Spirulina

An introduction to the field of algae culture — We all know by now that our climate is deteriorating at a concerning rate. With everything going on in the world, one of the biggest problems is climate change. But many sectors affect our climate. …

Thoughts on the journey from bench to bedside for patients at risk of C. difficile infection — By Jake Siegel and Brian Finrow Today we announced several milestones in the clinical development of LMN-201, Lumen’s orally delivered biologic cocktail to prevent C. difficile infection (CDI). The big headline: the FDA has greenlit Phase 2 studies of LMN-201. Soon we will start enrolling hundreds of newly diagnosed CDI…

Lumen’s new paper in Nature Biotechnology describes how it harnessed spirulina as a factory and delivery vehicle for oral protein therapeutics. Here’s how the journey began. — By Jake Siegel (originally published at Nature.com here) Spirulina is stubborn. Jim Roberts thought he knew what he was getting into when he ordered a few vials of frozen spirulina culture for the lab. Chock-full of protein and easily grown at vast scale, the blue-green algae made an ideal candidate for a biomanufacturing…

Thoughts on Lumen’s new collaboration to fight flu with inhaled antibodies — By Jake Siegel and Brian Finrow Last week we announced a new collaboration with Aridis Pharmaceuticals to develop an intranasal passive vaccine to fight flu. We have written before about our efforts to use our unique manufacturing platform to develop edible antibody drugs for a wide range of infectious diseases…

Spirulina is microalgae (blue-green algae), scientifically known as Arthrospira platensis. The other two species are Arthrospira fusiformis, Arthrospira maxima. It is a single-cell protein consumed by animals and humans too. Single-cell proteins are referred to as proteins derived from the cells of microorganisms such as yeast, fungi, algae, and bacteria…

Spirulina microalgae are packed with health benefits and full of nutrients, yet few people know about or consume them regularly. One of its biggest barriers to adoption is its high cost compared to other food sources and out of its cost, up to 25% is taken up by the price…

This is the second article in a four part series on everything you need to know about spirulina. Read article one (the introduction) here. Or, skip to article three (nutrition & applications) or article four (barriers to adoption). Since its transition from naturally growing on lakes to being grown on…

This is article 1 of 4 in a series about everything you need to know about spirulina. After this introduction, you’ll learn about different grow and harvest methods, nutrition and applications, and barriers to adoption. Enjoy learning more about green goo than you ever knew you needed to! You may…

You’ve made it to the end! This is the last article in a series on everything you need to know about spirulina. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s article one, the introduction, article two, different ways to grow and harvest spirulina, and article three, spirulina’s nutrition…