Project description
Automated diagnostic tool for personalised phage therapy
The rise of antimicrobial resistance threatens global health, rendering many antibiotics ineffective and leaving patients with limited treatment options. Traditional diagnostics for identifying bacteriophages against a specific bacterial infection are slow, often taking up to a week to identify a suitable therapy. This delay can be life-threatening. Personalised phage therapy offers a promising alternative, but its success depends on rapid pathogen identification and phage selection. The EIC-funded Phagediag project supports Vesale Bioscience’s innovative Phagogram, the first automated diagnostic tool for personalised phage therapy. By testing up to 96 phages against a bacterial culture in just 2-3 hours, the Phagogram enables hospitals to integrate tailored phage therapy into routine practice, revolutionising treatment for resistant infections.
Objective
Personalised phage therapy using magistral preparations of phages is among the most promising solutions to fight antimicrobial resistant infections, but this approach requires a rapid diagnostic that identifies the pathogen(s) involved in the infection and the phages active on them. Vésale Bioscience has developed the “Phagogram”, the first automated in-vitro diagnostic tool that enables a fast determination of bacteriophages suitable for treating a particular bacterial infection. It consists of a basic test kit (a disposable well plate with reagents), a high-performance luminometer and a dedicated software that proposes the best matching phage cocktail to treat the patient. Compared to the current diagnostic methodologies, which take up to 4-7 days, the Phagogram compares the activity of up to 96 phages on a bacterial culture within 2-3 hours, making phage susceptibility testing accessible for hospital microbiology labs and enabling personalized therapy on a routine basis.
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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5310 Noville-Sur-Mehaigne
Belgium
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