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Algae.Tec Successfully Completes $5m Capital Raising With Patersons Securities
Posted On: February 3, 2012Algae.Tec Ltd has announced that the AUD$5,000,000 (USD$5,354,086.97) Placement through Patersons Securities Limited has been successfully completed.
As previously stated, this capital raising will be utilised to fund the fast-tracking of commercial projects recently announced.
Algae.Tec Executive Chairman, Roger Stroud, said the Company was extremely pleased with the capital raising.
“This again demonstrates that sophisticated investors are aligned with the need for alternative transport fuel technologies such as the Algae.Tec enclosed algae to biofuels solution,” said Stroud.
“The market is also responding to the recent milestones and commercial deal announcements the Company has signed with major companies in China, Sri Lanka and Europe.”
Scots and Nordic scientists set to explore sustainable skincare utilizing marine natural ingredients
Posted On: January 30, 2012Scottish company Aquapharm has joined forces with Norwegian firm Aqua Bio Technology (ABT) to create a new generation of sustainable ingredients for the skincare market.
Together the companies hope to identify natural marine ingredients that could replace the petroleum-based components used extensively within the skincare market.
Scientists at Aquapharm believe marine microbes are the key to finding the bio-active ingredients of the future, and have developed specialist fermentation processes to source and produce such extracts.
Now they will undertake a development program in conjunction with ABT, sharing their expertise in a bid to prove these extracts can be produced with minimal environmental impact – and successfully commercialized for the personal care market.
ArcticZymes establishes US subsidiary
Posted On: January 12, 2012ArcticZymes AS announced today the formation of ArcticZymes Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary located in Plymouth Meeting, PA. ArcticZymes AS is a subsidiary of Biotec Pharmacon, focusing on enzymes for use in molecular biology and diagnostics.
“The formation of a U.S. based subsidiary is a key milestone for our company and our B2B and OEM customers in North America. Our intention is to facilitate our end users’ research by providing access to our products and technical support in an effective and productive manner,” said Jan Buch Andersen, Managing Director of ArcticZymes AS.
GlycoMar awarded grant for collaboration with MicroA of Norway
Posted On: January 5, 2012The UK Technology Strategy Board today announced funding of a collaboration between GlycoMar and MicroA of Norway for the pilot scale production of one of GlycoMar’s biologically active polysaccharides from a marine microalga using MicroA’s patented photobioreactor technology.
The project will use MicroA’s recently patented PBR technology as the scale-up platform for GlycoMar’s microalgal polysaccharide product development. MicroA will use their pilot scale system to optimise growth conditions for maximum algal polysaccharide production. GlycoMar will optimise downstream processing to maximise recovery of the target product. The project will establish the commercial viability of full-scale production. Success of the project will be an important milestone for both partner companies and the wider biotechnology and microalgae industries, and will lead to commercialisation as a high value natural skin care ingredient within 3 years.
Mar. Drugs, Volume 9, Issue 12 (December 2011), Pages 2488-2817 Release issue
Posted On: December 27, 2011MDPI is pleased to announce the publication of the following issue:Mar. Drugs, Volume 9, Issue 12 (December 2011), Pages 2488-2817 at http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/
Table of Contents:
Jeen-Kuan Chen, Chao-Hsien Yeh, Lian-Chen Wang, Tzong-Horng Liou, Chia-Rui Shen and Chao-Lin Liu
Article: Chitosan, the Marine Functional Food, Is a Potent Adsorbent of Humic Acid
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2488-2498; doi:10.3390/md9122488
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2488/
Oriol Sacristan-Soriano, Bernard Banaigs and Mikel A. Becerro
Article: Relevant Spatial Scales of Chemical Variation in Aplysina aerophoba
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2499-2513; doi:10.3390/md9122499
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2499/
Jeannette Vera, Jorge Castro, Alberto Gonzalez and Alejandra Moenne
Review: Seaweed Polysaccharides and Derived Oligosaccharides Stimulate Defense Responses and Protection Against Pathogens in Plants
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2514-2525; doi:10.3390/md9122514
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2514/
Nai-Lun Lee and Jui-Hsin Su
Article: Tetrahydrofuran Cembranoids from the Cultured Soft Coral Lobophytum crassum
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2526-2536; doi:10.3390/md9122526
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2526/
Maria Mansson, Anita Nielsen, Louise Kjærulff, Charlotte H. Gotfredsen, Matthias Wietz, Hanne Ingmer, Lone Gram and Thomas O. Larsen
