The Thai Professional Award
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The Thai Professional Award
Thai Professionals Conference 2010 CH3 OMe H 3C O H OH CH3 HO H3C H H H H3C CH3 H N N H O H3 C CH3 HO O OH CH 3 OH H H O O OH S O MeO NH HO DRUGS, NUTRACEUTICALS AND COSMECEUTICALS FROM MARINE SOURCES - EU PERSPECTIVES ANAKE KIJJOA INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOMÉDICAS DE ABEL SALAZAR UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO PORTUGAL AK© 1 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Special Acknowledgements Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Office of Higher Education, NSTDA and TRF The Thai Professional Award In recognition of my outstanding contributions to Science and Technology Development of Thailand 2-4 June 2008 AK© 2 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 The oceans encompass about 71% of the surface of our planet, and they represent the greatest extremes of temperatures, light, and pressure encountered by life. AK© 3 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Approximately 90% of the total global species live in the marine habitat Marine ecosystems are complex and dynamic. The world’s ocean represent diverse environmental niches, and have a large impact on our climate. AK© 4 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Numbers of Marine NP for the period of 1965-2005 4500 Number of Compounds 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 AK© Blunt et al. (2007) Nat Prod Rep 5 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Blunt et al. (2005) Nat Prod Rep AK© 6 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 350 300 Number of compounds/year 1965-2005 250 2006 2007 200 150 100 50 0 AK© Blunt et al. (2009) Nat Prod Rep 26:170-224 7 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Average Number of compounds/year 200 150 1965- 2007 2001- 2007 100 50 0 AK© Blunt et al. (2009) Nat Prod Rep 26:170-224 8 Average number of compounds/year Thai Professionals Conference 2010 1200 Total 1000 N-containing 800 600 400 200 0 AK© 9 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 35 Number of patents 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 19731984 19851990 19911992 19931994 19951996 19971998 19992000 20012002 20032004 20052007 Years Number of patents involving marine genetic resources filed between 1973-2007. D. Leary et al (2009). Marine Policy 33: 183-194. AK© 10 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Percentage of patents per category of application D. Leary et al (2009). Marine Policy 33: 183-194. AK© 11 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 There is a growing recognition of the ocean’s biotechnological potential. The global market currently estimated at US$ 2.4 million 10% annual growth AK© 12 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 The European Commission describes it as: “one of the most exciting technology sectors” The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) describes the sea as: “biotechnological frontier waiting to be explored” AK© 13 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Major Areas of Marine Biotechnology (Blue Technology) in EU Food Energy Human Health Environment AK© 14 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Human Health Pharmaceuticals Nutraceuticals Cosmeceuticals Biomaterials AK© 15 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 PHARMACEUTICALS The need for drug discovery is very important from the perspective of global economic health. The worldwide pharmaceutical market currently valued as € 650 billion per annum and projected to be worth € 800 billion in 2020. The future growth rates for pharmaceuticals in developed nations is estimated to be 5-7% per year, while in emerging markets (BRIC), the growth rate is estimated to attain 15% per year. Epstein (2007) Nat. Rev. Drug. Discov AK© 16 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Major areas of research in Human Health: Cardiovascular CV Central Nervous System (CNS) Anti-Infectives Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Obesity, diabetes, arteriosclerosis (ODA) The oncology sector had grown to 60b$ in 2008 New medicines are needed, with Selective & Specific Mechanism of Action Bioactive Molecule AK© 17 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Bioactive Molecule AK© 18 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Bioactive Molecule Drug-like Molecule In vitro activity does not guarantee in vivo activity or good drug-like properties AK© 19 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Competition for Survival & Environmental Pressure Biodiversity Sea has higher biodiversity than land Defence, Attack, Signalling Higher Biodiversity = Higher Chemical Diversity Chemical Diversity Potential New Drugs Opportunity: Marine exploration for Pharmaceutical