30 Apr 2018 --- Belgian microbiome company A-Mansia Biotech has raised €13 million in first close Series A financing, pushing forward development of one their unique discoveries – the most abundant bacterial species of the gut microbiome – Akkermansia muciniphila (A. muciniphila) bacterium. The company is developing health products from the bacterium, which has been proven in laboratory conditions to prevent the development of disorders induced by a high-fat diet, i.e. cholesterol and weight-gain.