Of all the diseases and conditions linked to the gut microbiome, the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease have been some of the most promising indications for potential therapeutics. Not only did early studies show robust differences in gut bacterial communities between those with IBD and healthy controls, but also, the observed...

Lyon- France – le 20 janvier 2022 – Créée en mars 2021, APM, qui compte 22 membres, est le fruit de l’union d’acteurs publics et privés engagés dans la promotion de la science émergente du microbiote. Porte-parole et fédérateur des acteurs majeurs du développement, de la production et de la commercialisation d’innovations thérapeutiquesliées au microbiote...

Of all the respiratory diseases, one of them – COVID-19 – has been the focus of most of the research and attention over the past two years. While surely justified, this has had the effect of diverting resources away from the study of chronic respiratory diseases that urgently require solutions for clinical unmet needs: chronic...

Many colleagues in the microbiome industry were able to gather in person once again for Global Engage’s 9thMicrobiome R&D and Business Collaboration Forum: Europe. The event had a wide-ranging program covering microbiome industry updates, and was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, October 26-27, 2021. The presentations were a combination of live and virtual. From the...

Microbiome oncology company turns to world-leading CDMO to handle the challenges of manufacturing and scale-up Microbiome-focused oncology drug company everImmune, a spin-out from France’s top cancer research center, has signed an agreement with contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Biose Industrie to manufacture the drug substance and finished drug product for its leading live biotherapeutic...

In medicine, the digestive tract (or ‘gut’) and the brain have long been treated as two separate entities – but research from the past few decades has discovered strong interconnections between the two. Recently, as scientists have advanced our understanding of the mechanisms by which the gut and the brain communicate, they have identified microorganisms...

At Pharmabiotics 2021 Conference & Partnering, Adrien Nivoliez, Biose Industrie CEO, held an Interactive Roundtable Discussion called Microbiome Therapeutics – the investment cycle from discovery to commercialization. Nivoliez spoke with Denise Kelly, Investment Advisor at Seventure Partners, and Paul Wagner, President & CEO of Forte Biosciences, about how microbiome companies can succeed in getting the...

Using live microorganisms to enhance response to cancer immunotherapies is finally within reach.   Cancer is the world’s leading cause of death, affecting people of all ages and socio-economic groups. Although many types of cancer exist, what they have in common is the immune system’s failure to recognize or eliminate cancer cells, allowing them to...

Hundreds of companies around the world are currently working on how to leverage human microbiome research for new clinical solutions – with at least €900M invested in microbiome-focused companies in 2020. The Microbiome Movement Drug Development Summit Europe, held 27-29thJanuary as a digital event, provided an opportunity to hear from some of the leading companies and learn...