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...

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

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...

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

Dec 11, 2018 | Microbiome

Biofortis team had the opportunity to meet him at the Food Matters Live, 2018, event, where he presented a talk...

Poster: Decrease diarrheal symptoms and modulation of intestinal microbiota by a new synbiotic in a murine model of food allergy

Dec 7, 2018 | Microbiome

This poster describes some of the microbiome analyses results obtained on a in...

Exclusive interview: Hervé Affagard

by Administrateur Biofortis | Nov 10, 2017 | Microbiome

Hervé Affagard CEO – Co-Founder of MaaT Pharma Engineer, Executive MBA, Certificate “Exploring your Microbiome” 1/ What is your professional background? I lead the MaaT Pharma project since its inception phase in December 2013. Previously I worked as an entrepreneur...

Towards standards for human fecal sample processing in metagenomic studies

by Administrateur Biofortis | Oct 19, 2017 | Microbiome

Authors Paul I Costea, Georg Zeller, Shinichi Sunagawa, Eric Pelletier, Adriana Alberti, Florence Levenez, Melanie Tramontano, Marja Driessen, Rajna Hercog, Ferris-Elias Jung, Jens Roat Kultima, Matthew R Hayward, Luis Pedro Coelho, Emma Allen-Vercoe, Laurie Bertrand,...

Microbiome Newsletter: Human Microbiome Therapeutics

by Administrateur Biofortis | Oct 13, 2017 | Microbiome

EDITO Marc BONNEVILLE CSO institut Mérieux Dear readers, As the number of studies in the microbiota field increases exponentially, we are now well aware of the profound implications this evolving field could have on our understanding of biological, medical or...

The human microbiome: a foundation for a better life

by Administrateur Biofortis | Aug 7, 2017 | Microbiome

Our understanding of how the gut microbiota influences our health has increased exponentially in recent years. Once mature, our gut microbiota is relatively stable throughout adulthood. However, factors such as large spectrum antibiotic therapy, large shifts in...

Take care of your microbiome for healthy skin and scalp

by Administrateur Biofortis | Oct 1, 2014 | Microbiome

Skin flora is another important player in human health and disease prevention. Being exposed to the outside environment and in close relation with the inside environment, skin microflora interact with other microbes, and with skin human cells including immune cell...