How can spin-outs leverage end user feedback to refine products and validate markets? Find out as Professor Michele Barbour talks to Dr Jenny Bailey, the CEO and Co-Founder of Ferryx, a biotech company focused on the commercial production of live bacterial products for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal inflammation in humans and animals.

⭐Highlights

§ Discover how a chance conversation with Co-Founder Dr Tristan Cogan sparked the innovative idea behind Ferryx: the disruption of inflammatory pathways in the gut using live bacteria that flourish in the presence of iron.

§ Find out about the steps Jenny and Tristan took to protect their new intellectual property and take it from the lab to a commercial product

§ Jenny gives her perspective on the pre-accelerator ICURe programme, which encouraged her to step out of her comfort zone, engage with stakeholders, refine the project and test its market viability.

§ Hear about Ferryx’s approach to ongoing product development and testing, including clinical trials and engagement with patient feedback.

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Next-gen Probiotics for Gut Health | The Enterprise Sessions with Jenny Bailey

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Next-gen Probiotics for Gut Health | The Enterprise Sessions with Jenny Bailey