Canadian life sciences company Ondine Biomedical Inc. (LON: OBI) will present new research at the SPIE Photonics West conference in San Francisco, California. The presentation will provide details of an exploratory study showing that photodisinfection significantly reduces pathogens in the nose – a reservoir for bacteria – yet does not produce long-term adverse effects on the nasal microbiome.¹ Organised by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, SPIE Photonics West is the largest annual event for optic and photonic technologies and one of the largest scientific conferences in the world.

These results demonstrate that Steriwave is an effective, potent, short-acting, and non-selective method of nasal decolonization, while permitting rapid recovery of the native microbiome at one week after treatment. The study involved analyzing nasal swabs from 35 healthy volunteers after being treated with Ondine’s Steriwave® Nasal Photodisinfection System.

The oral presentation will be delivered by Ondine’s Director of Research and Development, Dr Caetano Sabino, at 9am on Tuesday, 30 January 2024, as part of the “Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases” session.

The “Microbiome Analysis of Photodynamic Nasal Decolonization” abstract can be accessed here.

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¹ The nasal microbiome consists of a complex community of microorganisms – fungi, parasites, viruses, and bacteria – that can act in a symbiotic relationship in the nasal cavity.