IBT is addressing urgent medical needs in the premature infant

5-10% of the smallest premature infants develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a potentially lethal disorder in which portions of the bowel undergo tissue death. A key goal in the treatment of preterm infants is achievement of full enteral feeding as early as possible to optimize growth (and to improve longer term clinical outcomes.
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IBT is developing medicines to be approved by FDA, EMA and other medicines agencies

To ensure adequate production quality and to assess the risks and benefits of medicines that treat a disease, drugs must be approved by a regulatory medicines agency before use. This review is particularly important given the vulnerability of the preterm babies. To date no dietary/probiotic product on the market has been approved by these regulatory agencies. IBT is committed to develop the first pharmaceutical grade live bacterial therapy by following the agency requirements.
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What is the Connection Study?

The Connection study is the first ever regulatory medicines agency approved phase 3 study on the potential benefits of any pharmaceutical grade live bacterial therapy in premature infants.
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Join the effort - Join the Connection Study

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