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Bloom Science Granted Exclusive Option to License Gut Microbiome-based Therapies for ALS, Other Neurological Disorders

Bloom Science and Duke University have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement that provides the biopharmaceutical company access to the intellectual property and technology related to unique strain isolates and genetic variants of Akkermansia genus bacteria. This type of bacteria has been demonstrated to slow disease progression…

$1M Donation Creates Quebec’s First ALS Research Chair

A $1 million gift from the Manouk Djoukhadjian Family Foundation II will create Quebec’s first philanthropic research chair on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The donation to the Armand-Frappier Foundation will establish the Anna Sforza Djoukhadjian Philanthropic Research Chair to advance ALS research at the Institut national…