Purposes < 20 year old. 0.01% of terrestrial samples show anti-tumour potential vs 1% of marine samples. AK© 20 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Which are the most promising MARINE organisms as a source of metabolites for application in human health? Macro-organisms (mainly invertebrates) Wide range of chemical defenses Industrial supply Sponges, tunicates, corals bryozoans, mollusks Micro-organisms Abundance Industrial supply >99% non-cultivable Actinomycetes, fungi, dinoflagellates, cyanobacteria Environmental DNA (Metagenomes) Directly to the genes AK© Heterologous expression From non-cultivable organisms (symbionts) 21 Biodiversity to Bioactive Molecules BioDiversity Drug Discovery Bioactive Molecule Macro-Organisms Extraction & Bio-Assay Guided Purification Supply Micro-Organisms Environmental DNA Bioactive molecules <10-6% wet weight of marine organisms Synthesis, Fermentation, Biotechnology Chemical structure In Vitro Activity Intellectual properties Small Quantity 22 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Bioactive Molecule Drug-like Molecule Metabolic stability Medicine Ready for Clinical Trial Demonstrated Quality, Safety & Efficacy Safety Drug-drug PK Drug Toxicity Solubility Reaches site-of-Action in Man (with required concentration, duration & safety Absorbtion Selectivity MoA 1 MoA 2 Modify structure, Drug Delivery Technology Clinical Protocol 15-20 years AK© 23 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 The Drug Development Process BioDiversity Bioactive Molecule 10000 100 Drug-like Molecule 5 Discovery Oncology Medicine Failures 1 III I Pre-clinical Sales Approval II R&D Clinical Studies & Approval 2-10 years 3.4 years 0 4 2 6 Market 11 years 9.6 years 8 Yondelis (ET-743) : 15 years Paclitaxel (TAXOL) : >20 years 10 12 14 16 18 From Structure Determination (Bioactive Molecule) to FDA approval Cost ~ $ 802 millions. Only 2 in 5 Marketed Drugs recover costs AK© 24 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 The supply of Marine Natural Products The majority of Bioactive Compounds represents <10-6 wet weight of the marine invertebrate: 1,000 g wet sponge Drug Discovery 0.1g Preclinical 5g Clinical Phases Global Market 50g 0.1 g active compound Natural Source Chemical Synthesis Fermentation Biotechnology + 1000 g AK© 25 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Drugs from the Sea 26 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Early 1900s : Kainic acid OH O OH N H O Kainic acid was originally isolated from the seaweed called "Kaininsou" or "Makuri" (Digenea simplex) which is used as antihelmintic in Japan Kainic acid is a potent central nervous system stimulant and now is used in neuroscience research AK© 27 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Early 1950s: Bergman isolated thymine and uridine pentafuranosides sponges (Cryptotethya crypta) O O CH3 N N O O CH2OH H CH2OH O H OH H OH N N H H Spongothymidine from air-dried O OH H H Cryptotethya crypta OH H Spongouridine AK© 28 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 NH2 NH2 CH2OH H O H OH H OH N O CH2OH H H Cytarabine (Ara-C) (antitumor, 1972) H3C N N N O N N CH2OH O OH H H H OH NH H Vidarabine (Ara-A) (antiviral) O O H H H N3 H Zidovudine (AZT) (anti HIV) GSK AK© 29 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 1965: The antibiotic cephalosporin (first isolated from marine fungi) NH2 H N S N O HO O HO O 1972: Shark cartilage oil (squalamine) inhibits angiogenesis H3C OSO3 CH3 CH3 + + NH3 N H H H3C H + N H CH3 OH H H AK© 30 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Ziconotide (Prialt®, Elan Pharm, 2004) : the first Novel Drug from the Sea H2N-Cys1 Lys2 A synthetic version of the N-type calcium channel blocker ϖ −conotoxin MVIIA H2N-Cys 25 Lys24 A peptide first isolated from the venom of the cone snail Conus magus Gly3 Lys4 Ala6 Gly5 Cys16 Cys15 Thr17 Lys7 Ser19 Cys8 Asp14 Tyr13 Met12 Gly23 Developed into an artificially manufactured drug by Elan Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) Ser9 Arg8 Leu11 Ser22 Arg21 Cys20 Approved by FDA in December 2004 and by EU in February 2005, for the treatment of patients suffering from chronic pain AK© 31 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 OMe Yondelis® (Trabectedin, PharmaMar, Spain) O HO H N O H H O O approval for H N 2007: approved by European Commission for treatment of soft tissue sarcoma (STS) 2009: won final European treatment of ovarian cancer H O MeO H H OH S NH HO Originally isolated from the marine tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata Ecteinascidin-743 (ET-743) The current supply is based on a semisythetic process from safracin B, an antibiotic obtained by fermentation of bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Ecteinascidia turbinata AK© 32 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Koneni