News and Trends 18 Dec 2018
Gut Bacteria Could Combat Obesity and Depression
A five-year microbiome project, funded by the EU, has linked the presence of specific strains of gut bacteria to protection…
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News and Trends 13 Dec 2018
Janssen Recruits Microbiome Company to Fight Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Israeli biotech BiomX has teamed up with Janssen to use its microbiome technology in the treatment of inflammatory bowel…
News and Trends 4 Dec 2018
Microbiome Therapy Shows Early Promise in Cancer Patients
A clinical trial run by MaaT Pharma has shown that restoring the microbiome of patients undergoing chemotherapy has potential to…
In Depth 21 Nov 2018
5 Challenges to Unlocking the Real Potential of the Human Microbiome
The study of the human microbiome -- the microorganisms living in our body -- is a very young field of…
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News and Trends 2 Nov 2018
Gut Bacteria Treatment Shows Promise for Rare Genetic Kidney Condition
The Swedish biotech Oxthera reported positive preliminary Phase II results using its gut bacteria treatment, Oxabact, in patients with a…
News and Trends 24 Oct 2018
UK Microbiome Company Gets Financial Boost for Live Bacterial Therapy
UK-based Microbiotica has received a £4M investment from Seventure’s fund dedicated to investments in the microbiome space. With Seventure coming…
News and Trends 23 Oct 2018
Microbiome Biotech Enterome Signs Deal With Takeda Worth up to €600M
The French biotech Enterome and Takeda are teaming up to fight Crohn’s disease, with a deal worth up to €600M.…
17 Oct 2018
Patenting Therapies in the Microbiome Field
In recent years, our understanding of the human microbiome has reached an exciting momentum. It is no longer seen as…
Interview 16 Oct 2018
Using the Skin Microbiome to Treat Acne
The microbes living on our skin can play an important role in skin conditions such as acne. Philip talked to…
News and Trends 15 Oct 2018
Microsoft Signs its First Microbiome Partnership
Microsoft Genomics will work with Cambridge-based Eagle Genomics to scale up its artificial intelligence platform for microbiome research. In recent…
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News and Trends 27 Sep 2018
Update: Series A Boost Pushes Belgian Microbiome Spin-Off Forward
Update (27/09/2018): New investment from Dutch venture capital fund Innovation Industries brings A-Mansia's Series A round up to €18M. The company's…
News and Trends 22 Sep 2018
Art Made With Kombucha Explores the Science of the Microbiome
Artist Alanna Lynch uses kombucha as an art medium to explore our relationship with the microbiome, which is now in…
News and Trends 9 Aug 2018
Modulating the Microbiome Could Boost Vaccine Performance
Dutch scientists have found that altering a patient’s microbiome with antibiotics before a vaccination can boost the body’s resulting immune…
News and Trends 3 Aug 2018
Precision Antibiotic Improves Outcome of Gut Infections in Phase II
Summit Therapeutics obtained Phase II results showing its antibiotic for C. difficile infections was more effective in reducing the recurrence…
In Depth 25 Jul 2018
Could These Groundbreaking Therapies Make Conventional Antibiotics a Thing of the Past?
With the rise of antimicrobial resistance across the globe, and with a dire lack of new antibiotics in the pipeline,…
News and Trends 5 Jul 2018
Series A Round Could Bring French Microbiome Treatment for Bowel Disease Into the Clinic
Netbiotix has raised €7.5M to bring its lead candidate for inflammatory bowel disease into clinical trials. The treatment uses a…
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News and Trends 7 Jun 2018
Microbiome Company Enters $534M Deal With Genentech To Develop Treatments for IBD
UK biotech Microbiotica has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Genentech, one of the world’s first biotechs, to develop microbiome-based…
Interview 21 Mar 2018
Do Phages Hold the Key to Modulating the Microbiome?
The human microbiome is emerging as a target for treating a wide range of diseases, but it's still a young…
More News! 19 Mar 2018
Could the Microbiome Treat Side Effects of Stem Cell Transplants?
MaaT Pharma, based in Lyon, has received authorization to launch a Phase II trial for its therapy, which targets the…
News and Trends 8 Mar 2018
French Biotech Targets Gut Microbiome to Treat Diabetes
Valbiotis has shown that its treatment restores diversity in a population of gut microorganisms imbalanced by type 2 diabetes in…