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Latest news and views from PBD Biotech about the detection, identification and eradication of tuberculosis and related mycobacterial diseases.

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Why breakthrough human trials of Actiphage are good news for farmers

May 12, 2022
The findings are a real breakthrough for animal diagnosis as it provides clinical evidence that detection of low levels of mycobacteria in the blood is an indication that the animal is infected and has the potential to develop disease.
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Why breakthrough human trials of Actiphage are good news for farmers

May 12, 2022
The findings are a real breakthrough for animal diagnosis as it provides clinical evidence that detection of low levels of...
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Is there Johne’s Disease in the herd? PBD’s new testing service provides yes/no answer

April 7, 2022
A new rapid testing service from PBD Biotech will enable farmers to find out in days if a bulk milk or blood sample contains MAP, the bacteria that causes Johne's Disease an economically devastating disease.
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Is there Johne’s Disease in the herd? PBD’s new testing service provides yes/no answer

April 7, 2022
A new rapid testing service from PBD Biotech will enable farmers to find out in days if a bulk milk...
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Could Actiphage provide rapid TB test in sub-Saharan Africa?

March 23, 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa is devastated by TB disease. Zambia, has a high TB/HIV burden – 59,000 people developed TB in 2020 and 15,000 died. There is a critical need for a non-sputum based rapid test for diagnosing TB disease.
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Could Actiphage provide rapid TB test in sub-Saharan Africa?

March 23, 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa is devastated by TB disease. Zambia, has a high TB/HIV burden – 59,000 people developed TB in 2020...
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Bacteriophage shows promise for detection and treatment of tuberculosis

March 7, 2022
Bacteriophages, viruses that infect and kill bacteria, offer the potential of a powerful tool for detecting and treating mycobacterial infections such as tuberculosis (TB), authors of a review in the journal Microorganisms* have reported.
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Bacteriophage shows promise for detection and treatment of tuberculosis

March 7, 2022
Bacteriophages, viruses that infect and kill bacteria, offer the potential of a powerful tool for detecting and treating mycobacterial infections...

From Farm to Fork, the power of phage

February 24, 2022
Phage diagnostics have potential for cost-effective detection of bacterial infections across medical, food, and agricultural industries says new review.

From Farm to Fork, the power of phage

February 24, 2022
Phage diagnostics have potential for cost-effective detection of bacterial infections across medical, food, and agricultural industries says new review.

Could a rapid diagnostic help reduce infection risk?

February 14, 2022
Of the 10 million individuals who became ill with 'active' TB in 2018, approximately three million were missed by health systems, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Could a rapid diagnostic help reduce infection risk?

February 14, 2022
Of the 10 million individuals who became ill with 'active' TB in 2018, approximately three million were missed by health...
Tom Kellner

PBD Biotech expands its North American operations

January 27, 2022
PBD Biotech is expanding its North American team. Tuberculosis (TB) and Johne’s Disease expert Tom Kellner has been appointed as Director of Operations in North America, to advise on regulatory affairs and provide technical and customer support.
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PBD Biotech expands its North American operations

January 27, 2022
PBD Biotech is expanding its North American team. Tuberculosis (TB) and Johne’s Disease expert Tom Kellner has been appointed as...

Actiphage shows benefits for quality assurance in milk

January 26, 2022
Johne's Disease, is a wasting disease caused by MAP. A sensitive test for assessing milk samples would be a useful quality assurance tool.

Actiphage shows benefits for quality assurance in milk

January 26, 2022
Johne's Disease, is a wasting disease caused by MAP. A sensitive test for assessing milk samples would be a useful...
Tomas Richardson

Disruptive phage technology attracts top scientist to PBD Biotech

January 18, 2022
“PBD Biotech has developed an exciting and potentially disruptive technology that uses bacteriophage to improve the molecular diagnosis of tuberculosis” says Dr Tomas Richardson.
Tomas Richardson

Disruptive phage technology attracts top scientist to PBD Biotech

January 18, 2022
“PBD Biotech has developed an exciting and potentially disruptive technology that uses bacteriophage to improve the molecular diagnosis of tuberculosis”...

Innovation is a key differentiator, PBD Biotech CEO to say at Invest Midlands

January 17, 2022
Innovation directed at an unmet market need can stimulate economic development if the value creation is kept within the local economy. The recent pandemic has shown the huge value of diagnostics and tuberculosis (TB), for which there are currently few...

Innovation is a key differentiator, PBD Biotech CEO to say at Invest Midlands

January 17, 2022
Innovation directed at an unmet market need can stimulate economic development if the value creation is kept within the local...
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Jane Theaker appointed as new CEO as PBD Biotech gears up for next phase of development

December 10, 2021
PBD Biotech, developers of a phage-based diagnostic for tuberculosis, is moving to the next stage of its development. It is appointing Jane Theaker, of precision medicine company Kinomica, as the new CEO and bringing Commercial Director, Jonnie Yewdall, into a...
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Jane Theaker appointed as new CEO as PBD Biotech gears up for next phase of development

December 10, 2021
PBD Biotech, developers of a phage-based diagnostic for tuberculosis, is moving to the next stage of its development. It is...
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Multiplicity of infection – Albert Huynh presents research at Phages 2021

September 22, 2021
Albert’s research, ‘Use of 2, 3, 5-Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) to assay the kinetics of phage and host interactions’, is sponsored by PBD Biotech through the BBSRC CASE initiative, and was co-authored by fellow Nottingham student Philip J. Hill and PBD...
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Multiplicity of infection – Albert Huynh presents research at Phages 2021

September 22, 2021
Albert’s research, ‘Use of 2, 3, 5-Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) to assay the kinetics of phage and host interactions’, is sponsored...
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Health Protection Scotland has launched a consultation on bovine tuberculosis diagnostic testing - but only the skin test? Why not the use of a blood test, pre-movement to keep Scotland OTF status by detecting early infection? @P_H_S_Official @BritishVets

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Johne's Disease is a ticking time bomb in the dairy herd, now Actiphage provides a pre-breeding blood test to stop its transmission. We explain the relevance of new research that proves the link between mycobacteria in the blood and the development of TB

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Delighted to be taking our Actiphage tuberculosis blood test to Zambia, in a collaborative project with @ZambartResearch, @LSHTM, @LeicResearch The aim is to test its sensitivity in a real world setting. #Tuberculosis #EndTB #InvestToEndTB

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