Insights and Lessons from the Front Lines: Starting and Sustaining a Natural Products Drug Discovery Company in Today's Marketplace

The impact and success of natural products on drug discovery are both remarkable and persistent. With such a stellar track record, it is surprising to find very few new and successful drug discovery companies based exclusively on natural products. This talk will provide a young company's perspective on the key factors that make drug discovery from natural products challenging from a market and investment perspective. In parallel, we'll discuss the strategies that Sirenas Marine Discovery has developed to mitigate these challenges and create a sustainable business model based around the discovery and translation of marine natural products.