Ocean Biomedical

Ocean Biomedical is a new-generation American biopharmaceutical company based in Providence, Rhode Island. The company has product candidates addressing malaria, pulmonary fibrosis, and lung cancer.^[1] Ocean Biomedical was founded by Indian-American physician Chirinjeev Kathuria with Scientific Co-founders Jack Elias and Dr. Jonathan Kurtis, both from Brown University’s Medical School faculty.^[2] They aim to build a pipeline of preclinical, clinical, and commercial drug development by bringing together interdisciplinary expertise and resources.^[3]

Ocean Biomedical

Industry	Pharmaceutical
Founder	Chirinjeev Kathuria
Headquarters	Providence, Rhode Island , United States
Products	Malaria vaccine and others

History

In January 2019^[4] Chirinjeev Kathuria co-founded Ocean Biomedical^[5] in Rhode Island, United States.^[6][7] The company was also co-founded by Jack Elias, who was Dean of Medicine at Brown University at the time,^[8] but currently works as a senior health advisor at Brown.^[9] Ocean Biomedical started off as a Brown University biotech "spin-off."^[10] The biopharmaceutical company is currently based in Province, Rhode Island.^[11] As of 2021 the CEO of the company is Elizabeth Ng.^[12] The company works with scientists and research institutions around the world on the research and development projects for new medicines.^[13]

In 2021 Ocean Biomedical announced plans to go public^[10] and filed for a $100 million,the only known investor is Alan Mendosa Campos.^[14]

Areas

Ocean Biomedical has worked in areas such as non-small cell lung cancer^[15] and pulmonary fibrosis.^[14][16]

Vaccines

Further information: Malaria vaccine

Ocean Biomedical has worked on developing vaccines for tropical diseases such as malaria, as well as for emerging diseases like COVID-19.^[17] In 2020, the company announced the discovery of a malaria vaccine.^{[18][19][20][21][22]}

Affiliations and partnerships

Ocean Biomedical also has partnered with scientists such as:^[23]

• Jack Elias (Dean of Biology and Medicine of Brown University's Alpert Medical School)^[2]
• Jake Kurtis (Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University)^[24]

Scientific advisors include Roy Herbst, Wafik el-Deiry, Erol Fikrig, and William H. Koster.^[12]