Phage technologies for a
healthier world
TECHNOLOGY
We have unlocked a way to efficiently isolate and characterize the vastly overlooked and fascinating jumbo bacteriophages. These are considered the most evolved phages on Earth, harboring expanded genetic repertoires providing them with molecular machineries that are typically absent in standard phages. These confer them a set of unique and extremely promising biological properties for many biotechnological applications.
Based on our jumbo phage technology platform we are developing a set of tools based on natural phages and phage-derived components to mitigate and prevent the burden of antimicrobial resistant infections from a one-health perspective and inflammatory conditions aggravated by pathobiont-driven dysbiosis.
In Kinzbio we are thinking bigger
we're going jumbo
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Our technology
Phages are fascinating organisms, the most abundant and genetically diverse in
nature. However, their potential has been hindered by a taxonomic bias that has
limited the successful isolation of only a small fraction of these microorganisms.
That's why we introduce our groundbreaking technology that enables the discovery of jumbo phages.
Our technology utilizes an unrestrictive phage isolation protocol, combined with
cutting-edge genomics and data science techniques for their characterization,
allowing us to identify jumbo phages that offer unparalleled benefits. Jumbo phages
show improved resistance to extreme conditions (such as extreme pH) and are hard to lyse, which makes them more stable in formulations and have broader host-ranges, allowing for the generation of simpler cocktails.
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why jumbo phages?
Jumbo phages are the largest and most resilient phages found in nature, having
evolved over time to adapt to various environmental conditions. Their genomes are
much larger than those of ordinary phages and encode several features that are
absent in other phages. However, despite their unique properties, jumbo phages
have not been extensively used in the industry, primarily due to the difficulty in
isolating and characterizing them effectively.
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Based on all these characteristics, jumbo phages have the potential to address current bottlenecks in the phage industry, such as phage instability and host range.
This innovation could pave the way for the development of new market niches and tackle unmet medical needs
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