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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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Actiphage TB diagnostic finds live mycobacterium tuberculosis in the blood of people with incipient TB

April 23, 2022
A clinical trial of Actiphage, a promising new diagnostic for tuberculosis infection, has shown for the first time that live bacteria can be detected in the blood of people with incipient TB infection.
ECCMID

Actiphage TB diagnostic finds live mycobacterium tuberculosis in the blood of people with incipient TB

April 23, 2022
A clinical trial of Actiphage, a promising new diagnostic for tuberculosis infection, has shown for the first time that live...
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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.
mycobacteria

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...

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...

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...
Jane Theaker, CEO, PBD Biotech (c) Chelsea Shoesmith Photography - square

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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Press releases from PBD Biotech

February 27, 2020
You can view press releases from PBD Biotech in pdf format from this page.
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Press releases from PBD Biotech

February 27, 2020
You can view press releases from PBD Biotech in pdf format from this page.

Human TB study into new blood test achieves funding following successful proof of concept

December 27, 2019
Worldwide a quarter of a million children die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, early diagnosis would help to save their lives but most are unable to produce the sample of mucus that is needed for the current test.

Human TB study into new blood test achieves funding following successful proof of concept

December 27, 2019
Worldwide a quarter of a million children die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, early diagnosis would help to save their...

Rapid blood test offers new hope for people most at risk of TB

July 10, 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease. Although a quarter of the world’s population is thought to carry latent TB, it carries a risk of progressing to the active form of TB in around 10%...

Rapid blood test offers new hope for people most at risk of TB

July 10, 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease. Although a quarter of the world’s population is...

Actiphage blood test could be ‘game changing’ for human TB

May 21, 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease. Although a quarter of the world’s population is thought to carry latent TB, it only progresses to active disease in around 10% of those infected. The reasons for...

Actiphage blood test could be ‘game changing’ for human TB

May 21, 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease. Although a quarter of the world’s population is...
Berwyn Clarke

PBD Biotech CEO announces his retirement

April 18, 2019
After growing PBD Biotech from start-up to international player in just three years, Dr Berwyn Clarke has decided to retire as CEO to make time for other business interests. He will remain on the diagnostics company’s Board of Directors.
Berwyn Clarke

PBD Biotech CEO announces his retirement

April 18, 2019
After growing PBD Biotech from start-up to international player in just three years, Dr Berwyn Clarke has decided to retire...
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