Microbiome Archives

News and Trends 26 Apr 2023

Progress in battle against stomach cancer

Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) in Germany have discovered a weakness in the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which could be exploited to develop new drugs.H. pylori, a pathogen responsible for widespread illnesses such as gastric ulcers and stomach cancer, has a weak point, which could be exploited to create new drugs. This was discovered by a […]

April 26, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 21 Apr 2023

Gut microbiome: a promising target for Parkinson’s

Home to around a thousand microbial species, the gut’s role in nutrient and drug metabolism is pivotal for immune function. As trillions of bacteria that thrive in the gastrointestinal system aid in the metabolic activity, the gut microbiome can also be influential in therapeutic research for an array of diseases, including Parkinson’s. And of late, […]

April 21, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

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April 20, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 4 Apr 2023

iNtRON looks to control colorectal cancer through microbiome

iNtRON Biotechnology has announced that it has demonstrated the effectiveness of P18-BE3CRC using a cancer organoid model. P18-BE3CRC is a drug candidate from iNtRON Biotechnology’s PHAGERIA platform technology, which is for the development and commercialization of bacteriophage-based drugs (Phageome API) for cancer control. Bacteriophages have been used for R&D on bacterial infectious diseases, but recently […]

April 4, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 24 Mar 2023

Microbiome therapeutics biotech mbiomics raises €13M

mbiomics GmbH, a German microbiome biotech company developing the first generation of effective microbiome-based therapeutics has closed €13 million ($ 15 million) of a series A financing round led by MIG Capital. High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital joined the funding round together with a pool of private seed investors. mbiomics uses its proprietary, tailored high-resolution […]

March 24, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 Mar 2023

Gut microbiota to be harnessed as a tool to diagnose diseases

A recent study at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland compared the gut microbiota and gut-derived metabolites between healthy controls and individuals with fatty liver. The results revealed that certain microbial metabolites are associated with liver fat content. The fact that the gut microbiota associates with many diseases has raised the hope that they could […]

March 23, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Mar 2023

How the microbiome can predict cancer immunotherapy success

A new study shows antibiotic treatment prior to CAR-T cell therapy is connected to unfavorable treatment outcomes. An international team headed by Eran Elinav of the Cancer & Microbiome Division of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), and led by Christoph Stein-Thoeringer, professor of Clinical Infectiology and Translational Microbiome Research at the Medical Faculty of […]

March 14, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

More News! 2 Mar 2023

Could new dementia treatment come from intestinal bacteria discovery?

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), one of the most common forms of dementia, has no cure. Previous studies suggested that gut bacteria play a role in Parkinson’s disease, another neurodegenerative disorder, but the bacteria involved in dementia with Lewy bodies had not been identified. Now, a group led by researchers at the Nagoya University Graduate […]

March 2, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Jan 2023

The magical microbiome

By Brittany Niccum and Han Wei Now that we are past the holiday season and time when we might have over-indulged on rich foods, many of us are seeing how we can help our bodies bounce back. Science can help. Every environment – organic or inorganic – has a myriad of microorganisms living on the […]

January 20, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

EverImmune launches trial for oncobiotic lung and kidney cancer drug candidate

EverImmune, a clinical-stage biotechnology company specialized in the development of live biotherapeutic products in the field of microbiota oncology, says the first patient has been treated in its phase I clinical trial (EV 2101) evaluating Oncobax AK in lung and kidney cancer patients. The aim of the trial is to assess the toxicity and efficacy […]

January 17, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Jan 2023

What’s in store for biotech in 2023?

Perhaps 2022 will best be remembered in the life science industry for the return of many of the face-to-face events that fell by the wayside during the COVID-19 pandemic. It might have been a mixed year for biotech companies, but 2023 is a new year, with new challenges, but also new opportunities. So what do […]

January 11, 2023 - 14 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 5 Jan 2023

2023 Editorial Calendar updated

Each month here at Labiotech.eu, we produce a special newsletter. While still news-related, these special editions are an opportunity to take a deeper look at topics of interest. It also allows us to focus on some of the special awareness days – of which there are many – associated with health and the life sciences. […]

January 5, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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