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Industry — Pharma & Biotech

Compounds, protein platforms and pilots for pharma and biotech R&D

Mechanistic in vitro data on isolated compounds, cell-free variant screening, biophysical stability mapping and custom synthesis — delivered as defined pilots with a written report, by the research groups that published the underlying work.

19 of the 21 portfolio entries are tagged for this sector. Every price shown is indicative; final terms are negotiated per scope.

Portfolio entries for this sector

A1Lead compound

Depside · Umbilicaria hirsuta

Gyrophoric Acid Platform

The best-characterised compound in the portfolio. Published work reports ROS production, apoptosis and modulation of Akt, Erk1/2 and p38 MAPK in HeLa cells, with a validated isolation protocol giving high-purity material.

  • Antiproliferative screening
  • ROS / oxidative stress
  • Apoptosis
  • HeLa model
Evidence
Peer-reviewed 2019 · mechanistic dataset
Stage
Pilot-ready · licensing open
Indicative
€ 8 000 – 35 000negotiable by scope and application
A2

Depsidone · Hypogymnia physodes

3-Hydroxyphysodic Acid Antioxidant Line

The strongest radical scavenger in our comparative metabolite study — and the comparison was made per mole rather than per unit weight. That distinction matters when you translate a screening result into a formulation dose.

  • Antioxidant discovery
  • Cosmetic actives
  • Nutraceuticals
Evidence
Peer-reviewed 2022 · DPPH + superoxide
Stage
Pilot-ready · licensing open
Indicative
€ 5 000 – 25 000negotiable by scope and application
A3

Depside · Reference metabolite

Atranorin Bioactivity Line

A widely cited lichen compound with repeatedly published bioactivity, included in both of our screening studies. A dependable reference compound and panel anchor for antiproliferative, antioxidant and antimicrobial work.

  • Cytotoxicity
  • Redox modulation
  • Reference standard
Evidence
Peer-reviewed 2022 & 2023
Stage
Pilot-ready · licensing open
Indicative
€ 4 000 – 22 000negotiable by scope and application
A4

Depsidone · Hypogymnia physodes

Physodic Acid Bioactivity Line

Present in both of our published panels, with antioxidant and antiproliferative activity reported in 2D and 3D models. A natural comparator when you want to benchmark a candidate against gyrophoric acid within one experimental system.

  • Antioxidant
  • Antiproliferative
  • Panel candidate
Evidence
Peer-reviewed 2022 & 2023
Stage
Pilot-ready · licensing open
Indicative
€ 5 000 – 25 000negotiable by scope and application
A6Research use only

Dibenzofuran · Benchmark compound

Usnic Acid Benchmark Line

The standard reference metabolite for benchmarking cytotoxicity and antioxidant assays, and a control compound in multi-metabolite panels. Supplied for research use only — significant toxicological caution is required before any consumer positioning.

  • Benchmark assay
  • Research use
  • Toxicological caution
Evidence
Peer-reviewed 2022 (comparative)
Stage
Pilot-ready · RUO material
Indicative
€ 3 000 – 18 000negotiable by scope and application
A7Fastest entry point

Standardised crude / semi-purified extracts · 5–10 species

Lichen Extract Bioactivity Panels

The quickest way to see what lichen chemistry can do for your pipeline. Panels of Pseudevernia furfuracea, Lobaria pulmonaria, Cetraria islandica, Umbilicaria hirsuta and related species, with HPLC/LC-MS profiling plus antioxidant, antimicrobial and cell viability assays. You receive a shortlist of active candidates with data.

  • Discovery screening
  • Multi-species panel
  • Antiproliferative
  • Antimicrobial
  • Antioxidant
  • Lead fractionation
Evidence
Peer-reviewed 2023 · profiling data
Stage
Pilot-ready · 8–12 weeks
Indicative
€ 8 000 – 40 000lead isolation quoted individually
B1Flagship platform

Protein engineering · Fibrinolytic variants

Staphylokinase Variant Screening Platform

Rank hundreds of variants without purifying each one. A cell-free expression platform scores staphylokinase variants by activity directly from unpurified reactions — built for engineering campaigns where variant numbers make conventional screening impractical.

