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A Manx company has become the lead investor in a biotech company which is hoping to produce eat-yourself-thin foods.
Amphion Innovations has agreed a deal with American firm WellGen which has now received around £5 million in financing.
WellGen says the cash will be used to develop its line of nutraceuticals products, including an anti-obesity ingredient for use in functional foods.
It now plans to launch a human study of the ingredient’s effectiveness.
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