Apparatus and associated methods relate to lyophilizing a solid phase composition (SPC). In an illustrative example, the SPC is received in a frozen state in a first packaging. The SPC may be, for example, transferred into a second packaging having a thermally conductive layer, mechanically distributed to a predetermined maximum thickness to form a block having at least one homogenous dimension, and provided with a heat source configured to communicate substantially all thermal energy to the SPC via the thermally conductive second layer. In some embodiments, the SPC may be maintained in the frozen state. For example, the lyophilized SPC may be transferred to a third packaging. Various embodiments may limit physical contacts with the SPC to the first packaging, the second packaging, and the third packaging. Various embodiments may advantageously maintain sanitation, retain nutrients of the SPC, and/or promote consistent results from the lyophilization process.

Described herein, are compositions and methods for preserving human milk, preventing rancidity of human milk, extending shelf life of human milk, and maintaining the nutritional properties of human milk. Specifically, the present disclosure provides, among other things, devices for storing preserved human milk and methods and compositions for preserving the same.

A method for producing a mammalian milk like product, for example a human milk like product, comprising generating lactocytes derived from mammalian adult breast milk stem cells (mBSC), for example from human adult breast milk stem cells (hBSC) and expressing the mammalian milk like product, for example the human milk like product from lactocytes.

A system includes memory banks that store data and a data path coupled to the memory banks that transfers the data. The system also includes a latch that gates the data path based on a clock signal in the system. The system further includes interface circuitry coupled to the data path that sends an instruction to the memory banks to transmit the data on the data path in response to receiving a first rising edge of the clock signal. The interface circuitry also outputs gated data in response to receiving a second rising edge of the clock signal. The latch gates the data path to store the gated data in response to receiving a falling edge of the clock signal.

In a device for freezing milk, in particular colostrum (3), in a container (5) comprising a temperature control element (10), the temperature control element remains in the frozen milk.

The present invention relates to composition comprising 2-FL for use in promoting accelerated butyrate production in the gut thereby preventing and/or treating a health disorder, and/or promoting a health benefit in young children consuming the composition.

The present disclosure relates to human milk compositions and methods of making and using the same. In particular, the disclosure features methods of using human milk compositions to feed subjects before and/or after surgery or medical operations and that are useful in promoting recovery.

A method of cleaning mother's milk, involving ex vivo contacting mother's milk having an initial concentration of an antidepressant therein with a solid substrate (preferably a porous substrate) adapted to remove the antidepressant from the milk to produce a cleansed milk product having a reduced concentration of the antidepressant.

The application relates to a method for treating a patient with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the method comprising administering to the patient a mixture comprising 2-fucosyllactose (2-FL) and lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT).

Described is a matrix to identify mother's milk missing fucosyltransferase-2 (FUT2) dependent glycans which comprise a line of a glycan binding protein such as a lectin or antibody suitable to bind 2fucosyl-glycans and a line of a positive control to bind a mother's milk protein. For instance, this matrix is porous and allows for transport by capillary force of compounds of mother's milk such as glycoproteins. Especially, the glycan binding protein is the plant lectin from Ulex europaeus. A diagnostic kit comprising one or more of such matrices and a device suitable to receive such a matrix provided with a milk application window and a read-out window has been described as well. Finally a kit-of-parts comprising such a diagnostic kit and one or more feeding doses of 2fucosyl-glycans has been disclosed.