Article: Inhibition of Virulence Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureus by Novel Depsipeptides from a Marine Photobacterium
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2537-2552; doi:10.3390/md9122537
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2537/
Julianne Dyble, Duane Gossiaux, Peter Landrum, Donna R. Kashian and Steven Pothoven
Article: A Kinetic Study of Accumulation and Elimination of Microcystin-LR in Yellow Perch (Perca Flavescens) Tissue and Implications for Human Fish Consumption
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2553-2571; doi:10.3390/md9122553
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2553/
Massimiliano Borgogna, Barbara Bellich and Attilio Cesàro
Review: Marine Polysaccharides in Microencapsulation and Application to Aquaculture: “From Sea to Sea”
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2572-2604; doi:10.3390/md9122572
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2572/
Marcel Tutor Ale, Hiroko Maruyama, Hidekazu Tamauchi, Jørn D. Mikkelsen and Anne S. Meyer
Article: Fucose-Containing Sulfated Polysaccharides from Brown Seaweeds Inhibit Proliferation of Melanoma Cells and Induce Apoptosis by Activation of Caspase-3 in Vitro
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2605-2621; doi:10.3390/md9122605
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2605/
Ching-Chyuan Su, Jui-Hsin Su, Jen-Jie Lin, Cheng-Chi Chen, Wen-Ing Hwang, Han Hsiang Huang and Yu-Jen Wu
Article: An Investigation into the Cytotoxic Effects of 13-Acetoxysarcocrassolide from the Soft Coral Sarcophyton crassocaule on Bladder Cancer Cells
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2622-2642; doi:10.3390/md9122622
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2622/
Priscilla L. Winder, Shirley A. Pomponi and Amy E. Wright
Review: Natural Products from the Lithistida: A Review of the Literature since 2000
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2643-2682; doi:10.3390/md9122643
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2643/
Asuncion Rocher, Ana Isabel Caceres, Ana Obeso and Constancio Gonzalez
Review: Tetrodotoxin as a Tool to Elucidate Sensory Transduction Mechanisms: The Case for the Arterial Chemoreceptors of the Carotid Body
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2683-2704; doi:10.3390/md9122683
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2683/
Shih-Tseng Lin, Shang-Kwei Wang and Chang-Yih Duh
Article: Cembranoids from the Dongsha Atoll Soft Coral Lobophytum crassum
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2705-2716; doi:10.3390/md9122705
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2705/
Charles B. Berde, Umeshkumar Athiraman, Barak Yahalom, David Zurakowski, Gabriel Corfas and Christina Bognet
Article: Tetrodotoxin-Bupivacaine-Epinephrine Combinations for Prolonged Local Anesthesia
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2717-2728; doi:10.3390/md9122717
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2717/
Aloysio da S. Ferrão-Filho and Betina Kozlowsky-Suzuki
Review: Cyanotoxins: Bioaccumulation and Effects on Aquatic Animals
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2729-2772; doi:10.3390/md9122729
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2729/
Yang-Chang Wu, Jui-Hsin Su, Tai-Ting Chou, Yin-Pin Cheng, Ching-Feng Weng, Chia-Hung Lee, Lee-Shing Fang, Wei-Hsien Wang, Jan-Jung Li, Mei-Chin Lu, Jimmy Kuo, Jyh-Horng Sheu and Ping-Jyun Sung
Review: Natural Product Chemistry of Gorgonian Corals of Genus Junceella—Part II
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2773-2792; doi:10.3390/md9122773
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2773/
Kumiko Yokogawa, Isao Matsui-Yuasa, Akiko Tamura, Masaki Terada and Akiko Kojima-Yuasa
Article: Inhibitory Effects of Ecklonia cava Extract on High Glucose-Induced Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2793-2808; doi:10.3390/md9122793
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2793/
Rihab F. Angawi, Giorgio Bavestrello, Barbara Calcinai, Henny Adeleida Dien, Giovanna Donnarumma, Maria Antonietta Tufano, Iole Paoletti, Elena Grimaldi, Giuseppina Chianese, Ernesto Fattorusso and Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati
Article: Aurantoside J: a New Tetramic Acid Glycoside from Theonella swinhoei. Insights into the Antifungal Potential of Aurantosides
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2809-2817; doi:10.3390/md9122809
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/12/2809/
Norway: Researcher in marine bioprospecting sought
Posted On: December 6, 2011Researcher in marine bioprospecting at the University of Tromsø, Faculty of Biosciences, Fishery and Economics, Norwegian College of Fishery Science – temporary position for 3 years.
Application deadline: 22.12.11
The following reference number must be quoted in your application: Ref. 2011/4954
The University of Tromsø has a vacant position as researcher in marine bioprospecting. The appointment is for a 3-year term within the project “Cell-based screening for small membrane permeable metal chelators of marine origin”, financed by the Research Council of Norway (The FUGE program).
