Case Study: Evolve BioSystems achieves top talent attraction and retention with Insperity

How a life sciences startup attracts and retains brilliant minds

Evolve BioSystems is a UC Davis spin‑off life sciences startup that develops products to establish and maintain healthy gut microbiomes in newborn humans and animals — notably Evivo, the only clinically proven probiotic for babies, and GlycoGuard for foals and piglets. After receiving commercialization funding in 2015 and growing to about 44 employees, the company faced the challenge of competing for talent in the San Francisco area while needing to free leadership from time‑consuming HR tasks and stay compliant as it entered new markets.

Evolve partnered with Insperity for full‑service HR — including payroll, benefits (401k, insurance), background checks, compliance monitoring and training — which delivered smooth payroll, up‑to‑date state compliance (e.g., New York leave), useful staff development workshops, and less managerial distraction. The result was greater employee security and productivity, improved ability to attract and retain talent, and scalable HR support to fuel international expansion.