Mount, Sarah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3197-0574
Canfora, Emanuel E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0267-1097
Jocken, Johan W.
Umanets, Alexander
Hul, Gabby https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6763-4265
Coenjaerds, Miranda
Aldaz Laquidain, Paula
Adriaens, Michiel E.
Holst, Jens J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6853-3805
Jardon, Kelly M.
Segers, Anneleen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6714-1209
Suenaert, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4810-0337
de Vos, Willem M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0273-3166
Blaak, Ellen E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2496-3464
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Study was sponsored by The Akkermansia Company SA, Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium.
Article History
Received: 14 October 2025
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 13 May 2026
Competing interests
: W.M.d.V. is a co-founder and CTO; P.S. is CMO; and A.S. is an employee of The Akkermansia Company SA. E.E.B. is a scientific advisor of The Akkermansia Company SA. E.E.B., E.E.C., P.S. and W.M.d.V. are inventors on a patent application related to this study. The other authors declare no competing interests.