Patch News (August 11, 2021) A URI College of Pharmacy professor’s study on the potential use of chemicals commonly found in algal blooms to reduce neuroinflammation has been published in a journal of one of the largest scientific organizations. 

American Chemical Society (June 4, 2021) Metabolite mining of environmentally collected aquatic and marine microbiomes offers a platform for the discovery of new therapeutic lead molecules. Combining a pre-fractionated chromatography library with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)-based molecular networking and biological assays, we isolated and characterized two new micro-peptins (1 and 2) along with the

Nature- biopharma deal makers (November 30, 2020) Biosortia is building the world’s largest library of microbiome-derived compounds for therapeutic and other applications, by leveraging the company’s microbial harvesting platform to sample and mine aquatic microbiomes at unprecedented scales with sustainable and environmentally friendly approaches. Biosortia is seeking partners interested in accessing compounds and chemistries to

Science & Technology (May 13, 2020). At this point, the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) needs no introduction. As the global medical community struggles to prepare and treat the coronavirus crisis, scientists are racing to find some way to treat, prevent, and/or slow down the spread of infection or mitigate its virulence.

URI – Kingston Rhode Island (October 28, 2019) More medicines may be developed faster in the near future, thanks to new technology that harnesses the tiny particles that make drug development possible. Microorganisms grown in laboratories have been the starting point for many medicines we have today. However, many more microorganisms exist in nature that

Columbus, OH (October 28, 2018) – Journal of Natural Products Biosortia Demonstrated Products Aquatic microbiomes contain novel chemistry. Novel chemistry previously undetectable & inaccessible. Biosortia has proven capability of accessing previously undetectable and inaccessible chemistry in volumes sufficient for drug discovery.