Pharmacology

Today, 80% of the medicines we use are derived from terrestrial plants. However, marine organisms are far more biologically diverse than what we find in the terrestrial world, due to their age (more than 3.5 biollion years old) and the diversity of ecological systems found in the oceans. This variety of marine species constitutes a great source of exploitable resources, many of which will undoubtedly be very useful to the healthcare sector. Marine organisms, including invertebrates, algae, fungi and bacteria often naturally produce antiviral, antitumoral, antibacterial, anticoagulant or antifungal substances. The investigation and research potential here is nearly limitless. In collaboration with certain laboratories, Antinea wants to investigate this extraordinary field of biotechnological applications and contribute to the search for new therapeutic agents.