BioGaia invests in promising research company


BioGaia has decided to invest SEK 12 million in MetaboGen AB, Gothenburg,
Sweden. The investment will be made over a two year period and will then give
BioGaia 35% of the share capital of the company. BioGaia´s president, Peter
Rothschild will now become chairman of the board of MetaboGen.

MetaboGen is a research company, which was founded in 2011 in Gothenburg by
Professor Fredrik Bäckhed at the University of Gothenburg and Professor Jens B
Nielsen at Chalmers University of Technology together with GU Holding, which
commercializes research results and develops companies linked to the University
of Gothenburg. MetaboGen researches in metagenomics, the research intensive and
fast developing field of gene sequencing of all genes in the microbial
communities of for example the human gut to find previously unknown members and
patterns of the microbial diversity related to health and disease. The aim is to
develop new treatments and products for different metabolic and other microbial
associated diseases by influencing large parts of the microbiota.

The MetaboGen proprietary research platform is based on the frontier work by
Professor Fredrik Bäckhed´s and Professor Jens B Nielsen´s research teams. The
both of them are active in the company and manage today two big research teams
at their respective universities.

“I am very pleased that we are deepening our interesting collaboration with
Prof. Fredrik Bäckhed and now also with Prof. Jens B Nielsen and their research
teams, aiming to develop the next generation of probiotic products that could be
possible with the help of this new and advanced technology”, says Peter
Rothschild, CEO of BioGaia.

“The fit with BioGaia as an investor in MetaboGen is perfect for the future. Our
research coupled with BioGaia’s knowledge and experience in developing and
marketing microbial based products is a unique combination that has high
likelihood of success”, says Professor Fredrik Bäckhed.

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BioGaia has published this information in accordance with the Swedish Securities
Market Act. The information was issued for publication on 1 December, 2014 8:45
am CET.
For additional information please contact
Peter Rothschild, Chief Executive Officer, BioGaia: 46 8 555 293 00
BioGaia is a healthcare company that develops, markets and sells probiotic
products with documented health benefits. The products are primarily based on
the lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus reuteri, which has probiotic, health
-enhancing effects. The class B share of the Parent Company BioGaia AB is quoted
on the Mid Cap list of the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm. www.biogaia.com

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