New Activated Probiotics launches for H1 FY27
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
9 September 2026
New Activated Probiotics launches for H1 FY27
● Biome will launch two new products in H1 FY27: Biome Daily
Probiotic 60 and Biome Daily Kids Probiotic 60, two-month
formats of the Company’s two highest volume products
● Both are clinically supported daily probiotics for gastrointestinal
symptoms, the side effects of antibiotics and winter immune
support, microencapsulated so five times more live bacteria reach
the gut²,³
● Biome Daily (30) is the number one probiotic product in
Australian pharmacy by both units and value, and Biome Daily
Kids (30) is the number one immune health and kids probiotic,
based on IQVIA pharmacy scan data¹
● 14 of the top 20 probiotic products in Australian pharmacy are 60
or 90 packs (IQVIA). Biome Daily and Biome Daily Kids reached
number one in 30 packs alone, and the Company's modelling
indicates new sales are expected to run well ahead of any
substitution from the 30 packs
● Supplied through the Company's existing pharmacy wholesalers
and practitioner channel from H1 FY27, spreading demand across
more SKUs and de-risking supply of the Company's largest lines
● The new products will be Biome's first Australian-made products,
manufactured under its onshore manufacturing agreement with
Specialty Probiotics Australia (refer ASX announcement 3 June
2026)
Microbiome health company Biome Australia Limited (ASX: BIO) (‘Biome’ or
‘the Company’) is pleased to announce two new products for launch in H1
FY27: Biome Daily Probiotic 60 and Biome Daily Kids Probiotic 60, two-month
formats of the two highest volume products in its Activated Probiotics range.
Clinically Studied Probiotic Medicines
Biome Daily Probiotic is a six strain, 9 billion live bacteria capsule for adults,
formulated for digestive and immune health. Its HEAL9 and 8700:2 strain
combination has been studied in randomised, double-blind,
placebo-controlled trials in more than 1,400 adults and shown to reduce the
incidence, duration and severity of common colds.²
Biome Daily Kids Probiotic
is a five strain, 10 billion live bacteria vanilla flavoured sachet for children from
two years, formulated to support immune function, reduce the occurrence
and duration of common colds and maintain healthy gut bacteria during
antibiotic use, and includes Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, one of the most
studied strains in children. Both use Activated Probiotics’ microencapsulation
technology, which protects the bacteria through the stomach so that five
times more reach the gut alive than uncoated probiotics.³
Biome Daily sits in
digestive probiotics, the largest segment of the pharmacy probiotic category,
and Biome Daily Kids leads the immunity segment.¹
Building on two number one products
Independent IQVIA pharmacy scan data ranks Biome Daily as the number one
probiotic product in Australian pharmacy by both units and value, and Biome
Daily Kids as the number one immune health and kids probiotic.¹ Both
reached those positions with a 30 pack alone, against brands whose core lines
are 60 and 90 packs. The same data shows 14 of the top 20 probiotic products
by value are 60 or 90 packs, and three of the six 30 packs in the top 20 are
Biome’s own.¹ The new products bring the Company’s two category leaders
into the format that leads the category.
Commercial rationale
Probiotics work through consistent daily use. A two-month supply supports
adherence and retention, gives pharmacists and practitioners a simpler
recommendation for regular users, and lifts transaction value for pharmacy
partners. Pricing has been set to retain existing customers as they move to the
larger format.
Both new products will be supplied through the Company’s existing
community pharmacy wholesalers and the practitioner channel during the
first half of FY27. They also de-risk the Company’s two largest lines. Demand
that currently sits on a single SKU for each product will be spread across two,
reducing the impact of any out of stock at wholesaler or retailer level. The
format is structurally more efficient for Biome, with one carton, one label and
one freight movement covering two months of supply, which supports the
Company’s stated objective of lifting gross margin as manufacturing moves
onshore under its agreement with Specialty Probiotics Australia (refer ASX
announcement 3 June 2026).
The Company has modelled the interaction between the formats across a
range of scenarios. In each, growth in new sales is expected to run well ahead
of any substitution from the 30 packs. No revenue guidance is provided for the
new products.
Managing Director commentary
Biome Australia Founder and Managing Director, Blair Vega Norfolk, said:
“Our probiotics are backed by clinical trials, but a trial result only becomes a
health outcome if people take the product every day for long enough to get
the benefit. The most common reason they stop is running out. A two-month
pack helps patients stay on the product, and gives the pharmacists and
practitioners who support them a simpler recommendation.
The data shows how much room there is to grow. Biome Daily and Biome
Daily Kids became the number one probiotics in Australian pharmacy in a 30
pack, against brands whose core lines are 60s and 90s. Fourteen of the top
twenty products in the category are larger formats. Until now we have left
that part to everyone else.
That’s why this may be the most exciting launch we’ve done. Patients stay on
the product longer, practitioners get an easier recommendation, and the
category has already told us it wants the format. These will also be Biome’s
first Australian-made products.”
¹ IQVIA Pharmacy Scan, Australian community pharmacy, pack level, MAT 52 weeks to 4 July 2026, national,
category VMS15 Probiotics. Biome Daily: number one probiotic product by units and value. Biome Daily Kids:
number one product in the immunity probiotics segment and number one children’s probiotic product by value
and units. Top 20 ranked by MAT sales value. Digestive probiotics segment share of category value.
² Berggren A et al. Eur J Nutr 2011;50(3):203-210 (n=272); Busch R et al. Food Nutr Sci 2013;4:13-20 (n=310); Lazou
Ahrén I et al. J Nutr 2021;151(1):214-222 (n=898). Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of L. plantarum
HEAL9 and L. paracasei 8700:2 in adults, 12 weeks, 1 billion CFU daily.
³ Del Piano M et al. J Clin Gastroenterol 2010;44(Suppl 1):S42-46. Gastro-protected microencapsulated strains
delivered comparable intestinal colonisation at one fifth of the dose of the same strains uncoated.
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About Biome Australia Limited
Biome Australia develops, licenses, commercialises and markets innovative, evidence-based live
biotherapeutics and complementary medicines with clinically proven health benefits.
Incorporated in Australia in 2018, Biome distributes locally and internationally. In partnership
with leading microbiome research organisations, Biome produces unique live biotherapeutic
products with innovative delivery technologies improving stability and efficacy for its flagship
Activated Probiotics range.
Supported by randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trials, Activated Probiotics
and Activated Therapeutics help prevent and support management of various health concerns
including low mood and sleep, bone health, iron malabsorption, mild eczema and IBS. Through
practitioner-recommended distribution, Biome educates health professionals on gut
microbiota’s systemic health effects, providing evidence-based natural medicines for prevalent
chronic health concerns. For more information visit www.biomeaustralia.com
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