Alterations to the respiratory microbiome have been identified as a predisposing factor of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). In a study at CHEST 2018, researchers at Beaumont Health Systems studied the influence of bacterial virulence on […]
Vedanta Biosciences announced preliminary results from the Phase 1a/1b clinical study in healthy volunteers for its lead, orally-administered live biotherapeutic product (LBP) candidate for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (rCDI), VE303. With these Phase 1 data […]
On September 17, 2018 hopes were high regarding the clarification of the regulatory framework as well as a potential decision or ambitions by the FDA to stimulate further discussion regarding microbiome-based products, as the agency […]
Synlogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYBX), a clinical stage company applying synthetic biology to probiotics to develop novel, living medicines, today announced the appointment of Aoife Brennan, M.B., B.Ch., as president and chief executive officer of Synlogic, […]
Following A-Mansia’s announcement of first close of Series A this April, Innovation Industries now joins the financing round of the microbiome company focused on developing products based on the unique properties of the Akkermansia muciniphila (A. […]
Second Genome, Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on the development of novel therapeutics identified through microbiome science, today announced the appointment of Karim Dabbagh, Ph.D., as president, chief executive officer, and a member of the […]
The DuPont Microbiome Venture and Global Health & Nutrition Science teams have worked in collaboration with the University of Virginia and 4Pharma Ltd in an experimental rhinovirus challenge to understand the role of nasal microbiota clusters and their […]
Microbiome Insights was a founding partner of the Microbiome Skin Health and Dermatology conference —held September 10th to 12th, 2018. The aim of this event was to explore ways of understanding the mechanisms underlying microbial interactions […]
4D pharma plc (AIM: DDDD), a pharmaceutical company leading the development of live biotherapeutics, announced positive top-line results for its Phase Ib study of Thetanix in paediatric patients with Crohn’s disease. The study achieved its […]
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) has released a critique of two recent papers (here and here), which were published last week in the scientific journal Cell. The ISAPP Board of Directors, along […]
OptiBiotix Health plc (AIM: OPTI), a life sciences business developing compounds to tackle obesity, high cholesterol and skin care, announces the formation of a 100% owned subsidiary, ProBiotix Health Limited (“ProBiotix”), and appointment of Adam […]