Lactococcus lactis

Septerna Appoints Industry Veterans Bernard Coulie, M.D., Ph.D., and Shalini Sharp to its Board of Directors

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火曜日, 2月 6, 2024

Dr. Coulie and Ms. Sharp bring deep drug development and company-building experience to Septerna’s board.

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  • Dr. Coulie and Ms. Sharp bring deep drug development and company-building experience to Septerna’s board.
  • Shalini brings a wealth of strategic, financial, and operational experience, having led or advised several successful private and public biotech companies.
  • Bernard Coulie brings more than two decades of senior leadership experience and drug development expertise to the Septerna board.
  • Shalini Sharp has been in the life sciences industry for over 25 years, having spent 14 years as a Chief Financial Officer.

Kirin iMUSE Immune Care and Healthya Visceral Fat Down will go on sale on Tuesday, November 28!

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月曜日, 11月 27, 2023

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (TOKYO:2503) will launch a dual-care functional food supplement Kirin iMUSE Immuno-Care and Healthya Visceral Fat Down on November 28 (Tuesday).

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  • Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (TOKYO:2503) will launch a dual-care functional food supplement Kirin iMUSE Immuno-Care and Healthya Visceral Fat Down on November 28 (Tuesday).
  • This product is a collaboration between Kirin iMUSE, Japan’s first*1 immune care brand, and Kao Healthya, Japan’s first*1 body fat care beverage brand from Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452), and will be sold at drugstores nationwide and through Kirin Kyowa Hakko Bio mail order.
  • We are developing a broad lineup of functional food products with immune function claims to help customers solve their health issues.
  • “Kirin iMUSE Immunity Care and Healthya Visceral Fat Down,” which is about to go on sale, is a product born from the joint research project.

Kyowa Hakko's IMMUSE™ Postbiotic Wins Inaugural "Microbiome Modulation" Industry Award

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金曜日, 7月 14, 2023

NEW YORK, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kyowa Hakko USA is thrilled to announce that our groundbreaking product, IMMUSE™ postbiotic for immune health, has been honored as the inaugural recipient of the the Ingredient of the Year: Microbiome Modulation category in the esteemed annual awards by NutraIngredients-USA.

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  • Kyowa Hakko's IMMUSE™ Postbiotic Wins Inaugural "Microbiome Modulation" Industry Award.
  • IMMUSE™ is a clinically researched Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma (LC-Plasma) that uniquely activates the immune system and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) to support healthy days*.
  • Thirty published studies, including 15 human trials, support IMMUSE™'s novel mechanism of action.
  • Kyowa Hakko's parent company, Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. discovered IMMUSE™'s unique mechanism of action.

Nagasaki University Presented Results Of a Specified Clinical Trial On The Use of L. lactis strain Plasma For Patients With COVID-19

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木曜日, 5月 11, 2023

Nagasaki University presented the results of a specified clinical trial on patients with COVID-19 using Lactococcus.

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  • Nagasaki University presented the results of a specified clinical trial on patients with COVID-19 using Lactococcus.
  • lactis strain Plasma*1 (L.lactis Plasma, a postbiotic), researched and developed by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (Kirin Holdings).
  • Nagasaki University and Kirin Holdings have jointly filed a patent application for the findings of this specified clinical trial.
  • Nagasaki University and Kirin hope that L. lactis Plasma will become one of the new treatment or adjunctive care to patients with mild COVID-19.

Second Genome Presents New Preclinical Data for SG-5-00455, Potential First-in-Class Development Candidate Targeting PAI-1/2 for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), at the 17th Congress of European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO)

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金曜日, 2月 18, 2022

Results also demonstrate strong precision medicine potential to identify the target patient population using PAI-1/2 pathway biomarker(s).

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  • Results also demonstrate strong precision medicine potential to identify the target patient population using PAI-1/2 pathway biomarker(s).
  • "We are developing SG-5-00455 as a potential first-in-class precision therapeutic with broad application for IBD patients with disrupted intestinal mucosal healing.
  • This pathway will provide the basis for a potential biomarker to identify patients likely to respond to SG-5-00455.
  • We also hold a strategic collaboration with Arena Pharmaceuticals to identify microbiome biomarkers associated with clinical response for their lead program in gastroenterology, etrasimod.

Second Genome Nominates Development Candidate Targeting PAI-1/2 for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

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木曜日, 2月 10, 2022

"We are excited to be moving SG-5-00455, our development candidate for the treatment of IBD, one step closer to patients.

