Our scientific heritage goes back more than sixty years, beginning with the research of Prof. Maria Baltadjieva at the University of Food Technology in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She built up a priceless collection of lactic acid bacteria strains over six decades. In 2018, Baltadjieva contributed to world knowledge through compiling the largest bibliography of more than 42,000 studies on Bulgarian dairy cultures. spanning the period from 1900 to 2015. From then on our team of scientists, researchers, health and nutrition specialists have been working to create premium quality products out of the scientific legacy inherited from Prof. Baltadjieva.
Ambiom is a brand of Advanced Microbiotics AG. We are a Swiss biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research, development, production and marketing of highly effective microorganisms for biotherapeutic applications.
All our microorganisms are grown in biologically unaltered ecosystems free of industrial chemicals in the Strandzha, Rhodope and Pirin mountains of southern Bulgaria. The importance of the origin of probiotic microorganisms has been historically, culturally and scientifically researched and shows that strains from these geographical biotopes have special characteristics: They are the most effective and genetically healthy, they are highly mutation-resistant and adaptable, and they show the broadest spectrum of biological interactivity within the mammalian microbiome. In particular, their synergistic effects in the human gastrointestinal tract have been demonstrated and their symbiotic relationship with the human microbiome is well coordinated.
Fermented Foods in Ancient Cultures
Hippocrates has been quoted as saying “death sits in the bowels” and “bad digestion is the root of all evil” in 400 B.C. , showing that the importance of the intestines in human health has been long recognized.
Pioneering discoveries in early 1900's by Elie Metchnikoff
Russian biologist Ilya Ilyich Metchnikoff (1845-1916) devoted much of his research to the inner workings of the immune system and the discovery of eating cells which he realized serve as protectors against infection. Metchnikoff turned his attention to the concept of human longevity and his observations of the unusually large number of centenarians in rural Bulgaria due to the consumption of Bulgarian yoghurt.
Groundbreaking research by Prof. Maria Batladjieva in Bulgaria since the 1960s
Maria Batladjieva (1932 - 2023) began researching at the University of Food Technology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Her research pioneered the development of lactic acid bacteria strains that would become the foundation for Ambiom.
This collection, nurtured over more than six decades, is the result of countless lab hours and the tireless efforts of hundreds of dedicated professionals under her expert guidance.
Our Microbial Strains
All bacterial strains in Ambiom probiotropics are scientifically researched by Advanced Microbiotics AG. They are among the most effective and genetically distinct strains, they are highly mutation-resistant and adaptable, and they exhibit one of the broadest spectra of biological interactivity within the intestinal microbiome. In particular, their synergistic effects in the human gastrointestinal tract have been demonstrated and their symbiotic relationship with the human microbiome is well coordinated.
