Invited Presentation ABNA - Biobanking: Shaping the Future Together

Harnessing the Power of Biobanked Microbes: From Donor Stool to Next-Generation Microbial Therapies (#37)

Ruben Wheeler 1
  1. BiomeBank, Adelaide, SA, Australia

As the understanding of the human microbiome's role in health and disease deepens, BiomeBank is at the forefront of therapeutic innovation, utilising these microbial communities to develop groundbreaking treatments. BiomeBank’s product, BIOMICTRA, is Australia's first TGA-approved donor-derived microbiome therapy, widely used in hospitals and clinical trials. Building on this success, BiomeBank is pioneering next-generation microbiome-based therapies that are more standardised and tailored to specific diseases.

The development of these therapies relies on novel approaches to microbial biobanking and characterisation. BiomeBank has established one of the world's largest microbial culture collections from healthy donor stool, serving as a critical resource for therapeutic development. By leveraging this diverse microbial collection, BiomeBank is advancing targeted therapies with predictable, scalable outcomes, providing a standardised alternative to traditional donor-derived therapies.