Microviable Therapeutics develops microbiota ecosystem products and microbiome therapies, including the orally administered MVT-201 capsule, to treat infectious diseases by utilizing commensal bacteria. Their GutAlive® microbiome collection kit preserves anaerobic bacteria viability for accurate microbiome analysis, addressing the challenge of maintaining sample integrity during transport.
Funding
$1.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Current methods for collecting and transporting stool samples often fail to maintain the viability of anaerobic bacteria, leading to inaccurate microbiome analysis and limiting the potential for developing effective microbiota-based therapies. The degradation of samples during transport affects the reliability of downstream applications such as fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and bacterial isolation.
Solution
Microviable Therapeutics offers GutAlive®, an anaerobic microbiome collection kit designed to preserve the integrity and diversity of microbiota samples during collection and transport. The kit maintains an anaerobic atmosphere, ensuring the survival of oxygen-sensitive bacteria and the stability of DNA. GutAlive® enables the isolation of a wide range of bacterial genera and supports various downstream applications, including microbiome analysis, bacterial isolation, and the development of microbiota-based therapeutics. The kit's design standardizes sample collection, minimizing variations and maintaining the original composition of the microbiome.
Target Audience
The primary customers are pharmaceutical, biotech, and food industry companies, as well as researchers and clinicians involved in microbiome analysis, biotherapeutic development, and personalized medicine.
Features
- Anaerobic atmosphere to maintain the viability of oxygen-sensitive bacteria
- Maintains bacterial viability and DNA stability during transport
- Suitable for both anaerobic bacteria isolation and microbiome analyses
- High-capacity container that can fit up to 120 grams of stool sample
- Sample stability for over 72 hours without refrigeration
- Standardizes sample collection and transport