Intralytix, Inc.

Intralytix, Inc. Intralytix is a biotech company specializing in bacteriophage-based products to control bacterial pa Intralytix, Inc. They are the natural enemies of bacteria.

is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, production and marketing of bacteriophage-based products to control bacterial pathogens in environmental, food processing, and medical settings. Bacteriophages (bacteria-eater: from the Greek phago meaning "to eat" or "to develop at the expense of") are the most abundant microorganisms on earth. Lytic bacteriophages can very effectively kill the

ir targeted specific bacteria without affecting anything else, ensuring an unprecedented level of safety for an antimicrobial.

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐‡๐„๐ƒ: ๐๐‡๐€๐†๐„๐’ ๐‚๐€๐ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐“๐„๐‚๐“ ๐€๐†๐€๐ˆ๐๐’๐“ ๐๐‹๐€๐†๐”๐„ ๐๐Ž๐’๐“-๐„๐—๐๐Ž๐’๐”๐‘๐„In the 14th century the โ€œBlack Deathโ€ or plague, caused b...
09/18/2024

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐‡๐„๐ƒ:
๐๐‡๐€๐†๐„๐’ ๐‚๐€๐ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐“๐„๐‚๐“ ๐€๐†๐€๐ˆ๐๐’๐“ ๐๐‹๐€๐†๐”๐„ ๐๐Ž๐’๐“-๐„๐—๐๐Ž๐’๐”๐‘๐„

In the 14th century the โ€œBlack Deathโ€ or plague, caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, killed more than 50 million people. In modern times, sporadic or seasonal outbreaks occur in endemic areas, including rural areas of the U.S. Plague can have a 30 to 100% mortality rate, and while certain antibiotics are effective against it, antibiotic-resistant strains can occur.

Here, in a NIAID-funded study, Intralytix (led by Dr. Alexander 'Sandro' Sulakvelidze) in collaboration with Dr. Ashok Chopra at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX demonstrate that phages targeting Y. pestis provide strong post-exposure protection against lethal infection in rats.

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00942-24

This is yet another example of how phage-based antimicrobials can have significant implications for managing bacterial infections of public health concern!

06/26/2024

Do you have inactive Crohnโ€™s disease and Adherent Invasive E. coli (AIEC)? A study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EcoActive, a bacteriophage preparation that targets AIEC, is enrolling now in the New York and Baltimore-DC metropolitan areas. See if you qualify: https://bit.ly/45vGWQH

Intralytix, Inc. presented bacteriophage food safety solutions at the 2024 Harvesting Hope - USDA's Agrifood Innovation ...
06/11/2024

Intralytix, Inc. presented bacteriophage food safety solutions at the 2024 Harvesting Hope - USDA's Agrifood Innovation Symposium demonstrating innovative technologies at the forefront of tackling foodborne bacterial pathogens!

This symposium showcases "the agricultural science and innovation thatโ€™s nourishing and powering our growing world."

Hosted by the USDA in partnership with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research.

๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฌ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—˜๐—— ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—š๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—ฌResearchers at the Center for Vaccine Development and ...
05/03/2024

๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฌ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—˜๐—— ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—š๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—ฌ

Researchers at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, are conducting a challenge study to evaluate the efficacy of an investigational phage
product targeting Shigella. The study is open to adults aged 18 โ€“ 50 years and consists of a 9 to 11-day inpatient stay, and up to 5 outpatient visits, including a screening session over 6 months
(plus up to 60 days for screening). During the inpatient stay, participants will be given 6 days of study product and โ€œchallengedโ€ with live Shigella. The Shigella challenge involves exposure to
the Shigella bacteria in order to evaluate whether or not the product is effective in preventing Shigella infection.

Compensation up to $4,100.

๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜†, ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฒ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€@๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ.๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ.๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚

Phages are viruses that infect only specific bacteria. This study investigates a phage product that specifically targets Shigella. Shigella is a bacteria that can be ingested from contaminated
food or water and causes a serious diarrheal infection, called dysentery. Shigella is one of the leading causes of diarrhea worldwide and is especially detrimental to children in developing
countries. Globally, there are approximately 190 million diarrhea cases and an estimated 65,000 deaths due to Shigella each year. Shigella can be treated with oral and/or intravenous fluids and
antibiotics; however, antibiotic resistance is increasing. There are currently no licensed vaccines against Shigella.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฑ ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ โ€œ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซโ€ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฆ...
04/26/2024

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฑ ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ โ€œ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซโ€ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐š๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ž!

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๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ญ ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™š๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™›๐™š ๐™Œ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ (๐™Ž๐™Œ๐™) ๐™˜๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ.Columbia, Maryland, USA. โ€“ February 14, 2024 โ€“ Intralytix anno...
02/14/2024

๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ญ ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™š๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™›๐™š ๐™Œ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ (๐™Ž๐™Œ๐™) ๐™˜๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ.

Columbia, Maryland, USA. โ€“ February 14, 2024 โ€“ Intralytix announced today that it has received the highly coveted Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification for food manufacturing. This comprehensive Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)-based food safety and quality management certification sets Intralytix apart as the first and so far, the only bacteriophage company in history to attain such certification.

Hal Warso, Director of Quality Assurance at Intralytix, commented: โ€œSQF is an international food safety standard recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative, which is approved as one of the benchmarked schemes for meeting very stringent requirements for food safety management systems worldwide. Intralytix receiving SQF certification is a testament to our dedication to producing safe and high-quality phage products for all our customers, and it further underscores the revolutionary impact that bacteriophage-based antimicrobials can have on ensuring a safer food supply chain.โ€ Alexander Sulakvelidze, President and CEO of Intralytix, echoed the significance of this milestone, stating, "Our Company always has been on the forefront of everything bacteriophage technology-related, including acquiring and maintaining Kosher, Halal, and OMRI (organic) certifications for our phage products for food safety applications. We were the first phage company in the World to manufacture phage products in compliance with 21 CFR 117 cGMP standards. We have now added SQF certification to the list.โ€ Dr. Sulakvelidze concluded: โ€œThis SQF certification is yet another milestone in Intralytix's commitment to ensuring the highest standards of our phage products and food safety and quality. It further solidifies the Company's position as a leader in the development and production of bacteriophage-based antimicrobials, providing innovative solutions to combat the growing global concerns of antibiotic resistance and foodborne illnesses."

Intralytix's bacteriophage-based antimicrobials offer a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and targeted approach for controlling harmful bacteria in food products, ensuring the safety and well-being of consumers in the United States. With SQF certification in hand, the company is poised to set new industry standards and continue its mission to provide innovative solutions to the global challenges of antibiotic resistance and foodborne illnesses.

๐˜ผ๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ญ, ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™˜.:

Intralytix is a cutting-edge United States biotechnology company dedicated to developing and producing bacteriophage-based antimicrobials. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, Intralytix is using its core bacteriophage technology platform to improve human health through the development and commercialization of innovative bacteriophage-based products for food safety, animal health, human therapeutics, oral care, cosmetic, and dietary supplements/probiotic applications. The Company currently has the largest in the World portfolio of FDA- and USDA-approved phage products on the market for food safety applications. These products ensure the safety of foods against major foodborne bacterial pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., and Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli or STEC (including E. coli O157:H7 and all โ€œbig sixโ€ STEC). Intralytix is actively expanding its nutraceutical product portfolio and is also working on developing phage therapeutics to combat various drug-resistant bacterial pathogens. To that end, Intralytix is currently the sponsor of three Investigational New Drugs (INDs) for randomized, controlled clinical trials designed to assess the safety and efficacy of oral administration of (1) EcoActiveโ„ข targeting adherent invasive E. coli (AIEC) in patients with inactive Crohn's disease (NCT03808103); (2) ShigActiveโ„ข targeting Shigella in a human model of shigellosis (NCT05182749); and (3) VRELysinโ„ข targeting vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) in healthy and VRE colonized subjects (NCT05715619).

For more information, please visit www.intralytix.com or contact Dr. Alexander โ€œSandroโ€ Sulakvelidze (410-625-2533, [email protected]).