Marine biotech in Norway continues to make waves
Posted On: December 6, 2011Some 30 million NOK are to be made available for new initiatives alongside continuing support for established programmes such as MABIT and Marbank.
“We will have the first call for proposals from the new biotech program (BIOTEK2021) in February says special adviser Steinar Bergseth, who has long championed the sector.” Also I am pleased to say that internationally Norway is taking a lead in this area – perhaps only naturally considering our marine traditions and the length of our coastline.
Mar. Drugs, Volume 9, Issue 11 (November 2011), Pages 2164-2487 released
Posted On: December 4, 2011MDPI announces the publication of the following issue: Mar. Drugs, Volume 9, Issue 11 (November 2011), Pages 2164-2487 at http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/
Table of Contents:
Leda Giannuzzi, Daniela Sedan, Ricardo Echenique and Dario Andrinolo
Case Report: An Acute Case of Intoxication with Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in Recreational Water in Salto Grande Dam, Argentina
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2164-2175; doi:10.3390/md9112164
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2164/
Gi-Young Kim, Wun-Jae Kim and Yung Hyun Choi
Review: Pectenotoxin-2 from Marine Sponges: A Potential Anti-Cancer Agent—A Review
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2176-2187; doi:10.3390/md9112176
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2176/
Renan Oliveira Silva, Geice Maria Pereira dos Santos, Lucas Antonio Duarte Nicolau, Larisse Tavares Lucetti, Ana Paula Macedo Santana, Luciano de Souza Chaves, Francisco Clark Nogueira Barros, Ana Lúcia Ponte Freitas, Marcellus Henrique Loiola Ponte Souza and Jand-Venes Rolim Medeiros
Article: Sulfated-Polysaccharide Fraction from Red Algae Gracilaria caudata Protects Mice Gut Against Ethanol-Induced Damage
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2188-2200; doi:10.3390/md9112188
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2188/
Oded Bergman, Boaz Mayzel, Matthew A. Anderson, Muki Shpigel, Russell T. Hill and Micha Ilan
Article: Examination of Marine-Based Cultivation of Three Demosponges for Acquiring Bioactive Marine Natural Products
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2201-2219; doi:10.3390/md9112201
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2201/
Francisco Cen Pacheco, Janny A. Villa-Pulgarin, Faustino Mollinedo, Manuel Norte Martín, José Javier Fernández and Antonio Hernández Daranas
Article: New Polyether Triterpenoids from Laurencia viridis and Their Biological Evaluation
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2220-2235; doi:10.3390/md9112220
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2220/
Carla Pereira, Yolanda J. Silva, Ana L. Santos, Ângela Cunha, Newton C. M. Gomes and Adelaide Almeida
Article: Bacteriophages with Potential for Inactivation of Fish Pathogenic Bacteria: Survival, Host Specificity and Effect on Bacterial Community Structure
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2236-2255; doi:10.3390/md9112236
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2236/
Saveetha Kandasamy, Di Fan, Jatinder Singh Sangha, Wajahatullah Khan, Franklin Evans, Alan T. Critchley and Balakrishnan Prithiviraj
Article: Tasco®, a Product of Ascophyllum nodosum, Imparts Thermal Stress Tolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2256-2282; doi:10.3390/md9112256
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2256/
Toshiaki J. Hara
Review: Gustatory Detection of Tetrodotoxin and Saxitoxin, and Its Competitive Inhibition by Quinine and Strychnine in Freshwater Fishes
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2283-2290; doi:10.3390/md9112283
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2283/
Kelvin Sze-Yin Leung, Bonnie Mei-Wah Fong and Yeuk-Ki Tsoi
Review: Analytical Challenges: Determination of Tetrodotoxin in Human Urine and Plasma by LC-MS/MS
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2291-2303; doi:10.3390/md9112291
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2291/
Ruiyue Yang, Junbo Wang, Zhigang Liu, Xinrong Pei, Xiaolong Han and Yong Li
Article: Antioxidant Effect of a Marine Oligopeptide Preparation from Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) by Enzymatic Hydrolysis in Radiation Injured Mice
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2304-2315; doi:10.3390/md9112304
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2304/
Narlize Silva Lira, Ricardo Carneiro Montes, Josean Fechine Tavares, Marcelo Sobral da Silva, Emidio V. L. da Cunha, Petronio Filgueiras de Athayde-Filho, Luis Cezar Rodrigues, Celidarque da Silva Dias and Jose Maria Barbosa-Filho
Review: Brominated Compounds from Marine Sponges of the Genus Aplysina and a Compilation of Their13C NMR Spectral Data
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2316-2368; doi:10.3390/md9112316
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2316/
Adriana Oliveira dos Santos, Elizandra Aparecida Britta, Everson Miguel Bianco, Tania Ueda-Nakamura, Benedito Prado Dias Filho, Renato Crespo Pereira and Celso Vataru Nakamura
