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Danone further invests in gut health and next-generation biotic research with the acquisition of The Akkermansia Company
Press release – Paris, June 25, 2025, at 18:00 CEST Danone further invests in gut health and next-generation biotic research with the acquisition of The Akkermansia Company Danone today announces the acquisition of The Akkermansia Company (TAC), a Belgian company with nearly 20 years of history and science, specializing in biotics. In 2004, using state-of-the-art technology, scientists at TAC discovered and developed a biotic strain, Akkermansia muciniphila MucT™. They clinically demonstrated it
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