Come meet the Intralytix, Inc. team showcasing our innovative antimicrobial bacteriophage solutions for food safety at  ...
01/30/2024

Come meet the Intralytix, Inc. team showcasing our innovative antimicrobial bacteriophage solutions for food safety at !

Visit us at our ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต # ๐—•๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿญ at the International Production & Processing Expo to learn more about our FDA- and USDA-approved phage food safety products targeting five major foodborne bacterial pathogens: Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, Campylobacter and Shigella.

From left to right:
Greg Strang (Sales), Dr. Amit Vikram (Sales/R&D), Mary Theresa Callahan (R&D), Sam MacKenzie (R&D) & Dr. Sandro Sulakvelidze (President & CEO)

Intralytix, Inc. will be at the International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta next week (January 30 โ€“ February 1...
01/25/2024

Intralytix, Inc. will be at the International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta next week (January 30 โ€“ February 1, 2024)!!!

Visit our ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต # ๐—•๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿญ at .

Our sales and R&D teams will be showcasing the latest advancements in our FDA- and USDA-approved phage food safety products targeting five major foodborne bacterial pathogens:

โ€ข ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ก๐™ข๐™ค๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™โ„ข - targets Salmonella spp. (including strains belonging to pathogenic serotypes Typhimurium, Enteritidis, Heidelberg, Newport, Hadar, Kentucky, and Infantis, among many others).
โ€ข ๐™€๐™˜๐™ค๐™Ž๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™โ„ข ๐™‹๐™“ - targets Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (including strains belonging to the pathogenic serogroup O157:H7 as well as all โ€œbig sixโ€ STEC serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145).
โ€ข ๐™Ž๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™–๐™Ž๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™โ„ข - targets Shigella spp.
โ€ข ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ฎ๐™Ž๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™โ„ข - targets Campylobacter spp.
โ€ข ๐™‡๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™Ž๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™โ„ข - targets Listeria monocytogenes.

Globally, we offer the broadest portfolio of FDA- and USDA- approved phage products for food safety applications, and the most innovative and environmentally friendly phage biocontrol technology designed to seamlessly integrate into your HACCP plans.

We look forward to connecting with you at !

Intralytix Receives FDA Regulatory Clearance for Expanded Use in Grain and Grain Products for Phage-Based Salmonella Tec...
01/18/2024

Intralytix Receives FDA Regulatory Clearance for Expanded Use in Grain and Grain Products for Phage-Based Salmonella Technology

Columbia, Maryland, USA โ€“ January 18, 2024. Intralytix, Inc. announced today that its food safety product, SalmoFreshโ„ข, has been granted a supplement to its GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) GRN 000435 status from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which expands the use of SalmoFreshโ„ข to grain and grain products.

This GRAS Supplement broadens the existing antimicrobial use of SalmoFreshโ„ข, which was previously granted GRAS status for treating poultry products, fish, shellfish and fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. SalmoFreshโ„ข can now also be used for treating grain and grain products, such as wheat, rye, rice, oats, corn, barley, flour, and products made from those grains, e.g., crackers, tortillas, grits, and breakfast cereals.

SalmoFreshโ„ข is a non-chemical antimicrobial preparation for controlling the foodborne bacterial pathogen Salmonella. The active ingredients of SalmoFreshโ„ข are naturally occurring lytic bacteriophages that selectively and specifically kill Salmonella enterica strains, including (but not limited to) strains belonging to the most common and highly pathogenic serotypes Typhimurium, Enteritidis, Heidelberg, Newport, Hadar, Kentucky, Thompson, Georgia, Agona, Grampian, Senftenberg, Alachua, Infantis, Reading, and Schwarzengrund. SalmoFreshโ„ข is Kosher and Halal certified and is also OMRI listed (suitable for organic food production).

For product inquires or to place an order, email Intralytix at [email protected] or call 1 877 ITXPHAGE (1-877-489 7424) and select option 1.

Intralytix Receives FDA Regulatory Clearance for Expanded Use in Grain and Grain Products for Phage-Based E. coli Techno...
01/18/2024

Intralytix Receives FDA Regulatory Clearance for Expanded Use in Grain and Grain Products for Phage-Based E. coli Technology.

