Arranta Bio (“Arranta”), a leading microbiome contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced the mechanical completion of GMP suites at its Watertown, MA commercial-ready facility. Arranta is investing more than $100M in 2020 to […]
ExeGi Pharma LLC, a U.S.-based company focused on developing and commercializing products targeting the human microbiome, including live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), announced today the results of a 70-patient clinical trial evaluating a new biologic drug […]
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (“Chr. Hansen”) has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the shares of Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH (“Jennewein”), which is a leading player in the Human Milk Oligosaccharides (“HMO”) market The […]
Dutch biotech company Micreos Human Health has enrolled the first patients in a Phase I/IIa, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel treated dose-ranging study to assess the safety and efficacy of XZ.700 in patients with mild to […]
Siolta Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company, announced today it has raised $30M in a series B investment round to support the clinical development of its lead product, STMC-103H. The series B funding involved participation from […]
The DuPont Human Microbiome Venture today announced a research partnership with The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), focusing on the discovery and development of innovative next generation probiotics (NGPs) for human health. Over the past […]
The Pharmabiotic Research Institute (PRI), Europe’s only regulatory expertise centre for the development of microbiome-based drug products, has announced the publication of a review titled “Live biotherapeutic products: the importance of a defined regulatory framework”. […]
A geneticist from RUDN University studied the effect of Bifidobacterium (intestinal bacteria) on the inflammatory process and discovered that their surface protein is capable of stopping excessive or uncontrollable inflammation, like the one observed in […]
Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRB) announced that it has obtained correspondence from the Office of Vaccines Research and Review of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Company’s plans to submit a Biologics […]
LNC Therapeutics, a French biotech company harnessing the properties of keystone single-strain bacteria to develop ground-breaking microbiome-based drugs, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) […]
A research team led by the University of Oklahoma has received a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to “understand the rules of life” through microbiome research. Microbiomes, a collection of microbes in a specific […]