CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRB), a leading microbiome therapeutics company, has been named to the “TIME100 Most Influential Companies,” a list of 100 companies making an extraordinary impact around the world. Seres was included within the ‘Pioneers’ category.
To develop the list, TIME solicited company nominations from multiple sectors from its editors and correspondents, as well as from industry experts. TIME editors selected 100 leading companies following an evaluation based on a range of factors, including relevance, impact, innovation, leadership, and success.
Since being founded over a decade ago, Seres has led the development of microbiome therapeutics as a novel medical modality. In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved VOWST™ as the first orally administered microbiota-based therapeutic for the prevention of recurrent C. difficile infection in adults following antibacterial treatment for recurrent CDI (rCDI), a significant unmet need that can result in severe illness and death. Based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Company estimates 156,000 episodes in the U.S. in 2023. Seres is also advancing a pipeline of microbiome therapeutics for the prevention of infectious diseases, and for other serious diseases.
“We are honored that TIME has recognized Seres for its innovative work pioneering microbiome therapeutics as a new medical approach,” said Eric Shaff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Seres. “With the FDA approval of VOWST™, we have demonstrated the maturity of our technology and we are thrilled to now support patients living with recurrent CDI. In the coming years, we look forward to bringing additional microbiome medicines to other patient groups in need of new therapeutic options.”
About Seres Therapeutics
Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRB) is a commercial-stage company developing novel microbiome therapeutics for serious diseases. In June 2023, Seres was named one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies. Seres’ lead program, VOWST™, obtained U.S. FDA approval in April 2023 as the first orally administered microbiota-based therapeutic to prevent recurrence of C. difficile infection (CDI) in adults following antibacterial treatment for recurrent CDI and is being commercialized in collaboration with Nestlé Health Science. Seres is evaluating SER-155 in a Phase 1b study in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The Company is also conducting research to inform further development of microbiome therapeutics for ulcerative colitis. For more information, please visit www.serestherapeutics.com.
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