Before to evaluate this aspect we must know the situation by different points that I reassume here:
1°- the scientific meeting organization trend where topics about phage therapy are present.
2°- if there are some business analysis studies about potential Phage therapy business in the Net.
3°- the growth of Phage therapy companies.
By these information we start with a comparison and we verify if between "theory and practice "there is a distance.
The First point: the scientific meeting organization trend where topics about phage therapy are present.
The answer is positive.
A Literature Review of the Practical Application of Bacteriophage Research by Nina Chanishvili, Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and Virology, Tbilisi, Georgia
The review contains the following chapters:
Introduction
Chapter 1. Animal studies
Chapter 2. Phage Therapy in Dermatology
Chapter 3. Phage Therapy in Surgery and Wound Treatment
Chapter 4. Phage Therapy against Intestinal Infections
Chapter 5. Phage Therapy in Urology
Chapter 6. Phage Therapy in Gynecology
Chapter 7. Phage Therapy in Ophthalmology
Chapter 8. Combined Phage- and Sero- Therapy. (Vaccination). Development of Phage-Vaccines
Chapter 9. Combined Use of Phages and Antibiotics
Chapter 10. Experience of Prophylactic “Phaging” or Phage Prophylaxis
Chapter 11. Immune Response to Phage Therapy
Chapter 12. Phage Therapy against Septic Infections
Chapter 13. Phages in Veterinary
Chapter 14. Use of Phage Treatment for Plant Protection
Chapter 15. Environmental Role of Bacteriophages
Chapter 16. Phages Potentially Applicable against Bioterrorism
Chapter 17. Methodology for Manufacturing of Bacteriophages in Industrial Scale
From the review we have indications about the interested areas.
From this document we get three information about the application areas :
" Learn how to turn a phage into a the various potentials of phages in the diagnosis (1) and management of marketable product bacterial contamination (2)".
Phage therapy as a personalized medicine combining diagnostic and phage therapy(3).
The Second point: if there are some business analysis studies about potential Phage therapy business in the Net.
The answer is positive.
The third point: the growth of Phage therapy companies.
After a Boom ( about ten years ago) how many Phage therapy companies are surviving now? What are the products?
The answer is neutral.
Novophage
Biocontrol Limited
Biocontrol News
Mycodax Corporation
Intralytix
Intralytix is more active than other companies.
Conclusion:
At moment the Market is open only for phages applied to Food safety,Animal health and Plant health.
At moment the Market is not open for phages applied to Human health
( see Phage therapy as a personalized medicine combining diagnostic and phage therapy(3)).
Food Safety Environmental Sanitation Veterinary Applications Human Therapeutics
Bacteriophage biocontrol in animals and meat products
