Ocean Biomedical (NASDAQ: OCEA) Will Host an R&D Update Today on Malaria, and Fibrosis Programs with Scientific Co-founders Jack A. Elias, MD, and Jonathan Kurtis, MD PhD.


Presentation will be hosted live on Ocean Biomedical’s Youtube Channel at 2:00pm ET

Providence, RI, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocean Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCEA), a next-generation biopharma company working to accelerate the development and commercialization of compelling new biopharma discoveries, will host a live Research & Development update with scientific co-founders, Dr. Jack A. Elias and Dr. Jonathan Kurtis today at 2:00 pm ET on their YouTube channel.

The presentation will share information about two of Ocean Biomedical’s three current programs, Fibrosis and Malaria, discussing the original science underpinning Ocean’s efforts, the research progress to date, and the next steps envisioned.

Questions about Ocean’s Fibrosis or Malaria programs can be submitted in advance to connect@oceanbiomedical.com, or during the program using the chat function.

Dr. Jack A. Elias is a leader in pulmonary research and care. He is the former Chair of Yale’s Department of Internal Medicine, Dean Emeritus of Medicine and Biological Sciences at Brown University, and current Professor of Translational Science, Medicine and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is a leading pulmonary care specialist and research pioneer. In 2019, Dr. Elias co-founded Ocean Biomedical with several Brown University colleagues, alums, and experienced pharma business leaders to help address major unmet medical needs by accelerating more discovery science into needed therapeutics.

Dr. Jonathan Kurtis is a global leader in malaria vaccine research, and his groundbreaking discoveries have been published in NATURE and SCIENCE. He is the past Director of the Center for International Health Research, the co-director of Brown University’s MD-PhD program, and the current Chair of Brown’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

About Ocean Biomedical

Ocean Biomedical, Inc. is a Providence, Rhode Island-based biopharma company with an innovative business model that accelerates the development and commercialization of scientifically compelling assets from research universities and medical centers. Ocean Biomedical deploys the funding and expertise to move new therapeutic candidates efficiently from the laboratory to the clinic to the world. Ocean Biomedical is currently developing five promising discoveries that have the potential to achieve life-changing outcomes in lung cancer, brain cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, and the prevention and treatment of malaria. The Ocean Biomedical team is working on solving some of the world’s toughest problems, for the people who need it most.

To learn more, visit www.oceanbiomedical.com

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