BIOACTIVE PRINCIPLES
for the industry
for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries
Pharmaceutical
active and natural ingredients for the production of medicines for human or veterinary medicine.
Nutraceutical
nutritious and natural ingredients that have beneficial effects on health.
Cosmetics
active ingredients for a natural cosmetic that respects the face and body.
Worms, algae, but especially sponges, are precious raw material from which it is possible to extract bioactive principles that are of great interest for the pharmaceutical industry, but also the nutraceutical and cosmetic industry.
Of the 5000 chemical compounds deriving from marine organisms, more than 30% were isolated from sponges.
However, some of these substances are difficult to find on the market because of the difficulty of having adequate quantities of raw material from which to extract the bioactive principle.
By way of example, the sponge “Dysidea avara” contains a substance called “avarolo”. The content of the active ingredient is 3g for each kg of sponge. The substance is currently used for the treatment of skin diseases. (psoriasis)
LIFE is the EU’s financial instrument supporting environmental protection, nature conservation and climate change projects across the EU. Since 1992, LIFE has co-funded over 4500 projects. For the 2014-2020 funding period, LIFE will contribute approximately 3.4 billion euros to environmental and climate protection ….
The REMEDIALIFE project is also very close to your sector.
I am Adriana Giangrande, professor of Zoology at the University of Salento and coordinator of the REMEDIALIFE project.
For over 20 years I have been dealing with invertebrate breeding in association with mariculture.
REMEDIALIFE is a great European project that involves the production of worms, algae and sponges from which it is possible to extract “precious bioactive principles”.
But why these substances can be very important? Because they can be used for the production of: Medicines for human and veterinary care. “Nutraceuticals” foods. Cosmetic products with a natural base.
SEVERAL ADVANTAGES
effectiveness, economy and the environment
Worms, algae, but especially sponges, are precious raw material from which it is possible to extract bioactive principles that are of great interest for the pharmaceutical industry, but also the nutraceutical and cosmetic industry.
Of the 5000 chemical compounds deriving from marine organisms, more than 30% were isolated from sponges.
However, some of these substances are difficult to find on the market because of the difficulty of having adequate quantities of raw material from which to extract the bioactive principle.
By way of example, the sponge “Dysidea avara” contains a substance called “avarolo”. The content of the active ingredient is 3g for each kg of sponge. The substance is currently used for the treatment of skin diseases. (psoriasis)
Remediation of Marine Environment and Development of Innovative Aquacolture
exploitation of Edible/not Edible biomass
LIFE16 ENV/IT/000343