Article: 4-Acetoxydolastane Diterpene from the Brazilian Brown Alga Canistrocarpus cervicornis as Antileishmanial Agent
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2369-2383; doi:10.3390/md9112369
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2369/
Vincent Chung-Him Yu, Peter Hoi-Fu Yu, Kin-Chung Ho and Fred Wang-Fat Lee
Article: Isolation and Identification of a New Tetrodotoxin-Producing Bacterial Species, Raoultella terrigena, from Hong Kong Marine Puffer Fish Takifugu niphobles
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2384-2396; doi:10.3390/md9112384
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2384/
Jessica Ponder, Byong Hoon Yoo, Adedoyin D. Abraham, Qun Li, Amanda K. Ashley, Courtney L. Amerin, Qiong Zhou, Brian G. Reid, Philip Reigan, Robert Hromas, Jac A. Nickoloff and Daniel V. LaBarbera
Article: Neoamphimedine Circumvents Metnase-Enhanced DNA Topoisomerase IIα Activity Through ATP-Competitive Inhibition
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2397-2408; doi:10.3390/md9112397
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2397/
Matti Vornanen, Minna Hassinen and Jaakko Haverinen
Article: Tetrodotoxin Sensitivity of the Vertebrate Cardiac Na+ Current
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2409-2422; doi:10.3390/md9112409
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2409/
Samuel Abbas, Michelle Kelly, John Bowling, James Sims, Amanda Waters and Mark Hamann
Review: Advancement into the Arctic Region for Bioactive Sponge Secondary Metabolites
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2423-2437; doi:10.3390/md9112423
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2423/
Dioli Ann Payo, Joannamel Colo, Hilconida Calumpong and Olivier de Clerck
Article: Variability of Non-Polar Secondary Metabolites in the Red Alga Portieria
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2438-2468; doi:10.3390/md9112438
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2438/
Simon P. B. Ovenden, Jonathan L. Nielson, Catherine H. Liptrot, Richard H. Willis, Dianne M. Tapiolas, Anthony D. Wright and Cherie A. Motti
Short Note: A New Diketopiperazine, Cyclo-(4-S-hydroxy-R-proline-R-isoleucine), from an Australian Specimen of the Sponge Stelletta sp.
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2469-2478; doi:10.3390/md9112469
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2469/
Cheng-Hai Gao, Yi-Fei Wang, Shen Li, Pei-Yuan Qian and Shu-Hua Qi
Article: Alkaloids and Sesquiterpenes from the South China Sea Gorgonian Echinogorgia pseudossapo
Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(11), 2479-2487; doi:10.3390/md9112479
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2479/
Marine Science Park construction underway in Argyll
Posted On: November 27, 2011Construction of the European Marine Science Park is underway at Oban in Argyll, where a turf-cutting ceremony was recently held to mark the occasion.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is investing £7.5m to create the first phase – which will take advantage of significant opportunities in marine science, marine biotechnology and renewable energy.
The 20,000 sq ft of office and laboratory space will support businesses in Scotland’s growing Life Sciences and Energy sectors and has the potential to support up to 125 jobs.
The site of the development, Dunstaffnage near Oban, is already an internationally recognised centre of excellence for marine science, with the Scottish Marine Institute being home to the Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS), and the European Centre for Marine Biotechnology. These provide marine science research and education as well as incubation space for new and growing businesses.
Marinova reports two clinical studies in pipeline
Posted On: November 7, 2011Marinova has some exciting news to report in the area of new clinical trials. Reflecting a commitment to developing novel fucoidan compounds with proven therapeutic efficacy, they have just commenced two new clinical trials. These two studies will investigate the potential of Maritech® fucoidan in the following clinical settings:
• Osteoarthritis and Inflammation
This is a large multi-site trial, directly commissioned by Marinova, to assess the ability of Maritech® fucoidan to reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis. The trial is double randomised, placebo controlled and – in addition to pain score testing – serum samples will be tested for several key markers of inflammation. This study is being conducted at Southern Cross University (Australia) and results are expected in the second quarter of 2012.
• Integrative Oncology
At two centres in Australia, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer will take Maritech® fucoidan. The levels of chemotherapy drug in serum will be measured to assess the effects of fucoidan, including any interactions with the chemotherapy drug. Indicators of pain and improvements in quality of life will also be assessed. This study is being conducted in conjunction with the University of Tasmania and is scheduled for completion at the end of 2013.
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