Marketed Marine Natural Products in the Pharmaceutical and Cosmeceutical Industries: Tips for Success

The marine environment harbors a number of macro and micro organisms that have developed unique metabolic abilities to ensure their survival in diverse and hostile habitats, resulting in the biosynthesis of an array of secondary metabolites with specific activities. Several of these metabolites are high-value commercial products for the pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries. The aim of this review is to outline the paths of marine natural products discovery and development, with a special focus on the compounds that successfully reached the market and particularly looking at the approaches tackled by the pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies that succeeded in marketing those products. The main challenges…

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  European Commission

  Awards: 311975, 311848, FP7/2007-2013, 2007-2013, FP7/2007
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  Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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  FP7 Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology

  Awards: 311848, 311975