The promise of microbiome-based therapeutics to treat a variety of diseases has become a hot topic and the first to get to market will be targeting Clostridioides difficile infection. Ferring and its subsidiary Rebiotix are in pole position.

DuPont says it and P&G “have conducted extensive research on human commensals bacteria to help address metabolic health issues in humans.” The partnership "will help us further advance our probiotic innovation via a next generation solution that will prove beneficial to the health and well-being of consumers around the world,” says Paul Gama, P&G personal health care president.

The Swiss group has decided to launch FerGene with the private equity giant to give the gene therapy nadofaragene firadenovec, which has a priority review at the FDA, a better chance for a successful launch in the US.