About Phages
PhageEU is a coalition of likeminded stakeholders who represent phages in industry, the scientific community and civil society.
Bacteriophages (Phages)
They are the most numerous organisms on the planet. They are everywhere in our environment and our microbiome. Phages protect animals and humans from bacteria and control the number of bacteria in the environment.
They have been utilized for more than 100 years (discovered in 1915) but were initially pushed away from Western medicine by antibiotics.
With the arrival of modern technology and processes, there is a great potential for phages to become an affordable and effective tool for bacterial control across a number of different applications, including in food processing, packaging, agriculture, livestock production, aquaculture, food supplements, human and animal health, and many more.
Broad Application of Bacteriophage Technology
Agriculture & Environmental Protection
- Animal and Fish Farming: Treatment and prevention of bacterial diseases in animals, reducing antibiotic use.
- Control of Harmful Bacteria in the Natural Environment.
- Plant Disease Control: Combatting pathogens attacking plants.
Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Industry
- Biological Production: Utilization in drug and enzyme production.
- Scientific Research: Tools in genetics and molecular studies.
- Antibacterial Cosmetics: Combatting acne and skin problems.
Medicine
- Treatment of Bacterial Infections: An alternative to antibiotics in treating resistant infections.
- Hospital Disinfection: Reducing the risk of hospital-acquired infections.
- Targeted Therapy: Precise elimination of specific bacterial strains.
Food Industry
- Food Safety: Elimination of bacterial pathogens in food production.
- Extended Shelf Life: Controlling food spoilage bacteria.