Columbia, Maryland, USA โ€“ January 18, 2024. Intralytix, Inc. announced today that its food safety product, EcoShieldโ„ข, has been granted a supplement to its GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) GRN 000834 status from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which expands the use of EcoShieldโ„ข PX to grain and grain products.

This GRAS Supplement broadens the existing antimicrobial use of EcoShieldโ„ข PX, which was previously granted GRAS status for treating meat, poultry, fruits, vegetables, dairy products (including cheese), fish, and other seafood with Shiga toxin producing E. coli or STEC. EcoShieldโ„ข PX can now also be used for treating grain and grain products, such as wheat, rye, rice, oats, corn, barley, flour, and products made from those grains, e.g., crackers, tortillas, grits, and breakfast cereals.

EcoShieldโ„ข PX is a non-chemical antimicrobial preparation for controlling Shiga-toxin producing E. coli. The active ingredients of EcoShieldโ„ข PX are naturally occurring lytic bacteriophages that selectively and specifically kill STEC strains, including strains belonging to the most common and highly pathogenic serogroup O157:H7 as well as all โ€œbig sixโ€ STEC serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145. EcoShieldโ„ข PX is Kosher and Halal certified and is also OMRI listed (suitable for organic food production).

For product inquires or to place an order, email Intralytix at [email protected] or call 1 877 ITXPHAGE (1-877-489 7424) and select option 1.

Join this new research study in Baltimore seeking healthy adults aged 18โ€50 for an investigational oral phage product ag...
10/16/2023

Join this new research study in Baltimore seeking healthy adults aged 18โ€50 for an investigational oral phage product against shigella.

Study duration will be approximately 8 months. Volunteers will complete 5 outpatient visits and have a 9 to 11โ€day inpatient stay. During the inpatient stay, participants will drink placebo or study product 3 times per day for 6 days and will be โ€œchallengedโ€ with live Shigella.

Compensation up to $4,100 for qualified volunteers.

LEARN MORE:
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CVD/trials/Shigella-32000-Phage-Study/

Intralytix awarded patent by the European Patent Office for novel Shigella bacteriophages and their uses.Patent  # EP325...
10/09/2023

Intralytix awarded patent by the European Patent Office for novel Shigella bacteriophages and their uses.

Patent # EP3253215 - Novel Shigella bacteriophage and uses thereof.

Columbia, Maryland, USA. โ€“ October 9, 2023 โ€“ Intralytix, Inc. announced today that it has been issued a patent by the European Patent Office covering its Shigella bacteriophages and their various applications. The patent broadly relates to several bacteriophages with strong lytic potency against Shigella spp., and their various formulations. The patent also covers specific uses of these formulations, such as improving food safety and human health, including maintaining healthy gut microflora by modulating a mammalโ€™s microbiome and by reducing colonization by Shigella or levels of Shigella in the gut.

Dr. Alexander Sulakvelidze, President and CEO of Intralytix and one of the inventors listed on the patent, commented โ€œThis patent dramatically expands protection previously granted by the USA patent # US-10711252-B2 with the same title, by now also covering 17 countries in Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, France, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden, with issuance in 2 additional countries (Liechtenstein and Switzerland) expected momentarily.โ€ Dr. Sulakvelidze added, โ€œWe are currently running Phase 1/2a clinical trials using our Shigella phage preparation at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore (NCT05182749). The trial is conducted under the auspices of the clinical trial grant from the NIAID, NIH (Project # 5U01AI148054-03). This patent extends our intellectual protection for that product and approach beyond the United States to include several European countries. We look forward to continuing our ongoing clinical trials using this patented technology, and to bringing our Shigella-targeting phage preparation to markets worldwide in the not-too-distant future."

About Intralytix Inc.

