dsm-firmenich, a global innovator in health, nutrition and beauty, today announced the successful approval of its human milk oligosaccharide (HMO): 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) and lacto-N-fucopentaose I/2′-fucosyllactose (LNFP-I/2′-FL) mixture as novel food ingredients in the United Kingdom […]
Viome, a pioneer in microbiome health science and personalized health solutions, today announced a $25 million internal Series D with participation from Khosla Ventures, Bold Capital WRG Ventures, Marc Benioff, and more. This continued support from existing backers […]
Lallemand announces the inauguration of its new laboratories in France, increasing its capacity by over 800 square meters. This significant expansion enhances its interdisciplinary research and development capabilities at the Blagnac and Beauzelle sites. The […]
Infant Bacterial Therapeutics has conducted a phase III study comprising 2153 premature infants for five years. The objective of the study has been to show that the company’s drug candidate IBP-9414, a bacterial strain found […]
ZBiotics, the pioneers carving a new category of genetically engineered probiotics, today announced the close of its $12M Series A funding round, led by Spring Tide Capital. The oversubscribed round also includes participation by Access Capital, Seamless Capital, Goat […]
The novel active agent HY-133, which was developed by HYpharm and prepared for clinical trials in collaboration with the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and universities in Tübingen, Munich, Münster and Greifswald, received approval […]
A new technique developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will make it much easier for researchers to discover the traits or activities encoded by genes of unknown function in microbes, a key step […]
Bifidobacterium infantis M-63 is a unique probiotic strain of human-residential bifidobacteria (HRB) – bifidobacteria that naturally reside in the human gut – and is renowned for its ability to utilize human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) found […]
Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a probiotic-based therapeutic that synergistically restores intestinal redox and microbiota homeostasis. This therapeutic effectively relieved inflammation and reduced colonic […]
The average human gut contains roughly 100 trillion microbes, many of which are constantly competing for limited resources. “It’s such a harsh environment,” says César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor in Bioengineering and in Chemical […]
Ancilia Biosciences, Inc., (Ancilia Bio), a biotechnology company harnessing the natural power of CRISPR to create bacterial therapies and products with immunity against destructive viruses, today announced the closing of a $4.2 million financing. The […]