- CEO
- Staffan Strömberg
- Full Time Employees
- 8
- Sector
- Health technology
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals: major
- Address
- Katarina Bangata 70 Stockholm AB Sweden 116 42
- IPO Date
- Mar 29, 2016
- Business
- Infant Bacterial Therapeutics AB (publ) (IBT) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that develops live biotherapeutic products targeting diseases affecting premature infants and antibiotic-resistant infections; its lead candidate, IBP-9414, a formulation of Lactobacillus reuteri found in breast milk, prevents necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and improves feeding tolerance in preterm infants, while its pipeline also includes IBP-1016 for gastroschisis treatment, IBP-1118 to prevent retinopathy of prematurity, and IBP-1122 to eliminate vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company pursues global regulatory approvals including FDA, EMA, and others, with Orphan Drug and Rare Pediatric Disease Designations for IBP-9414, and operations spanning Europe and North America through clinical trials and manufacturing partnerships. Recent developments include securing a manufacturing partnership with Recipharm Advanced Bio in November 2025 to initiate Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) for IBP-9414 at their Cuxhaven, Germany facility; receiving FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for IBP-9414 in March 2025 for gastrointestinal-related mortality reduction; submitting the Phase 3 Connection Study clinical report to the FDA in May 2025 with ongoing review anticipated to accelerate due to the designation; hiring Nigel Titford as Head of Business Development in Q2 2025 to build sales and distribution channels; completing Phase 3 clinical development; and restructuring operations to prioritize commercialization preparations while advancing analytical method validations and a Biologics License Application.