Intralytix, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. The Company is focused on using its core bacteriophage technology platform to improve human health through the development and commercialization of innovative products for food safety, animal health, human therapeutics, oral care, cosmetic, and dietary supplements/probiotic applications. Intralytix is currently the sponsor of (and holder of) three Investigational New Drugs (INDs) for randomized, controlled clinical trials: (1) at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (NCT03808103); (2) at the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore (NCT05182749); and (3) to target vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) in the gastrointestinal tract (NCT05715619). To learn more, please visit www.intralytix.com or contact Dr. Alexander โ€œSandroโ€ Sulakvelidze (410-625-2533, [email protected]).

The recently started VRELysin Phase 1/2a trial (NCT05715619) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is le...
09/14/2023

The recently started VRELysin Phase 1/2a trial (NCT05715619) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is led by Principal Investigator Dr. Minh Hong Nguyen, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of Transplant Infectious Diseases, and Co-Investigator Dr. Ghady Haidar, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Clinical Trials Working Group of the Pittsburgh Phage Project at the University of Pittsburgh and Transplant Infectious Diseases Physician at UPMC.

Intralytix is pleased to enter into this exciting collaboration with these esteemed physician scientists.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05715619?term=vrelysin&rank=1enrolling

Intralytix Launches Phase 1/2a Phage Therapy Trial of Its VRELysinโ„ข Phage Preparation, to Assess Safety and Efficacy in ...
09/13/2023

Intralytix Launches Phase 1/2a Phage Therapy Trial of Its VRELysinโ„ข Phage Preparation, to Assess Safety and Efficacy in Healthy and VRE-Colonized Subjects.

Columbia, Maryland โ€“ September 12, 2023 โ€“ Intralytix, Inc. today announced the launch of a Phase 1/2a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of its phage therapy product VRELysinโ„ข in significantly reducing or eliminating vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) levels in the human gastrointestinal tract. The trial is being performed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Dr. Alexander Sulakvelidze, President and CEO of Intralytix, commented "This clinical trial is another exciting step towards our Company developing yet another safe and effective phage therapy product for managing multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, such as infections caused by VRE. The VRE infections are particularly dangerous for hospitalized patients, especially those in intensive care units, as they are very difficult to treat because of their resistance to commonly available antibiotics.โ€ Dr. Sulakvelidze concluded โ€œWe expect VRELysinโ„ข to significantly reduce or eliminate VRE in hospitalized patients which in turn will reduce the risk of serious VRE infections that could potentially be fatal, as well as to lessen the nosocomial spread of VRE in ICU units, nursing homes, etc. Therefore, the resulting product is expected to have very significant positive implications not just for individual patients but also on a more general level by helping reduce the risk of hospital acquired VRE infections."

VRELysin offers a potentially very powerful new tool for clinicians to manage VRE colonization in the patients. While VRE infections are not very common - only about 20,000 people in the United States become infected with it each year โ€“ they are very difficult to treat resulting in almost 10% of those infected people dying. If the trial shows promise, VRELysin can provide a much-needed non-antibiotic-based treatment modality for managing multi-drug resistant VRE strains โ€“ a modality which is critically needed, especially for patients for whom these infections are life threatening, such as transplant patients.

About Intralytix Inc.

Intralytix, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. The Company is focused on using its core bacteriophage technology platform to improve human health through the development and commercialization of innovative products for food safety, animal health, human therapeutics, oral care, cosmetic, and dietary supplements/probiotic applications. Intralytix is currently the sponsor of (and holder of) three Investigational New Drugs (INDs) for randomized, controlled clinical trials: (1) at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (NCT03808103); (2) at the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore (NCT05182749); and (3) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NCT05715619). To learn more, please visit www.intralytix.com or contact Dr. Alexander โ€œSandroโ€ Sulakvelidze (410-625-2533, [email protected]).

ICYMI Lesaffre discusses application of phages for food safety in their TRENDSmag article "Bacteriophages, the probiotic...
08/30/2023

ICYMI Lesaffre discusses application of phages for food safety in their TRENDSmag article "Bacteriophages, the probiotics of the food industry" where our own Vice President of Laboratory Operations, Joelle Woolston, explains the use of phages and their use for food safety.

Bacteriophages, the probiotics of the food industry 30 August 2023 Reading time: 5 min. The agro-industry is under constant pressure to make food safe and sustainable. The shift in Western countries towards consuming foods that are produced by natural means has added pressure to provide foods that a...

