to dogs when dentists balked, a move she says saved the company. Her stated goal: to be in every mouth at least once a day.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Primal Health
- **Organizations:** Primal Health LLC, Primal Therapies, Inc., TEEF for Life, Daily Dental Care
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. Anthropology and B.S. Microbiology & Immunology, University of Iowa, Ph.D. Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Immunology & Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine
- **Known for:** Inventor of 18 issued patents, Delivered over two dozen international professional lectures, Built proprietary SMMRT (Selective Microbial Metabolism Regulation Technology)

## Career timeline

- **2009** — A family health emergency becomes the catalyst for her mission to study the oral microbiome.
- **2012** — Founds Primal Therapies, Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- **2017** — Relocates to Minneapolis and launches Primal Health as a subsidiary focused on oral health.
- **2017** — Develops SMMRT (Selective Microbial Metabolism Regulation Technology) and the TEEF for Life and Daily Dental Care product lines.
- **2024** — Speaks at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium and continues scaling Primal Health across D2C, wholesale and retail.

## Achievements

- Inventor of 18 issued patents
- Delivered over two dozen international professional lectures
- Built proprietary SMMRT (Selective Microbial Metabolism Regulation Technology)
- Founded and led five startups
- Created Daily Dental Care for humans and TEEF for Life for pets
- Recognized as a leading scientist in oral microbiome and soft-tissue inflammation

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Featured speaker at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium on oral microbiome science.
- **2024-01** — Continued scaling Primal Health across direct-to-consumer, veterinary and retail channels with TEEF for Life and Daily Dental Care.

## Links

- Website: https://primalhealthllc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-stein-1669435/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6_JLiheux0

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Last updated: 2026-06-24