Health

Cranberry consumption: a natural approach for Urinary Tract Infections’ treatment

An article about the effect of Cranberry' consumption for treatment of the Urinary Tract Infection’s (UTIs) was published, in the magazine ‘La Phytothérapie Européenne’ (Nov.-Dec. 2018), by Arkopharma Laboratoires in collaboration with Biofortis Mérieux...

Genes and Gastro-Enteritis

Thomas Carton R&D / Clinico-microbiota lab manager, Biofortis Mérieux NutriSciences. The main culprits of your gastroenteritis are your parents, and this is not only due to a lack of hygiene education, as is commonly believed. Did you know this is also related...

Biobank in oncology: Biofortis & IMODI project

Biofortis has been a partner for 7 years in the IMODI project, a public-private consortium of 18 partners aiming at some developing experimental models for human cancers (liver, prostate, ovarian, breast, lung...) to accelerate the discovery of innovative treatments...

Interview with Pr Vassili Soumelis, MD-PhD, Hôpital Saint-Louis (Paris, France)

Pr Soumelis is a medical doctor specialized in hematology. He received his medical training in Paris, followed by a residency in clinical hematology in Lyon, and a PhD in immunology in the USA (DNAX Research Institute). Since 2011, he has coordinated with Dr....

Measurements of body compositions: how to see beyond weight

Feb 18, 2020 | Health, Nutrition

Body composition & weight The Body Mass Index, mostly known as BMI (body weight in kilogram divided by the square...

Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month: Could Alzheimer’s disease also be a gut disease?

Jun 28, 2019 | Health, Microbiome

In this month of Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness, we wanted to provide some scientific facts for how our gut...

Microbiome research in health – Interview with Nicola Segata, the winner of the ‘Institut Mérieux -Young Investigator Awards’, at Pharmabiotics2019

Apr 10, 2019 | Health, Microbiome

Pr Nicola Segata (Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Italy) received an award from Institut Mérieux, on March 13th.

Probiotics solution for sportsmen and women – Lucie Lingrand (Lallemand Health Solutions)

by Administrateur Biofortis | May 2, 2018 | Food, Health

We recently communicated about Sport & Nutrition with an interview from Fatiha Serbouti. She underlined the relevance of gut health in sport performance and evoked the needs of probiotics in this field. In this line, we publish today an interview about probiotics...

Personalized Nutrition – Interview Nina Vinot (Probiotical)

by Administrateur Biofortis | Mar 5, 2018 | Food, Health, Nutrition

Last month, Alessandra De Martino & Stéphane Deniau (Biofortis Mérieux NutriSciences) attended to the IPA (International Probiotics Association) World Congress & Probiota 2018 event in Barcelona, Spain. It was a successful event with more than 400...

New medical device Regulation 2017/745: Impact in nutrition field?

by Administrateur Biofortis | Feb 15, 2018 | Food, Health, Nutrition

The new regulation 2017/745 on medical devices was adopted on spring 2017, replacing the existing directives. A transitional period is ongoing to May 2020, date of the implementation. According to the European Commission, this new text “establishes a modernised and...