MaaT Pharma Presents Product Analysis of Its First-in-Class High Diversity Microbiome Therapeutic

Date : September 18, 2018

Results from in silico analysis using MaaT Pharma’s data analysis platform, GutPrint, demonstrate therapeutic rationale and manufacturing capabilities of developing a high diversity biological drug product

Lyon, France, September 18, 2018 – MaaT Pharma announced today the presentation of the analysis of MaaT Pharma’s lead biotherapeutic, MaaT013, demonstrating its drug product characteristics using MaaT Pharma’s proprietary big data analysis platform, GutPrint®. The results of the study form the foundation of MaaT Pharma’s approach to create standardized and reproducible high diversity microbiome therapeutics to treat life-threatening diseases. MaaT Pharma’s Bioinformatics Manager, Lilia Boucinha, Ph.D. presented the data at the 2018 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Symposium – The Human Microbiome, being held from September 16 – 19, 2018 at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany.In the presented study MaaT Pharma’s proprietary biotherapeutic MaaT013 was evaluated in comparison to a single donor approach using MaaT Pharma’s proprietary and validated big data analysis platform GutPrint®. In comparison to single donor samples, MaaT013 showed significantly increased diversity. Most importantly, diversity within the sample batches was less variable and a greater homogeneity between batches was observed compared to single donor samples. Furthermore, the analysis of the MaaT013 samples showed that there was a 58% increase in the number of microbes (richness) compared to single-donor-based FMT products and less than 5% of Proteobacteria, which are known to include pro-inflammatory species. Taken together, these data strongly highlight MaaT Pharma’s capabilities to produce a cGMP high diversity drug product for clinical evaluation.Poster Discussion Session details:

Title: Developing a New Generation of First-in-class High Diversity Microbiome Biotherapeutics to Treat Life-threatening Diseases

Abstract No: 64

Poster Session: II

Date/Time: September 18, 2018 / 16:30 – 18:30

Location: ATC Helix A and B

The poster is available on the company website following the presentation under “News”.

About MaaT Pharma

MaaT Pharma has established the most complete approach to restoring patient-microbiome symbiosis to improve survival outcomes in life-threatening diseases. Committed to treating blood cancers and graft-versus-host disease, a serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation, MaaT Pharma has already achieved proof of concept in acute myeloid leukemia patients. Supporting the further expansion of our pipeline into larger indications, we have built a powerful discovery and analysis platform to evaluate drug candidates, determine novel disease targets and identify biomarkers for microbiome-related conditions. Our therapeutics are produced through a standardized cGMP manufacturing and quality control process to safely deliver the full diversity of the microbiome. MaaT Pharma benefits from the commitment of world-leading scientists and established relationships with regulators to spear-head microbiome treatment integration into clinical practice.

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Acting Chief Scientific Officer

Sheri Simmons

Sheri Simmons, Ph.D., is Acting Chief Scientific Officer at MaaT Pharma. Sheri brings extensive experience in biotechnology, particularly in the microbiome field, having held scientific leadership positions at Seres Therapeutics, Johnson & Johnson’s Microbiome Solutions team, and most recently at Seed Health, a leading probiotics company. In her role, she strengthens the Company’s scientific leadership, overseeing preclinical research, AI/data initiatives, and supporting efforts toward the Marketing Authorization Application of Xervyteg® in aGvHD.

Sheri holds a PhD in Biological Oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and completed an A.B. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and as a Phi Beta Kappa member, receiving one of six awards for the best senior thesis in the sciences. Sheri holds a PhD in Biological Oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and completed an A.B. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and as a Phi Beta Kappa member, receiving one of six awards for the best senior thesis in the sciences.

CEO and co-founder

Hervé Affagard

Hervé Affagard is the CEO and co-founder of MaaT Pharma. For the past 15 years, Hervé has been an intra/entrepreneur in the healthcare industry, after starting his career in IT in the steel industry. In late 2014, Hervé co-founded the company alongside Dr. Joël Doré, author of nearly 500 publications, and
one of the world’s most cited authors in the microbiome sphere today, after a professional career that spanned multiple industries. Hervé has led MaaT Pharma’s development from its early concept in 2013 and has been at the forefront of the development of the microbiome healthcare ecosystem in France and Europe. In January 2022, Hervé has been elected President of Allliance Promotion Microbiote, an organization founded in 2021 to support the microbiome sector development in France.

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