News and Trends 19 Jun 2017 This Company Uses the Human Microbiome to Discover New Disease Mechanisms A whole new avenue to human health and disease could soon be accessible, thanks to the human tissue microbiome. Vaiomer has found a way to make it possible! Has anyone else ever been unsettled by the idea that the human body hosts about 10 times more microbes than human cells? Although this might seem an […] June 19, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Jun 2017 Why Should we be Excited about the Emerging Microbiome Field? A panel of experts at Microbiome Invest in London discussed the unlimited applications of the microbiome and how emerging companies may have a big impact on healthcare. During the past 10 years, the role of bacterial populations within our own organism has been studied, revealing a huge potential to develop new types of therapeutics. “The microbiome represents a […] June 1, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 May 2017 Curious about Who is Living in Your Gut? This Kit Can Tell You Personalized and democratized medicine is coming to the microbiome via a new initiative, FeelGut, from Biopolis. The FeelGut kit lets you explore your gut! FeelGut is a new kit for those of us who want to explore their microbiota. It’s developed by Biopolis, a Spanish biotech committed to empowering people through improved understanding and control of […] May 24, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 May 2017 Visualizing the Microbiome through Handmade Embroidery Rebecca Harris is a British artist that uses handmade embroidery to visually communicate the huge diversity of microbes that form part of our bodies. Trillions of microbes live on us and inside us. “Microbes are essential for our well-being and development. The microbes stimulate and develop the immune response, and they detoxify harmful carcinogenic compounds in our […] May 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 10 May 2017 Video: Meet the CEO fighting Cancer with Mycobacteria Clara talked to Linda Summerton, CEO of Immodulon Therapeutics, about the company’s project of applying the microbiome to immuno-oncology. As R&D efforts in the microbiome gain traction, Clara talked to the head of one of the most valuable companies in the UK, Immodulon Therapeutics. When asked about Forbes’ valuation of her company at £400M, Linda Summerton laughed, “That’s […] May 10, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 May 2017 Experts say the Microbiome could overtake Genetics as the Next Big Thing Yesterday, a panel of experts at BioTrinity discussed the huge possibilities offered by the young microbiome field, which could soon overtake genetics. Scientists and investors worldwide are starting to turn to the microbiome, which many believe hold the key to human health. The microorganisms that live in us and on us have shown to play […] May 10, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Apr 2017 French Microbiome Startup Gets a Series A Funding Boost to Regulate Appetite The French biotech startup TargEDys has extended its series A funding initiated in April 2016 by €3.5M to accelerate the development of its pipeline. After raising an initial €5.8M in a series A funding round from big names like Seventure Partners, TargEDys has now raked an additional €3.5M from the Zaluvida group. The company has also appointed Christoph […] April 11, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 24 Mar 2017 This Swedish Biotech Uses Bacteria to Treat Diseases in Infants This week’s biotech brought us to Scandinavia. Based in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, Infant Bacterial Therapeutics aims to treat rare diseases affecting newborns by targeting the infant microbiome. Mission: Infant Bacterial Therapeutics (IBT) aims to treat rare diseases affecting infants for which there is currently no treatment available. The company makes use of live bacterial therapeutics, which modulate inflammatory […] March 24, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 13 Mar 2017 Infographic: The Microbiome Market & Research by the Numbers A new infographic from Intellisness describes global therapeutic efforts in the microbiome through target indications, investment and patents. Image from freedomnaruk / shutterstock.com March 13, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 6 Feb 2017 “We want to be the Worldwide Leader in Microbiota” Biotech entrepreneur Hervé Affagard, CEO of MaaT Pharma, tells the story behind the success of his young microbiome company. Hervé Affagard is the CEO and co-founder of a company with an ambitious goal: become the global leader in treating the gut microbiota. Founded in 2014 and based in Lyon, MaaT pharma wants to employ fecal transplants to treat […] February 6, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 3 Jan 2017 10 Hot European Biotechs to Observe in 2017 🚀 New year, new list: here are the 10 hottest Biotech companies I will watch closely in 2017 and why. This list is not meant to be comprehensive and is in no particular order. Super-pumped mRNA Therapy BioNTech is Europe’s largest private Biotech with over 500 employees and is one of the three leading mRNA therapy […] January 3, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Dec 2016 A New Antibiotic from Your Nose! Thanks to Functional Genomics Could your nose lead to major discoveries in antibiotic production? Genome mining of nose bacteria has revealed a new powerful antibiotic. Functional genomics offers a powerful tool for the isolation and detection of novel antibiotics, as the data obtained from it can be used to describe gene functions and interactions. The human microbiome has been largely […] December 12, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email