Designs for Health has launched ProbioMed™ V-Balance in the United States, a vaginal capsule featuring LCR Regenerans® (L. rhamnosus). Biose Industrie manufactures both the live bacterial active ingredient and the finished capsule, bringing together a longstanding scientific and clinical foundation with complete manufacturing capabilities.
Designs for Health®, a practitioner-recommended brand for high-quality, research-backed supplements, created ProbioMed™ V-Balance for women seeking proactive, science-backed intimate care. The product features a clinically studied strain in a gentle, easy-to-insert vaginal capsule requiring no applicator, providing 1 billion CFU at time of manufacture.
According to Designs for Health’s product communication, ProbioMed™ V-Balance is clinically shown to help restore healthy vaginal flora within four weeks and help promote healthy vaginal pH within one month. It also supports odor control, comfort and confidence.
A longstanding foundation in vaginal health research
The scientific and clinical foundation behind LCR Regenerans® includes 12 clinical studies, complemented by mechanistic research. Clinical investigations have explored vaginal microbiota restoration following antibiotic treatment, as well as the tolerability of vaginal formulations and the presence of the active strain in the vaginal environment.
This scientific foundation extends beyond the bacterial strain alone. Laboratory studies have also investigated how formulation and manufacturing processes influence its biological properties, highlighting the importance of the manufactured preparation.
“Vaginal health works differently than gut health. While the gut thrives on diversity, a healthy vaginal microbiome is typically dominated by Lactobacillus,”
said Dr. David M. Brady, Chief Medical Officer at Designs for Health.
“Many probiotics marketed for women’s health aren’t built around strains studied specifically for vaginal use, and that’s where ProbioMed V-Balance stands apart, delivering a strain with a long clinical track record in vaginal health right where it’s needed.”
From the live bacterial ingredient to the finished capsule
Biose Industrie translates this scientific knowledge into commercial manufacturing. For ProbioMed™ V-Balance, its role covers both production of the live bacterial active ingredient and manufacture of the finished vaginal capsule supplied to Designs for Health.
The collaboration connects scientific research, microbial process expertise and finished product manufacturing with Designs for Health’s access to the U.S. market.
“ProbioMed™ V-Balance brings together the longstanding research behind LCR Regenerans® and Biose Industrie’s ability to manufacture the complete product, from the live bacterial active ingredient to the finished capsule,”
said Dr. Rishi R. Trivedi, Director of Science and Strategy at Biose Industrie.
“This combination of scientific knowledge and industrial expertise is central to the support we provide our partners.”