  • Cell-free screening
  • High-throughput ranking
  • Protein engineering
Evidence
Publication reported 2026 · data package under NDA
Stage
Pilot-ready · co-development open
Indicative
€ 12 000 – 60 000co-development quoted individually
B3

Protein biophysics · Formulation support

Protein Stability & Formulation Platform

Know before you formulate. DSC, fluorescence probes and dynamic light scattering map thermodynamic and kinetic stability; buffer, salt and pH screening and aggregation risk profiling are run on your protein rather than on a generic prediction.

  • Thermal stability
  • Aggregation risk
  • Buffer optimisation
Evidence
Method portfolio · report under NDA
Stage
Pilot-ready
Indicative
€ 8 000 – 50 000negotiable by scope and application
B4

Protease activity · Condition optimisation

HRV 3C Protease Optimisation Platform

Kosmotropic anions increase HRV 3C protease rigidity, stability and catalytic efficiency — a published finding with direct workflow consequences. If your production depends on a cleavage step, this tells you which conditions maximise yield and enzyme lifetime.

  • Protease workflow
  • Salt screening
  • Enzyme stability
Evidence
Peer-reviewed 2022 (Biophys. Chem.)
Stage
Pilot-ready
Indicative
€ 6 000 – 35 000negotiable by scope and application
B5

Recombinant protein purification

MBP Fusion Protein Purification Platform

One-step affinity purification and immobilisation for MBP-tagged proteins. The MBP tag substantially improves solubility for difficult-to-express fusion partners — a cost-effective alternative for teams spending too much on multi-step chromatography of insoluble targets.

  • MBP tag
  • Enhanced solubility
  • One-step purification
Evidence
Method portfolio · report under NDA
Stage
Pilot-ready
Indicative
€ 5 000 – 40 000negotiable by scope and application
B6

Membrane protein · GPCR

Membrane Protein & GPCR Feasibility Platform

High-risk, high-reward targets made more tractable: candidate selection, expression and purification strategy, hot-spot identification, and yeast or ribosome display for solubility improvement. Feasibility first — before you commit a full GPCR budget.

  • GPCR
  • Membrane proteins
  • Drug discovery
Evidence
Feasibility assessment · under NDA
Stage
Feasibility → pilot · licensing open
Indicative
€ 15 000 – 120 000negotiable by scope and application
B7

Aggregation · Self-assembly

Amyloid & Protein Aggregation Platform

Aggregation quietly kills promising protein therapeutics and formulations. The platform screens stress conditions, maps aggregation kinetics and identifies stabilisation strategies. It also covers spider-silk self-assembly systems for biomedical and biomaterial applications.

  • Aggregation assay
  • Neurodegeneration research
  • Advanced biomaterials
Evidence
Method portfolio · report under NDA
Stage
Pilot-ready · licensing open
Indicative
€ 8 000 – 60 000negotiable by scope and application
C1Fluorescent probe

APF · C26H17NO5 · MW 433.42 g/mol

Aminophenyl Fluorescein (APF)

Cell-permeable, photostable probe for selective detection of highly reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. On reaction with hROS/hRNS it is cleaved to release free fluorescein, giving a strong signal on standard microscopes, flow cytometers and plate readers.

  • hROS / hRNS detection
  • Live-cell imaging
  • Flow cytometry
  • HCS antioxidant screening
Selectivity
OCl⁻ · HO· · ONOO⁻
Stage
Synthesis to order
Indicative
Price on requestby quantity and application
C2

NPF · C26H15NO7 · MW 463.40 g/mol

Nitrophenyl Fluorescein (NPF)

A substrate and reporter group for enzymatic and bioanalytical assays. Enzyme-mediated hydrolysis or reduction of the nitrophenyl ester bond changes absorbance and fluorescence, producing an optical signal proportional to enzyme activity or analyte concentration.

  • Enzyme activity reporter
  • Esterase substrates
  • Hydrolase profiling
  • Plate-reader compatible
Readout
Absorbance · fluorescence
Stage
Synthesis to order
Indicative
Price on requestby quantity and application
C3

Pyrrolidine-based sphingolipid analogues

Sphingomimetics

Synthetic compounds designed to mimic the structure and function of natural sphingolipids. The five-membered nitrogen heterocycle improves chemical stability and affinity for specific enzymes, making these candidates for inhibitor development and lysosomal disorder research.

