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In Depth 19 Feb 2019

How New Microbiome Diagnostic Technologies Can Save Lives

With the rise of a whole new field of research around the microbiome, what role are new technologies to identify microorganisms playing in the future of healthcare? Traditionally, microbes have been seen solely as a threat. But in the last few years, microbiome research has started to shift this view. Today, we know certain microorganisms […]

February 19, 2019 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Startup Scout 15 Feb 2019

This Lab-on-a-Chip Can Screen Millions of Bacteria in Parallel

Our French biotech of the week, Biomillenia, is developing a lab-on-a-chip that can screen millions of strains of bacteria in a fraction of the time it takes for traditional methods. This technology can identify previously unculturable strains for use in agriculture, animal health, or microbiome-based therapies. Mission: To use lab-on-a-chip technology to culture and screen […]

February 15, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 1 Feb 2019

This Biotech Links the Gut Microbiome to Diseases Using Norwegian Poo

In Norway’s capital city of Oslo, the biotech Bio-Me can rapidly screen for specific gut bacteria, gathering data from thousands of Norwegian stool samples to link the gut microbiome to diseases. Mission: To rapidly screen thousands of stool samples from a Norwegian population study and link the gut microbiome with disease. Client companies will then […]

February 1, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Interview 23 Jan 2019

Tackling the Complexity of the Gut Microbiome for Better Treatments

An imbalance in gut microbe species is linked with gastrointestinal disease. Philip talked with the CEO and co-founder of the Swiss startup PharmaBiome, Tomas de Wouters, about the complexity of rebalancing the gut microbiome in these conditions. The microbiome is a hugely complex ecosystem of microbes living all around the body. Different parts of the […]

January 23, 2019 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 22 Jan 2019

No Guts, No Glory: How Microbiome Research is Changing Medicine

Scientists are uncovering many ways that the microorganisms that share our body can influence our health. It appears as though the human microbiome could be the key to treating all sorts of diseases, but how can we make these tiny creatures collaborate with us? Let’s do a gut check. We’ve all been told that our […]

January 22, 2019 - 10 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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 from obesity, glucose intolerance, and even depression. The project, called MyNewGut, found evidence that specific strains of bacteria can contribute to obesity in people on high-fat or high-sugar diets. Research led by Yolanda Sanz, Professor […]

December 18, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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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 diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Janssen aims to use BiomX’s technology to predict which patients with inflammatory bowel diseases will respond best its treatments based on their microbiome. The financial details of the collaboration were […]

December 13, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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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 improve the outcome of patients with the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The microbes living in our gut can have a big influence on the success of cancer treatments. Some microorganisms are known to […]

December 4, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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 research that is making big promises to treat all sorts of human diseases. As we get close to the approval of the first treatment based on microbiome science, it’s important to be aware of the […]

November 21, 2018 - 9 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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 rare genetic condition that causes kidney failure. The results came from an interim analysis one year into a three-year trial, where Oxthera is testing its gut microbiome treatment on patients with primary hyperoxaluria type […]

November 2, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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 on board as a new investor, Microbiotica has now raised a total of £12M since its foundation in 2016. The company, a spin-out of the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, seeks to find and exploit precise […]

October 24, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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. The two companies will collaborate in the development and commercialization of Enterome’s lead microbiome-targeting treatment currently in Phase I trials. Under the terms of the deal, Takeda will pay Enterome €44M upfront, and up to […]

October 23, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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How New Microbiome Diagnostic Technologies Can Save Lives

This Lab-on-a-Chip Can Screen Millions of Bacteria in Parallel

This Biotech Links the Gut Microbiome to Diseases Using Norwegian Poo

Tackling the Complexity of the Gut Microbiome for Better Treatments

No Guts, No Glory: How Microbiome Research is Changing Medicine

Gut Bacteria Could Combat Obesity and Depression

Janssen Recruits Microbiome Company to Fight Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Microbiome Therapy Shows Early Promise in Cancer Patients

5 Challenges to Unlocking the Real Potential of the Human Microbiome

Gut Bacteria Treatment Shows Promise for Rare Genetic Kidney Condition

UK Microbiome Company Gets Financial Boost for Live Bacterial Therapy

Microbiome Biotech Enterome Signs Deal With Takeda Worth up to €600M

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