AOBiome Expands Intellectual Property Estate, Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria (AOB) for the Treatment of Acne

First-in-Class Therapy to Locally Deliver Nitric Oxide.

Ongoing Phase 2b Study with Lead Candidate in Individuals with Mild-to-Moderate Acne Vulgaris

Aobiome

AOBiome is a Boston and San Francisco based biotech company focused on transforming human health through products that restore ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOBs) which current hygiene practices have stripped from the modern microbiome. Founded in 2013 by MIT Chemical Engineer David Whitlock and Patients Like Me founder Jamie Heywood along with co-founders Hilly Thompson and Lenny Barshack. The company is developing a novel class of therapeutics to improve skin health, hypertension, and other systemic conditions. AOBs convert ammonia to nitrite, an anti-microbial compound, and nitric oxide, a well-documented signaling molecule in the inflammatory process. AOBiome also owns the Mother Dirt branded line of consumer biome-friendly products targeted at restoring and maintaining the delicate balance of the skin biome.

Discovery
Preclinical
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III

Mild to Moderate Acne
Hypertension
Allergic Rhinitis
Pruritis/Eczema
Wound Healing
Thermo Regulation

THE STORY OF AOBIOME

"Why do horses roll around in the dirt?"

This question asked in the context of the microbiome has led to the discovery of the evolutionary role of AOBs. Founder David Whitlock's curiosity and nontraditional methods not only discovered the link between AOBs and human health, but also the methods to re-introduce them into the modern microbiome - even if that meant giving up showering for a while…

NITRIC OXIDE

Nitric oxide is an important signaling molecular involved in many physiological and pathological processes. Nitric oxide was named "Molecular of the Year" by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has been shown to have a significant role in vasodilation amongst other pathways. The Nitrosomonas bacteria being studied by AOBiome consume ammonia and produce nitric oxide, providing an effective delivery mechanism for this crucial molecule.

RISE OF HYGIENE, RISE OF INFLAMMATION

Conditions like acne, eczema, rosacea, and peanut allergies are not evolutionary in nature, but rather recent additions to the health lexicon. Children now sit at peanut free tables at school, a phenomenon unfamiliar to lunchrooms of previous generations. Even more troubling is the recent rise of Alpha-gal, an allergic reaction to meat.

AOBiome Expands Intellectual Property Estate, Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria (AOB) for the Treatment of Acne

Aobiome

Therapeutic Product Pipeline

THE STORY OF AOBIOME

NITRIC OXIDE

RISE OF HYGIENE, RISE OF INFLAMMATION

BIOME FRIENDLY

White House launches the National Microbiome Initiative.

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