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  • "We are excited to be moving SG-5-00455, our development candidate for the treatment of IBD, one step closer to patients.
  • With its PAI-1/2 inhibition mechanism of action, we are targeting a well validated pathway that has been shown to play an important role in the pathophysiology of IBD.
  • Second Genome is a biotechnology company that leverages its proprietary technology-enabled platform to discover and develop transformational precision therapies based on novel microbial genetic insights.
  • Second Genome is advancing lead programs in IBD and cancer into IND-enabling studies.

Aurealis Therapeutics and Xbiome Enter into a License and Collaboration Agreement for Aurealis Four-in-One Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Inflammatory Disease Cell and Gene Therapy AUP-16 in Greater China

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金曜日, 1月 28, 2022

"At Aurealis we develop truly novel GMO cell and gene therapies to improve the lives of millions of patients worldwide.

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  • "At Aurealis we develop truly novel GMO cell and gene therapies to improve the lives of millions of patients worldwide.
  • We are extremely excited to collaborate with Aurealis to bring AUP-16 to DFU and other chronic wound patients in China.
  • Company's lead clinical asset is AUP-16, the first-in-class four-in-one cell and gene therapy drug for chronic wounds and other inflammatory degenerative diseases.
  • In June of 2021, Xbiome obtained IND approval in US for its lead program XBI-302, an orally administered FMT therapy for graft-versus-host disease (GvHD).

Aurealis Therapeutics and Xbiome Enter into a License and Collaboration Agreement for Aurealis Four-in-One Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Inflammatory Disease Cell and Gene Therapy AUP-16 in Greater China

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金曜日, 1月 28, 2022

"At Aurealis we develop truly novel GMO cell and gene therapies to improve the lives of millions of patients worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • "At Aurealis we develop truly novel GMO cell and gene therapies to improve the lives of millions of patients worldwide.
  • We are extremely excited to collaborate with Aurealis to bring AUP-16 to DFU and other chronic wound patients in China.
  • Company's lead clinical asset is AUP-16, the first-in-class four-in-one cell and gene therapy drug for chronic wounds and other inflammatory degenerative diseases.
  • In June of 2021, Xbiome obtained IND approval in US for its lead program XBI-302, an orally administered FMT therapy for graft-versus-host disease (GvHD).

Betterbrand and Kyowa Hakko Partner to Develop First-of-Its-Kind Gummy for Respiratory Health With IMMUSE™ LC-Plasma

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月曜日, 12月 20, 2021

IMMUSE is a postbiotic developed by Kyowa Hakko and was recently awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2021 North American Immune Health Ingredient and New Product Innovation Award .

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  • IMMUSE is a postbiotic developed by Kyowa Hakko and was recently awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2021 North American Immune Health Ingredient and New Product Innovation Award .
  • "We base everything we do in science," says Dr. Chris Jackson, Pharm.D, founder and CEO of Betterbrand.
  • "Partnering with an award-winning global ingredient manufacturer like Kyowa increases consumer confidence in both the effectiveness and safety of our health supplements."
  • "We're excited to partner with Betterbrand and for this opportunity to incorporate IMMUSE as part of its newest line of gummies," said Mary Murphy, Sales Manager at Kyowa Hakko USA.

Kyowa Hakko Acclaimed by Frost & Sullivan for its Non-GMO, Allergen-free, Immune Support Paraprobiotic Ingredient, IMMUSE™

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火曜日, 9月 21, 2021

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the North American immune health ingredient market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Kyowa Hakko USA, Inc. (Kyowa Hakko) with the 2021 North American New Product Innovation Award for its clinically backed, patented, non-GMO, allergen-free paraprobiotic, IMMUSE™, Lactococcus lactis strain plasma (LC-Plasma),). The lactic acid bacteria developed by Kirin Holding Company Limited and offered by Kyowa Hakko USA, directly activates immune cells to provide comprehensive innate and adaptive immune support. IMMUSE™  provides ease of formulation and can be used in a number of products including drinks, yogurt, gummies and range of other functional food and beverages.

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  • The lactic acid bacteria developed by Kirin Holding Company Limitedand offered by Kyowa Hakko USA, directly activates immune cells to provide comprehensive innate and adaptive immune support.
  • Other immune support ingredients, including generic probiotics and beta-glucan, activate limited immune cell types, imparting only partial immune support compared to IMMUSE.
  • Dr. Shintaro Ichikawa, Director of Technical Affairs at Kyowa Hakko USA, led the development and product launch of IMMUSE notes, "IMMUSEis unlike any other immune support ingredient, by activating pDC's, key leaders of the immune system,IMMUSEprovides more comprehensive immune support."
  • It is an honor to have our innovative Kyowa Hakko clinically-studied ingredient recognized to elevate immune health products."