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Microbiome ‘editing’ for infectious disease and more: An overview of bacteriophage drug development
Microbiome-focused drug development is often thought of as the addition of beneficial strains or consortia of bacteria to specific sites in the body. Yet some drug products rather aim to take away elements or profoundly […]
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Enabling the Commercialization of Microbiome Live Biotherapeutic Products with Fit-for-Purpose Cryopreservatives
Live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) are defined by the U.S. FDA as biological products that contain live organisms applicable to the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or condition (1). LBP therapies continue to attract […]
Biotech Showcase
Engineering the Microbiome to Treat Skin Diseases
The skin microbiome plays a fundamental role in human health, protecting against pathogens and antigens, while bolstering cutaneous immunity. Imbalances in the skin microbiome (i.e. “dysbiosis”) are highly associated with severity of skin disease, […]
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Finch Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Results from PRISM-EXT Phase 2 Trial of CP101 for Prevention of Recurrent C. difficile Infection
Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. (“Finch” or “Finch Therapeutics”) (Nasdaq: FNCH), a clinical-stage microbiome therapeutics company leveraging its Human-First Discovery® platform to develop a novel class of orally administered biological drugs, today announced positive topline results […]
Finance
Bacthera and Seres Therapeutics Collaborate for Commercial Manufacturing of SER-109, a Potential Treatment Against Recurrent C. difficile Infection
SER-109 has the potential to be the first-ever live biotherapeutic product (LBP) to be produced commercially; the collaboration with Seres Therapeutics is a critical milestone for Bacthera, a joint venture between a Lonza Group Affiliate […]
Finance
ADM to Acquire Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes
ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in nutrition and agricultural origination and processing, announced a significant expansion of its broad portfolio of health and wellness products and solutions with an agreement to purchase U.S.-based Deerland […]
Pharma & Human Health
Probiotics : A Helping Hand Toward a Fitter Life
For a long time, consumers have associated metabolic health with a healthy weight, but it goes far beyond that. Metabolic health is not about looking good, it is about being healthy, and it involves having […]
Pharma & Human Health
New study characterizes the gut virome
A new study has added numerous previously uncharacterized viral genomes and genes to the ever-increasing worldwide pool of human gut viromes. The study, published in mSystems, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, […]
