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ProDigest is a dynamic company that provides customized solutions related to gastrointestinal research to the operators in the market of food, functional food and pharmaceutical industry. As a spin-off company from Ghent University, we offer specialized services depending on the client company profile.

“Let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food” (Hippocrates)

ProDigest’s mission is to provide professional services in the field of gastrointestinal transit, bioavailability and metabolism of food compounds and pharmaceuticals, in relation to their final functionality in the body.

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5/04/2012
VITAFOODS 2012

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Overall approach

Microbial activity screening, inter-individual variability, resistance to stomach and small intestine conditions, bacteria isolation, batch experiments...
Simulator of Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME)
Molecular techniques, specific tests on cell lines, Gastrointestinal Resource management, metabolite identification.
Host - Bacteria interactions
Animal validation trials
Human trials for proof of concept
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