Biomica Initiates Microbiome Based Immuno-Oncology Studies

Biomica, an emerging biopharmaceutical company developing innovative microbiome-based therapeutics, and a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ:  EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), announced on 4/17/19 the initiation of pre-clinical studies for BMC-121 & BMC-127, two rationally-designed microbial consortia, in its therapeutic immuno-oncology program. The program aims to improve current cancer therapies by modulating patients' response to immune checkpoint blockade across various cancer types through alterations of the patients' gut microbiome.