Intralytixโ€™s EcoActive Phase 1/2a Phage Trial Begins Enrollment at Johns Hopkins University in the Baltimore, Maryland M...
08/01/2023

Intralytixโ€™s EcoActive Phase 1/2a Phage Trial Begins Enrollment at Johns Hopkins University in the Baltimore, Maryland Metro Area

Columbia, Maryland, USA. โ€“ August 01, 2023 โ€“ Intralytix, Inc. announced today that the clinical trial โ€œA Phase 1/2a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Administration of EcoActive on Intestinal Adherent Invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) in patients with inactive Crohnโ€™s disease (CD),โ€ will begin enrolling at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) at various locations throughout the Baltimore metro area in Maryland (USA). The bacteriophage preparation EcoActiveโ„ข targets adherent invasive E. coli (AIEC), a pathogen increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease. Dr. Alexander โ€˜Sandroโ€™ Sulakvelidze, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intralytix, Inc., noted that โ€œBacteriophages may offer a much-needed approach for specifically targeting AIEC in the human gastrointestinal tract thereby reducing the risk of progression of Crohn's disease.โ€ Enrollment in the Baltimore area for this trial will be led by Dr. Reezwana Chowdhury, an inflammatory bowel disease specialist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at JHU. Dr. Chowdhury commented, โ€œWe are thrilled to start enrolling participants in this trial of a novel targeted therapy that can have significant implications for our patients with Crohnโ€™s disease, and potentially other inflammatory bowel diseases.โ€ Dr. Sulakvelidze further commented, โ€We are pleased to add JHU as another clinical trial site, in addition to the Icahn School of Medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NY, for evaluating the safety and efficacy of our EcoActiveโ„ข phage preparation (https://www.intralytix.com/article/44). We anticipate that successful completion of these trials will enhance and expedite phage therapy product development and could ultimately benefit hundreds of thousands of people suffering from Crohn's disease.โ€

About Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, JHU is a private research university founded in 1876. JHU is a world-renowned health care provider and an international health care leader, pioneering groundbreaking research, treatments, and clinical care. The JHU School of Medicine (JHUSOM) is the medical school of JHU. Founded in 1893, the School of Medicine has consistently ranked among the top medical schools in the United States in terms of the number/amount of research grants/funding awarded by the National Institutes of Health, among other measures.

About Intralytix Inc.
Intralytix, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. The Company is focused on using its core bacteriophage technology platform to improve human health through the development and commercialization of innovative products for food safety, animal health, human therapeutics, oral care, cosmetic, and dietary supplements/probiotic applications. The Company has the world's largest portfolio of FDA-approved bacteriophage-based products on commercial markets and is the largest producer of FDA-approved bacteriophage preparations for food safety applications worldwide. Intralytix is currently the sponsor of (and holder of) three Investigational New Drugs (INDs) for randomized, controlled clinical trials: (1) at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York (NCT03808103); (2) at the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore (NCT05182749); and (3) to target vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) in the gastrointestinal tract (NCT05715619). The Company also has several additional human therapeutic bacteriophage products in various stages of development. To learn more, please visit www.intralytix.com or contact Dr. Alexander โ€œSandroโ€ Sulakvelidze (410-625-2533, [email protected]).

06/20/2023

Congratulations to Dr. Austen Terwilliger at TAILฮฆR Service Center at Baylor College of Medicine for winning Intralytix's award for best abstract related to phage applications at the 2023 ASM Microbe meeting!

Intralytix's commercial food safety products have widespread, global use for controlling bacterial pathogens in meat and...
06/05/2023

Intralytix's commercial food safety products have widespread, global use for controlling bacterial pathogens in meat and produce, including ready-to-eat foods. Our own Dr. Amit Vikram was interviewed for an article by the American Society of Microbiology on phage biocontrol.

Read the full article, "Phages and Food: Combatting Bacteria From Farm to Fork," here:

https://asm.org/Articles/2023/June/Phages-and-Food-Combatting-Bacteria-from-Farm-to-F

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