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 […]
Many individuals living with chronic disease—whether it’s asthma, allergies, atopic dermatitis, type 2 diabetes, or another condition—readily confirm their therapeutic options leave a lot to be desired. Even if an existing drug product deals adequately […]
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 […]
1. What is taxonomy, what’s the reality behind it – and why do we need it anyway? Taxonomy is the branch of science concerned with the classification of organisms. Since Darwin, it has allowed to […]
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 […]
Through the month of September, the microbiome scientific literature had some particularly interesting contributions related to human health. First up is a pair of papers on the significance of serotonin that’s made in the gut, […]
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 […]