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 […]
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 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 it doesn’t expect […]
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. Get […]
13 more women leaders in medtech
The medtech industry is increasingly gaining women leaders. Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic have a handful of women in positions of power, which is a step forward for women considering that only 4% of healthcare CEOs are women. Keeping with the theme of March’s Women’s History Month, here are 13 more women leaders in medtech that we […]
A medtech veteran takes on C. diff from the gut
Most people don’t think much about Clostridium difficile, or C. diff., until it impacts their family. That was the case for Rebiotix CEO Lee Jones, who had never heard of the disease until her mother fell ill with it several years ago. Lee says she quickly learned how dangerous the disease really is – it’s responsible for more than 29,000 […]
