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News and Trends 16 Nov 2016

Microbiomics recruited for Immuno-Oncology in a Huge New Partnership

What if the bacteria in your gut could help fight cancer? Enterome is partnering with Bristol-Myers Squibb to explore this possibility and develop microbiome-related therapeutics and diagnostics for immuno-oncology. Enterome, one of the coolest biotechs in Paris, specializes in the isolation of bacteria and microbial targets linked to immune modulation and inflammation. With an impressive […]

November 16, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 15 Oct 2016

This Scientist crystallises Bacteria for Stained Glass and Lace!

Simon Park is a scientist who wants to teach us about the microbiome through his art. Among his works are a self-portrait, lace and stained glass, all of which have been produced from bacteria! At Cafe Science, Dr. Simon Park, Senior Lecturer in Microbial Sciences at the University of Surrey, described the diversity and ubiquity […]

October 15, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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News and Trends 5 Oct 2016

New Link found between the Microbiome and “Genetic Obesity”

Researchers at King’s College London have found a new link between gut microbiome diversity (or, more specifically, the lack of it) and a particularly troubling kind of obesity. This finding could also help explain the inheritability of this disease. The explosive growth of the Microbiome field promises a whole new type of therapies, but this […]

October 5, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 24 Sep 2016

The Future of Portugal as explained by Microorganisms

Microbiology makes its mark at the first edition of the London Design Biennale taking place in Somerset House. Portugal’s exhibition by Marta de Menezes uses bacteria and viruses to create changing art that represents the future direction of the country. With the common topic “Design by Utopia“, 30 nations have interpreted utopic and dystopic futures using art to […]

September 24, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 2 Aug 2016

Microbiome Therapies suffer setback with a Phase II Failure

The hype field of the Microbiome could be taking a step back, as the most advanced program has failed to meet its primary endpoint in a Phase II trial. What does this mean for the emerging class of therapies? As we have seen at Refresh’s Microbiome fireside chat, the field took really big steps in its recent […]

August 2, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 21 Jun 2016

“The Microbiome will be as big as Biotech in 10 Years”

Isabelle de Cremoux, the CEO of Seventure Partners, was at Labiotech Refresh to tell us when and how she fell in love with the microbiome and what the future holds for this exciting field. De Cremoux is the person behind Seventure, one of the top European VCs and the first in the world to focus mainly […]

June 21, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 16 May 2016

Interviewing the Founder of the World #1 Microbiome Investment fund

Isabelle De Cremoux is the CEO and President of French VC fund Seventure Partners, famous for having opened Health for Life Capital, a €160M fund dedicated to the Microbiome. Having previously worked in the business development team of Pfizer as well as Fournier/Abbott, Isabelle created the lifesciences department when joining Seventure, which she manages as CEO […]

May 16, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

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News and Trends 2 Apr 2016

BioArt: Joana Ricou shows the Beautiful Similarities of the Microbiome

Joana Ricou has been dwelling on the frontier of biology and science since she enrolled an Art&Biology programme at Carnegie Mellon (US). Her BioArt works explore the perception of our bodies and the multitudes inside each of us – with a rather scientific approach. We have covered a small part of Ricou’s on our event […]

April 2, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 23 Mar 2016

French Microbiome Startup Gets €10M to Start Clinical Trials

MaaT Pharma (France) has raised €10M in a series A round, which will allow it to start clinical development of its autologous therapy for imbalance of the Gut Microbiome. MaaT Pharma is developing microbiome-based therapies with an autologous (self-sourced) approach. This means that the patient suffering from dysbiosis is treated with their own microbiome, samples of which were […]

March 23, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 22 Mar 2016

The ‘Lunch Box’ sized Laboratory for Biohackers, Educators and Artists

Bento Bio is a London SynBio start-up founded around the Bento Lab; designed to include all the major components needed for a field laboratory, but with a sleek (and frankly, very good looking) interface. I met Philipp Boeing at a ‘Digital Biology’ (Do-it-yourself) meet-up in Berlin a couple months back, where the biohacking community would come […]

March 22, 2016 - 7 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 24 Feb 2016

Your Microbiome even Impacts how Tall you are!

Research at the University of Lyon (France) and Czech Academy of Sciences have found a previously unknown link between the microbiome and Human growth, as well as a potential therapeutic application for Lactobacillus plantarum. The microbiome is a hot field for research and Health Biotechs alike, and Europe is home to some of the leaders in […]

February 24, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 15 Feb 2016

Europe’s Richest Microbiome Biotech Acquires Irish Start-up To Accelerate!

Have you ever heard of 4D pharma (UK)? Well, it’s become one of the biggest and cash-rich players in the European Microbiome scene. Perhaps the acquisition of this Irish Chronic disease spin-off will bring their name to the spotlight… 4D pharma in Leeds (England) acquired Tucana, a spin-off from the University College Cork (UCC), to complement its therapeutic platform […]

February 15, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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