V. Sashidhara, Kimberly N. White, and Phillip Crews (2009). J Nat Prod 72:588-603 AK© 33 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Marine Drugs in Clinical Trials for Cancer Mode of Action Compound Source Company Oxidative Stress Inducer Aplidin® Mediterranean Ascidian PharmaMar Lysosome disturbing Kahalalide F Sea slug/ Alga/Bacteria PharmaMar Protein C Kinase inhibitor Bryostatin-1 Bryozoan/ Symbiont NCI/Bristol Myers Proteosome inhibitor Salinosporamide A Marine Bacteria Nereus AK© 34 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Big Risk for Pharmaceutical Industry It can take as long as 15-20 years and cost as much as $800 million to develop and market a new drug. For every 5000 novel compounds found to have biomedical potential, an average of only five make it into clinical trials, and only one will receive final approval for commercial patient use. Experimental medicines are more likely to fail than to succeed. AK© 35 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 NUTRACEUTICALS Worldwide demand of nutraceutical ingredients are expected to reach $21.8 billion by 2013. ω-3 Oils Chitin & chitosan Glucosamine Carotenoids Astaxanthin Shark Cartilage AK© 36 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Algatech based in the Arava desert in Israel is a worldwide leader in production and supply of natural astaxanthin (antioxidant) for human applications. The micro-alga Haematococcus pluvialis is the richest natural source for astaxanthin, capable of accumulating up to 5 % of its dry biomass Haematococcus pluvialis O OH 3’ 3 HO O (3S,3’S)-Astaxanthin found in Haematococcus pluvialis and in wild salmon Norway’s Aker Biomarine markets a range of vitamins and nutraceuticals derived from kril and krill by-products (e.g. Superba TM krill oil) Krill oils are beneficial as dietary supplements for humans as thery are rich in ω-3 fatty acids. Meganyctiphanes norvegica AK© 37 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 COSMECEUTICALS The European market for COSMETICS is booming and it is the biggest in the world. The trend is moving towards cosmetic natural products, in particular those derived from plants and marine organisms. Consumers are turning to natural and organic products as they become aware of the possible dangers of parabens, phthalates and other synthetic ingredients in cosmetics & toiletries. The European natural cosmetics market continues to grow at a healthy rate with revenues forecast o approach € 2 billion in 2010. AK© 38 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Marine- based cosmetics European Cosmetic Firms Phytomer Clarins Sederma 39 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Marine products used in cosmetics Bulk Chemicals – Polysaccharides AGAR CARRAGEENANS FUCOIDAN High Value Chemicals – Secondary Metabolites, Enzymes AK© 40 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 CLARINS Extra-Firming Day Cream – Anti-wrinkle care for demanding skin INGREDIENTS: - Durvillea Antartica Algae from Antartic are claimed to provide resistance to pollution, central heating and other hazards Durvillea antarctica AK© 41 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 VENUCEANE™ (Sederma) VENUCEANE™ is a biotechnological product (extremozymes) obtained from the culture of Thermus thermophilus. Thermus thermophilus is a thermophile bacterium (“Extremophile”) which thrives at 80ºC and under 200 bars pressure (at a depth of 2500 meters). Fermentation of Thermus thermophilus is possible at an industrial scale, at a high temperature under atmospheric conditions. AK© 42 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 It is thermoinducible, highly thermostable and UV-stable. It inhibits ROS and protects cells and skin from UVA damage. Used in day creams and lotions, sun products, daily protection products, make-up and hair care products. Lintner et al (2009). Clinics in Dermatology AK© 43 Pseudopterosins Diterpene pentoseglycosides isolated from the Carribean sea Whip Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae Possess antiinflammatory and analgesic activities Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae Promote would healing (US Patent) OH H Use in Skin care lotions Ingrediente of Resilience® (Estee Lauder) O HO O OH OH Pseudopterosin A Yearly income > 750,000 $ AK© 44 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Summary of key figures related to the value of Marine Genetic Resources Industry Total estimated value of world market Selected Product Annual Sales Value Pharmaceutical Industry $643 billion in 2006 $50 m and $100 m for herpes remedy from sea sponge (2005) $1 billion cancer fighting agents from marine sources (2005) $23 million for AIDS drug Retrovir (2005) $237 million for herpes treatment Zovirax (2005) Enzyme Market Cosmetics Industry Minimum of $50 billion a year for