Enfold Health, incorporated during the year, is developing novel technology for attacking the pathogenic bacteria that drive gum disease (gingivitis and periodontitis). The incorporation resulted from a collaboration between Frontier IP and Dr Ioanna Mela, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge.

Periodontitis increases the risk of developing many common chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, rheumatoid arthritis and pneumonia, and worsens associated symptoms.

Enfold’s Board of Directors includes Gerard Majoor, the former Vice President, Innovation and Development, Business Group Health and Wellness, for Philips Oral Health Care and Mother and Child Care.