Chardan Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: CHAC), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by affiliates of Chardan Capital Markets LLC (“Chardan”), announced today the closing of its merger with BiomX Ltd. (“BiomX”) a microbiome company developing […]
Arranta Bio (“Arranta”) announced the completion of an $82 million funding round and a strategic partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific. Formed in May 2019, Arranta’s goal is to be the best-in-class microbiome contract development and […]
A new study presented at UEG Week 2019 has found that 18 commonly used drug categories extensively affect the taxonomic structure and metabolic potential of the gut microbiome. Eight different categories of drugs were also […]
Vienna-based biotech company PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH has discovered a novel drug candidate for the treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis and the re-stabilization of the vaginal microbiome. A dedicated R&D team has been established to develop this […]
Azitra Inc., a clinical-stage medical dermatology company addressing serious skin conditions by harnessing the microbiome, today announced that it has closed a $14 million Series A financing. The financing was led by KdT Ventures in […]
BiomeSense, a microbiome startup developing a novel biosensor and analytics platform for daily gut microbiome tracking, announced today that it has closed its $2 million seed funding round. The lead investor was BioX Clan, which […]
Seventure Partners, one of Europe’s leaders in financing innovation and a world-leader in life science microbiome investment, is pleased to provide an update on its Health for Life investments for the period July 2019 to […]
Taking a ‘fingerprint’ of the mix of bacteria in the gut can indicate how susceptible individual cancer patients are to gut damage as a result of radiotherapy for prostate and gynaecological cancers, a new study […]
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a way to isolate and grow targeted bacteria using genomic data, making strides toward resolving the grand challenge of uncultivated microbial “dark […]