enzymes Estimated $150 million per year for Valley Ultra Thin (from deep sea hydrothermal vent source) 1 billion per year for the DNA extraction market Estimated $20-30 million for Luminase (from geyser) Total $231 billion in 2005 $38.3 billion globally in 2005 for skin care products D. Leary et al (2009). Marine Policy 33: 183-194. AK© 45 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Hurdles of working with Bioactive compounds from Marine Genetic Resources Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)/ IP Rights United Nations Convention of Laws on the Sea (UNCLOS) Variability of Biological Materials Isolation of Bioactives - Bioassay - Repeated Rediscovery of Known Compound - Structural Complexity Resupply Increase Regulation for Nutraceutical and Cosmeceuticals AK© 46 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Academic –Industry Partnership The pipelines of the major pharmaceutical companies (Big Pharma) are shockingly depleted as they avoid the high costs and high risk of developing new drugs. At present, the big pharma have a desperate need to in-license products from external sources. This has created an opportunity for new model of academic-industry partnership. Academic research has traditionally been the home of research innovation and universities offer highly skilled workforce and also access to cost-effective infrastructure. AK© 47 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Academic Drug Discovery Units (based within the universities) These units are focused on around a scale-down pharma model comprising of most functions required for small molecule drug discovery All have mixed funding models supported by research councils and research based charities. AK© 48 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Micropharma are academia-originated, biotech startup companies that are efficients, flexible, innovative, product-focused and small (having less than 25, and frequently less than 10 employees) might arise from universities, hospitals or research institutes. They are created by 2 or 3 academic researchers who join force to design, discover and develop new therapeutics (or diagnostics) for human health disorders typically focused on one or perhaps two, related diseases Permits high-risk approaches and demonstrates impressive capacity to absorb both success and failure AK© an Baden & Weaver (2010). Drug Discovery Today 49 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 “Big Pharma” (500+ employees) Government-run Laboratories Non-governmental Research Organizations “Small Pharma” (25-500 employees) Academic “Tech Transfer” “Micropharma” (<25 employees) AK© 50 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 The five golden goals of micropharma 1. To achieve a product (a therapeutic or diagnostic agent) that has efficacy in a recognized animal model of a relevant human disease 2. To have insights into the mechanism of action of this agent at a molecular and/or macromolecular level that enables rational optimization of the agent 3. To have preliminary data pertaining to the pharmacokinetics of the agent 4. To have preliminary data pertaining to the toxicology of the agent 5. To protect the intellectual property embodied within the agent through a patent strategy that optimally includes composition of matter, means of production and use AK© 51 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 ManRos Therapeutics (founded by Laurent Meijer in Roscoff) (http://www.manros-therapeutics.com) Development of small molecule drugs against severe pathologies, namely solid tumors, leukemia, neurodegenerative disorders. Using a small set of disease-relevant kinases as screening targets to identify several new families of pharmacological inhibitors. AK© 52 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Present The knowledge of Marine Genetic Resources is advancing rapidly due to: New Technology of Diving New Scientific Technology (Biotechnology) Genomics (DNA Sequencers & Bioinformatics) Proteomics (selection & validation of targets) Metabolomics (structure elucidation as NMR) Industrial Applications Pharmaceuticals Nutraceuticals Enzymes Cosmetics Others AK© 53 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Metagenomic Approach: Study of Environmental DNA (or genomic DNA) Bioactive compounds (Peptides, Polyketides) NRPS / PKS Enzymes Classical Bioprospection DNA (Genomic, Environmental) Analysis of DNA Sequences of the Global Community Marine samples (organisms, sediments, water column) AK© 54 Thai Professionals Conference 2010 Metagenomes: Biotechnology Applied to Marine Studies (10L sea water or 1 g sediment or 1g sponge) Sampling Isolation of DNA Cloning DNA Metagenomic libraries Phylogenetic Diversity Screening Funtional screening Pharmaceuticals Sequence screening Enzymes Piel et al (2007) App Environ Microbiol AK© 55 AK© 56