16
Opportunities and challenges in an expanding industry

Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Opportunities and challenges in an expanding industry

Page 2: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

What are “Natural Products”? “Substances produced by

organisms found in nature”

Diverse sources, structures, and activities

Most of economic interest

are bioactive

Page 3: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Diverse Sources and Activities Bioactive Natural products

found in all Kingdoms Animals Insects Microbes

Bacteria Fungi Yeast Algae Cyanobacteria

Plants

Page 4: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Botanicals Remains primary source of

Natural Product discovery Traditional and modern source of medicines

Huge biological diversity Highly efficient producers

Page 5: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Opportunities New drug discovery “Lead Principles” found through bio-prospecting

Extracted Synthesized Analogs Derivatives

Marketed as pharmaceuticals

Page 6: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Drug Discovery Amrubicin Anidulafungin Apomorphine Artemotil Aztreonam Biapenem Blaxin Bivalirudin Bleomycin Calcineurin Capsaicin Captopril Caspofungin

Cefditoren Cilazapril Codinaeopsin Colchicine Cyclosporine Daptomycin Dimethyltryptamine Docetaxel Doripenem Dronabinol Erythomycin Ergotamine Ertapenem Everolimus Exenatide

Fumagillin Galantamine Ixabepilone Lisdexamfetamine Mescaline Methylnaltrexone Micafungin Miglustat Morphine Mycophenolate Nitisinone Orlistat Paclitaxel Penicillin Phenethylamine Pimecrolimus

Retapamulin Rifamycin Romidepsin Rosuvastatin Spiruchostatins Telavancin Telithromycin Temsirolimus Tetracycline Tigecycline Tiotropium Trabectedin Ziconotide Zithromax Zotarolimus

Page 7: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Agriculture

Bio-pesticides Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides Bactericides

Fertilizers

Opportunities

Page 8: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Opportunities

Food Science Flavoring agents

Preservatives

Binding agents

Nutraceuticals

Page 9: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Opportunities

Bio-Energy Biofuels

Bio-alcohols Bio-diesels Algal Hydrocarbons Bio-gasses

Page 10: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Opportunities Industry

Catalysts Bio-plastics Cryo-protectants Pigments

Page 11: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

The Natural Products Lab Specialize in

Botanicals Focus on dietary supplements

Analysis for GMP labeling Quality assurance New product development Research

Other botanical commodities

Hops Other food products Oils

Page 12: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Challenges Providing meaningful data

Client-driven method development Diverse sample matrices Little available literature

Business vs. Science oriented

clients

Offering context without conclusions

287.956 µg/ml

97.54 mgVCE/g

7.59% w/w α-acids

Page 13: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Challenges Managing Client

Expectations “CSI” Effect “Test This” Is it Good? Synergistic effects

“Out of the box” clientele

Page 14: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Challenges

Overcoming stereotypes

Establishing and maintaining credibility

KEEPING UP!

Page 15: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

The Good News

Never a dull moment Positive impact for a growing industry in NC One foot in the past… One foot in the future

Page 16: Nat. prod. rjg allstaff 01.10.2012

Thank you for your Time. I’ll try to answer any questions I can.