Microbiome

[ARTICLE] Microbiome Analysis: 16S Metabarcoding or Shotgun Metagenomics?

To date, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques remain the most commonly used methodologies for studying the microbiome, a major subject of scientific research in recent years. Among the thousands of articles published each year (illustration 1), two main...

[ARTICLE] Skin-to-skin contact: an effective anti-stress strategy that also favourably impacts the gut microbiota

Birth is an intensely stressful event for both the baby and the mother. Stress hormones help the baby adapt to the new, cold, dry, and oxygen-rich environment outside the womb. However, excessive stress can be harmful. Fortunately, the body has anti-stress mechanisms...

Make clinical data reviews more efficient with the interactive visualisation of Patient Profiles

From context to implementation of idea An important step in any clinical trial is the blind data review. This process takes place between the end of the study (when the data are collected, input, and validated) and the breaking of the blind and final data lock, after...

How does our platform AnonyMine solve the problem of Data Anonymisation?

Would you like to reuse data for other studies, communicate on internal research, or just publish sensitive data? By becoming GDPR-compliant, our anonymisation platform AnonyMine, specialized in high-dimensional data such as clinical and microbiome, gives a second...

[INFOGRAPHIC] What about our skin flora?

Sep 8, 2021 | Microbiome

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[ARTICLE] Why and how do we annotate a genome?

Aug 24, 2021 | Microbiome

The genetic code A, T, G, C: These four letters do not look like much, but they are the alphabet of life. They...

[POSTER] What about Nasal Microbiota?

Mar 15, 2021 | Microbiome

Morgane Pierre, Sophie Le Fresne-Languille & Thomas Carton, Biofortis The nasal cavity is a highly complex...

Poster: Impact of Chemotherapy on the Intestinal Microbiome and Epithelial Barrier in PDX Models of Lung Cancer

by Administrateur Biofortis | May 3, 2019 | Microbiome

C. Pensec, A. Groh, D. Guenot, L. Calvet, Mignard, O. Duchamp, T. Carton, S. Leuillet, H. Blottiere, F. Le Vacon Along with 4 other partners, Biofortis Mérieux NutriSciences took part in the conception of the following poster, which was presented in April 2019 at the...

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

by Administrateur Biofortis | 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.

A statement on Autism Spectrum Disorder: On the Autism Awareness Day 2019

by Administrateur Biofortis | Apr 2, 2019 | Health, Microbiome

On today’s Autism Awareness Day, we wished to discuss what the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is and some of the medical, social, economic, and scientific aspects that surround it.

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

by Administrateur Biofortis | Mar 12, 2019 | Health, Microbiome

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...

Impact of nutrition on brain activity through the gut microbiota: metabolization of the serotonin neurotransmitter.

by Administrateur Biofortis | Jan 19, 2019 | Microbiome

How can our diet influence our health and especially our brain? Why can we talk about a gut-brain axis? Is the gut microbiota playing a role in this? These are some questions commonly addressed by the scientific community over the last few years. This article follows...

‘Feeding the brain: exploring the gut-brain connection’

by Administrateur Biofortis | Dec 11, 2018 | Microbiome

Biofortis team had the opportunity to meet him at the Food Matters Live, 2018, event, where he presented a talk entitled ‘Feeding the brain: exploring the gut-brain connection’. We had the opportunity to interview him about this topic. 1/ Why are you interested in...