OptiBiotix Health PLC Launch of novel prebiotic in Europe and Africa (5247A)
26 September 2022 - 4:00PM
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RNS Number : 5247A
OptiBiotix Health PLC
26 September 2022
OptiBiotix Health plc
("OptiBiotix" or the "Company")
Launch of novel prebiotic in Europe and Africa
New product will be branded OptiXOS
OptiBiotix Health plc (AIM: OPTI), a life sciences busi ness d
eveloping compounds to tackle obesity, cardiovascular disease and
diabetes, announces it has signed an exclusive distribution
agreement with Shandong Longlive Biotechnology Co Ltd ("Longlive")
for the distribution of Longlive's unique xylooligosaccharide ("
XOS") prebiotic into the human nutrition markets (foods &
beverages and supplements) in Europe and Africa. The product will
be branded OptiXOS.
Longlive is one of the global technology and market leader in
the novel prebiotic XOS. The company has a core capability in corn
and corncob processing into various food ingredients such as
starch, polyols, sugar replacers, monosaccharides and prebiotic
fibres.
XOS is a prebiotic fibre with unique characteristics and
benefits compared to other prebiotic fibres commercially available
in Europe. One gram of XOS is sufficient to have a marked effect on
the growth of healthy favourable gut microbes such as
bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. Its superior stability at high
temperatures and low pH combined with the small effective dose give
it wide applicability within food & beverage applications and
extends its reach to supplement applications requiring pills,
tablets and capsules. XOS is stable in the harsh environment of the
gastrointestinal tract which maximises its effectiveness when it
reaches the gut.
XOS also has a complementary effect on the growth and
propagation of probiotics such as Lactobacillus plantarum and
Lactobacillus rhmanosus (such as LGG). This creates the potential
for probiotic companies to boost the health benefits of their
existing products and create real differentiation in the market.
This application has been researched by OptiBiotix as part of a
joint development with DSM (announced 5 April 2016) and is covered
by an extensive patent portfolio.
Longlive has been successful in obtaining key regulatory
approvals for XOS in the North American market (FDA GRAS and New
Dietary Ingredient, Health Canada) and in 2018 obtained EFSA Novel
Food approval opening up the European market.
OptiXOS comes with an active a pipeline of customer projects
passed on by Longlive and is commercially available to customers
with immediate effect. The new logo for the product is displayed
below.
René Kamminga, C EO of O pti B i oti x Limited, c o mmented :
"XOS is an important addition to OptiBiotix's technology portfolio.
It is a building block that will increase our importance in
microbiome modulation and act as leverage for our more advanced
science based prebiotic solutions in the food & beverage and
supplement industry in Europe & Africa. The agreement with
Longlive is another step for Optibiotix on its path to in-license
or acquire unique technologies to broaden its product portfolio and
reinforce our role as leaders in the microbiome field. We look
forward to working with the team at Longlive to make this link-up
into a significant contributor to our mutual business growth
ambitions."
This announcement contains information which, prior to its
disclosure, was considered inside information for the purposes of
the UK Market Abuse Regulation and the Directors of the Company are
responsible for the release of this announcement.
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OptiBiotix Health plc www.optibiotix.com
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