SCSIO — Marine Materia Medica (CAS)
中国科学院南海海洋研究所
The CAS South China Sea Institute of Oceanology's Guangdong Key Lab of Marine Materia Medica — China's best-placed marine-microbial natural-products lab for antimicrobial/antioxidant actives, and the most travel-accessible marine institute (in Guangzhou).
- Location
- Haizhu District · Guangzhou
- Visit window
- Day-trip from Shenzhen · Weeks 2–4
- Source status
- high confidenceresearched
Next action
Prepare the private outreach route and meeting ask; keep contact details out of the app.
Why now: Visit window · Day-trip from Shenzhen · Weeks 2–4
What they do
Discovery of antimicrobial, antibacterial/antifungal, cytotoxic and antioxidant compounds from marine-derived fungi, actinomycetes (Streptomyces) and mangrove microbes (polyketides, alkaloids, peptides, meroterpenoids), including genome-mining of bioactive natural-product producers. Hosts the RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology within a CAS Guangdong Key Lab (institute established 1959).
Why it matters
Strong on the antimicrobial dimension of an intensive-care topical and the most travel-accessible marine-R&D institute from Shenzhen/Hong Kong. Best positioned as a research/co-development and contract-screening partner for antimicrobial and antioxidant marine-microbial actives; partial fit because its strength is small-molecule natural products rather than barrier polysaccharides.
Visit objective & route
Explore licensing/co-development and contract screening of antimicrobial/antioxidant marine-microbial natural products for an intensive-care topical, and map the CAS route and timeline for a foreign startup to license a compound or fund targeted discovery.
Approach route
Introduction/appointment-only via the CAS / international-cooperation channel; Guangzhou HSR day-trip from Shenzhen.
Talking points
- Which antimicrobial marine-microbial compounds are at a stage suitable for topical-use licensing or co-development?
- Do you offer contract antimicrobial / antioxidant screening of an external formulation against skin / perianal pathogens?
- What is the CAS route and timeline for a foreign startup to license a compound or fund targeted discovery?
- Bring: Pure Advance one-pager, a general pre-NDA Coolvex target-properties brief, and an NDA / material-transfer template.
Open questions
- Appointment availability, named host, and current visitor entrance.
- Current commercial/licensing terms and institutional standing if this becomes a procurement or collaboration target.
Risks & unknowns
- Not a commercial company — a CAS institute, so collaboration, licensing and material-transfer mechanics, tempo and terms are institutional.
- Strength is small-molecule marine-microbial natural products rather than barrier polysaccharides — a partial fit.
- Introduction-only via the CAS channel; secure a host and specific asks before travel.
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