The Future of Microbiota Research with Evan Hayes

Join Andrew Whitfield Cook as he talks with guest Evan Hayes from Factors Group Australia.  Andrew and Evan discuss the future of microbiota research, including new frontiers in the area of prebiotics and probiotics. 

Evan Hayes has over 20 years of commercial and leadership experience within the healthcare and biotechnology sectors.  He is particularly specialised in the management, set-up and scaling of start-up organisations where there is a fast-moving environment balancing a need for strategy, scale, business development, overseas expansion, risk and compliance. 

Evan has been the Asia Pacific Managing Director of Factors Group, Canada’s largest natural health company, since April 2018.  Prior to that, he was the director of sourcing and product development at Blackmores where he led the procurement, technical, new product development, and strategic sourcing divisions.   Evan has worked across Europe, US and Australia, and has exceptionally strong knowledge of both FDA and TGA regulations. 

Evan graduated with a Master of Science (Biotechnology) and Bachelor of Science (Honours). 

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References of interest related to this podcast:

1. Qixiao Zhai et al. Increased Cadmium Excretion Due to Oral Administration of Lactobacillus plantarum Strains by Regulating Enterohepatic Circulation in Mice J. Agric. Food Chem. 2019, 67, 3956−3965.
2. L Rhamnosus sequester lead and cadmium heavy metals for excretion – Dailsey -  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19490976.2018.1526581?needAccess=true
3. Jordan E. Bisanz, Megan K. Enos, Joseph R. Mwanga, John Changalucha, Jeremy P. Burton, Gregory B. Gloor, Gregor Reid. Randomized Open-Label Pilot Study of the Influence of Probiotics and the Gut Microbiome on Toxic MetalLevels in Tanzanian Pregnant Women and School Children. mBio  Oct 2014,  5  (5)  e01580-14 https://mbio.asm.org/content/mbio/5/5/e01580-14.full.pdf
4. L fermentum ME3 up-regulates PON 1 (which hydrolyses organohosphates) - Kullisaar T et al. An antioxidant probiotic reduces postprandial lipemia and oxidative stress. Central European Journal of Biology 6(1):32-40 · February 2010.
5. L fermentum contain complete glutathione system and protects against oxidative stress – Kullisaar 
6. L rhamnosus passively binds organophosphate pesticides – M. Trinder et al.

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