Aquapharm and Dundee University Sign Research Collaboration to find Marine Compounds to target Alzheimer’s

22-Sep-2010 - Aquapharm Biodiscovery announced it has signed a research agreement with Dundee University to help it develop new drugs based on marine natural products that may help in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer's is a disease marked by the formation of insoluble protein aggregates in the brain ...

Aquapharm and AMRI enter into a novel marine chemistry collaboration

08-Jul-2010 - Aquapharm Biodiscovery announced it has signed a research agreement with Albany Molecular Research to identify novel drug-like compounds and scaffolds with anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory activity from Aquapharm’s marine natural products library derived from its extensive collection of ...

Aquapharm appoints new Chief Scientific Officer

30-Jun-2010 - Aquapharm Biodiscovery announced the appointment of Dr Tim Morley as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). Dr Morley’s appointment follows an investment of £4.2 million from existing investors and the appointments of biotech entrepreneur Simon Best as CEO and Aquapharm’s founder Dr Andrew Mearns-Spragg ...

Aquapharm appoints Dr Simon Best OBE FRSE as new CEO

Current CEO and founder, Andrew Mearns Spragg, to take position as CTO

24-Mar-2010 - Aquapharm Biodiscovery announced the close of a £4.2 million investment from existing investors Aescap Venture, Tate & Lyle Ventures, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and NESTA. Alongside the completion of the financing, Aquapharm has appointed the biotech entrepreneur Simon Best as CEO. Current ...

Aquapharm Strengthens Management Team with Appointment of New Chairman and CFO

16-Mar-2009 - Aquapharm Biodiscovery announced the appointment of Steve Harris as non-executive Chairman of the board, with immediate effect. Mr. Harris replaces Ron James, the outgoing chairman, who is retiring. The Company also announces the appointment of Sandy McDougall as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. ...

Aquapharm CEO wins Ernst & Young Scotland entrepreneur of the year award 2008

18-Jun-2008 - Dr. Andrew Mearns Spragg, founder and CEO of Aquapharm Biodiscovery, a Scotland based marine biotechnology company, has been announced as the winner of this year's Ernst & Young Scottish Entrepreneur of the year in healthcare. The awards recognize Dr. Mearns Spragg's entrepreneurial ambition in ...

Aquapharm Bio-Discovery Ltd Enters a Collaboration Deal with DowpharmaSM Contract Manufacturing Services

20-Jun-2006 - Aquapharm Bio-Discovery Ltd. (Aquapharm), a UK marine biotechnology company developing, amongst other things, nutraceutical and anti-infective drug candidates from marine natural products, has entered a collaboration with DowpharmaSM contract manufacturing services, a business unit of The Dow ...