  • Glucosylceramide synthase inhibitors
  • Gaucher disease research
  • Ceramide regulation
  • Anticancer screening
Evidence
Synthetic capability · characterisation on request
Stage
Synthesis to order · licensing open
Indicative
Price on requestby quantity and application
C4

Sphingoid bases · D/L-ribo & D/L-arabino

Phytosphingosines & Analogues

Natural components of plants, yeasts and human skin. Four stereoisomers differ in the spatial arrangement of hydroxyl groups, which makes the set useful for enzyme stereoselectivity studies. D-ribo-phytosphingosine is the most common natural form.

  • Cosmetics & dermatology
  • Skin barrier
  • Anti-acne research
  • Enzyme stereoselectivity
Evidence
Synthetic capability · characterisation on request
Stage
Synthesis to order · licensing open
Indicative
Price on requestby quantity and application
C5

Amino derivatives · D-/L-erythro · –NH₂ at C3

3-Amino-3-deoxy-dihydrosphingosines

Dihydrosphingosine derivatives in which the C3 hydroxyl is replaced by an amino group. The D-erythro and L-erythro isomers show distinct biological activity, and the amino group enables stronger protein kinase C inhibition — relevant to cell signalling and apoptosis research.

  • Molecular probes
  • PKC inhibition
  • Apoptosis research
  • Sphingolipid metabolism
Evidence
Synthetic capability · characterisation on request
Stage
Synthesis to order
Indicative
Price on requestby quantity and application
C6

Sphingosine analogues · S1P pathway

D-erythro-Sphingosine Analogues

Sphingosine is the fundamental building block of sphingolipids. These analogues carry modified chain lengths or functional groups for precise modulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate signalling — a pathway studied in autoimmune disease and tumour angiogenesis research.

  • S1P pathway modulation
  • Multiple sclerosis research
  • Angiogenesis research
  • Biomedical research
Evidence
Synthetic capability · characterisation on request
Stage
Synthesis to order · licensing open
Indicative
Price on requestby quantity and application
C7Bioconjugation tools

Saccharide derivatives · Reactive intermediates

Sugar Isothiocyanates & Aminosugars

Sugar isothiocyanates form covalent bonds with amines, which makes them useful for conjugating sugars to proteins or fluorescent labels and tracking sugar transport in vivo. Aminosugars are building blocks for glycoprotein and glycolipid synthesis, joint-nutrition compounds and antibiotic development targeting bacterial cell walls.

  • Bioconjugation
  • Glycoprotein synthesis
  • Glycolipid building blocks
  • Antibiotic development
  • Chondroprotectives
Evidence
Synthetic capability · characterisation on request
Stage
Synthesis to order · licensing open
Indicative
Price on requestcustom quantities available

How an engagement typically starts here

S1

Model 01 · Start here

Discovery call

A focused 30-minute conversation about your pipeline, the compound or protein of interest, the application and IP considerations. No commitment. We establish together whether there is a fit and what the right next step is.

    Deliverable
    Verbal assessment · recommended next step
    Duration
    30 minutes
    Price
    Freepaid expert consultation available in selected cases
    S2

    Model 02

    Feasibility scan

    Before lab time is allocated, we assess your target, application and intended use scientifically and technically. The fastest way to test assumptions — and far cheaper than a pilot that runs in the wrong direction.

      Deliverable
      Written feasibility assessment
      Duration
      By scope
      Price
      € 1 500 – 5 000or negotiated
      S3

      Model 03

      Bioactivity pilot

      A defined assay protocol, agreed readouts and a written technical report. Recommended for antioxidant, antiproliferative and antimicrobial screening. You receive data you can act on immediately, not a promise of future experiments.

        Deliverable
        Assay data · technical report
        Duration
        4–8 weeks
        Price
        € 5 000 – 20 000or negotiated

        Common questions

        How does an engagement start?
        With a free 30-minute discovery call. We establish whether there is a fit and what the right next step is. Nothing is committed at that point.
        Can we sign an NDA before we describe our project?
        Yes. Tick the NDA box on the inquiry form and we arrange it before any disclosure.
        Are the prices on this site binding?
        No. They are indicative ranges so that you can size a project before contacting us. Final terms are negotiated per scope.
        How quickly do you reply?
        Every inquiry is acknowledged within one working day and answered by the responsible group leader within three.
        What happens if you cannot help?
        We say so, early, and where we can we point you to someone who can. A negative feasibility answer delivered quickly is a useful result.

        Tell us what you are trying to achieve.

        A free 30-minute call establishes whether there is a fit and what the right next step is. Every inquiry is acknowledged within one working day and answered by the responsible group leader within three.