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“Probiotics” Green-lit for market-usage by French Authorities
In a letter to the National Union of Food Supplements, the Direction générale de la consommation, de la concurrence et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF) outlined that supplements can use the term so long […]

Microbiome Drug Development: 2022 in Review
Leveraging a year of important research updates, funding rounds, and academic papers, this report compiles the most significant industry news pertaining to microbiome drug development in 2022. It finds that the regulatory approval of three […]
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Bacthera Acquires cGMP Manufacturing Site in León (ES) to Strengthen Clinical Supply Capacity
Basel, Switzerland, and Hørsholm, Denmark, March 13th 2023 – Bacthera, a specialized contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced today that it has acquired a cGMP manufacturing site in León (ES) from 4D Pharma. Acquiring […]

Gut bacteria are crucial for liver repair
When parts of the liver are removed, the body can replace the missing tissue. A team of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now discovered that the success of this process depends […]

University of Pittsburgh lab shows phage attacks in new light
As antibacterial resistance continues to render obsolete the use of some antibiotics, some have turned to bacteria-killing viruses to treat acute infections as well as some chronic illnesses. Graham Hatfull, the Eberly Family Professor of […]

Colorectal cancer surgery: Gut microbiota helps healing
Published in the journal Gut, the study by scientists at the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) in Montreal identified two bacterial strains that directly affect whether or not anastomotic leakage, more commonly known as intestinal leakage, […]

Biose Industrie announces the opening of new manufacturing development facility in Boston, MA
Biose Industrie, a contract development manufacturing organisation (CDMO) and a world-leader of live biotherapeutic product (LBP) process development and production, announced today their plan to open a laboratory in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, later […]

Biose Industrie to receive €80M in investment to boost workforce and manufacturing capabilities
L-GAM and the French State through the “French Tech Souveraineté” scheme have signed a purchase agreement with the aim of acquiring joint control of Biose Industrie, a world leader in the development and production of […]

Regulatory pathway needs to be developed to make the most of phages
A regulatory pathway needs to be developed if the UK is to reap the benefits of bacteriophage therapy, Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has warned. France, Belgium and Poland are already developing programmes that take advantage […]

Prokarium Announces $30 Million Financing to Deliver Lead Program into Clinic and Build Novel Therapeutic Platform
Prokarium, a biopharmaceutical company leading the oncology field of microbial immunotherapy, has raised $30 million in new funding. This follows Prokarium’s announcement of partnering with Ginkgo Bioworks to leverage its world-class Foundry and extensive Codebase […]