Probiotics & Their Effects on the Human Microbiome

Probiotics & Their Effects on the Human Microbiome

Over the past 2 decades, immense research and development occurred surrounding the Human Microbiome Project to gain deeper insights on the microorganisms that reside within the human body, especially our gut. Often referred to as a ‘supporting organ’, the collection of bacteria, fungi & viruses to whom we play host, is more commonly known as the Microbiome. Harvard Med School estimates that trillions of microscopic visitors have found a home within our bodies & a large portion of them play vital functions such as stimulation of the immune system, breaking…

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Linda Krebs, & Allison Krebs-Bensch, of BeBe & Bella, LLC talk about V-Bella Homeopathic Boric Acid and Probiotic blend vaginal suppositories.

Linda Krebs, & Allison Krebs-Bensch, of BeBe & Bella, LLC talk about V-Bella Homeopathic Boric Acid and Probiotic blend vaginal suppositories.

Linda and Allison have had a lifelong commitment to wellbeing and overall health. Living in the sunny South, they understand that proper skincare is an essential aspect of everyday life. In 2013 they became business partners creating the groundbreaking probiotic based skin care company – BeBe & Bella, LLC. Allison Krebs-Bensch, CEO of US Pharmaceutical Corporation, CEO and Co-Founder of BeBe & Bella, LLC followed her father in his original profession as a scientific innovator. As a trailblazer, Allison is always pushing to formulate products around new scientific discoveries. It…

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Julie Schwedock from Takeda Pharmaceuticals speaks about LBPs: What to consider when choosing CDMOs.

Julie Schwedock from Takeda Pharmaceuticals speaks about LBPs: What to consider when choosing CDMOs.

Julie Schwedock, PhD is Associate Director of the Microbial Development Team at Takeda Pharmaceuticals.  She leads a cross-functional Pharmaceutical Sciences team for Live Bacterial Products (LBPs) focused on treating dysbiosis of the gut microbiome.  She also heads a functional line group that works on process development for microbial expression systems as well as LPBs.  Prior to that she was Associate Director of Analytical Development and QC at Vedanta Biosciences, also working with LBPs, where she developed analytics in an uncertain regulatory landscape for a product now in Ph2 clinical trials. …

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Call for Abstracts Announced for MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome Congress

Call for Abstracts Announced for MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome Congress

January 10, 2020 – Witness the major breakthroughs of microbiome, probiotics and prebiotics research along with their applications pertaining to challenges like medicinal data interpretation, investment and regulatory hurdles faced by the practitioners at the MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome Congress taking place on February 6-7, 2020 at Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. We are delighted to announce the submission of abstracts from January 10. The call for abstracts presents an opportunity for academic and industry experts to be a part of the two-day congress and showcase their expertise…

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Speaker Interview with Momchilo Vuyisich for MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome Congress

Speaker Interview with Momchilo Vuyisich for MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome Congress

San Diego, December 12, 2019 – MarketsandMarkets recently interviewed Momchilo Vuyisich, Founder and Chief Science Officer, Viome, Inc regarding the MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome Congress taking place on February 6-7, 2020 at Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego. Q. What is the real role of probiotics strains, prebiotics and symbiotic in influencing a health? What are the essentials being missed out on? A. The field has focused on taxonomy and not functions of probiotics. We need to focus on probiotic colonization and expression of beneficial functions using…

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Speaker Interview with Maya Ivanjesku for MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome Congress

Speaker Interview with Maya Ivanjesku for MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome Congress

San Diego, December 12, 2019 – MarketsandMarkets recently interviewed Maya Ivanjesku, Chief Scientific Officer, Dakota Biotech regarding the MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next Probiotics and Microbiome Congress taking place on February 6-7, 2020 at Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego. Q. What is the real role of probiotics strains., prebiotics and symbiotic in influencing a health? What are the essentials being missed out on? A. Probiotics are the guardians of our health prebiotics is a necessary nutrient that will assure the viability of flora. Having good bacteria work together is necessary…

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Blood infections may be caused by bacteria in probiotics in ICU patients

Blood infections may be caused by bacteria in probiotics in ICU patients

It’s gotten normal for patients in the ICU to get probiotics, both children and adult. According to the study published in Nature Medicine, between 2009 and 2014, 1.1 % of patients suffered from bacteremia who received probiotics in the hospital’s ICU. The study also stated, the microorganisms living in probiotic formulations like yogurt can cause blood infections in few cases as indicated by a study which cautions the use of the product in the hospital’s ICU. 6 ICU cases of bacteremia was compared by the researchers with another 16 patients…

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