Ferring Pharmaceuticals inked a deal to acquire Rebiotix and its platform of living drugs for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced today. The Roseville, Minn.-based company is developing a microbiome-based therapy to prevent recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Its Microbiota Restoration Therapy, which is delivered via enema or a lyophilized, non-frozen oral capsule, is designed to supply a […]
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Rebiotix develops tool to measure rehabilitation of microbiome
Rebiotix today unveiled its Microbiome Health Index – a tool it created to establish a standard metric that can be used to quantify how effective a microbiome-based therapy is at rehabilitating the human microbiome. The index, which was developed in partnership with data analytics firm BioRankings, combines four bacterial classes into a unidimensional expression of […]
Rebiotix expands Phase I trial of microbiota product after initial study success
Rebiotix said today it is expanding the Phase 1 study of its investigative RBX7455 drug designed to prevent recurrent Clostridium difficile infections after initial success in its two introductory cohorts in the trial. The Roseville, Minn.-based company’s RBX7455 is a lyophilized, non-frozen oral capsule formation of its Microbiota Resoration Therapy which it says is designed to “rehabilitate […]
Ocular continues personnel shakeup with new CMO | Personnel Moves – Sept. 13, 2017
After Ocular Therapeutix‘s (NSDQ:OCUL) founder & CEO, Amar Swahney, stepped down earlier this year, pharma executive Antony Mattessich stepped in to assume the corner office. He signaled some major changes to the company’s business strategy in a call with analysts last month, including an attempt to ‘aggressively seek new partnerships’ and ‘enhance [the company’s] credibility’. As […]
Rebiotix raises $8.5m for microbiome therapy
Rebiotix has raised $8.5 million in a $10 million offering, according to a regulatory document that the company filed yesterday with the SEC. The offering, which consists of debt and convertible promissory notes, has garnered participation from 29 investors thus far, the company reported. Rebiotix said it is accepting minimum investments of $25,000 and that […]
Rebiotix launches late-stage superbug trial for microbiome-based drug
Rebiotix isn’t a traditional drugmaker. Its products are alive. The 32-person company, based in Roseville, Minn., is developing a microbiome-based therapy to prevent recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Its Microbiota Restoration Therapy, which is delivered via enema or a lyophilized, non-frozen oral capsule, is designed to supply a patient’s intestinal tract with an array of healthy, human-derived microbes. […]
