Ocean Biomedical, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm committed to identifying and advancing novel therapeutic solutions for various medical challenges, including cancer, fibrotic disorders, infectious illnesses, and inflammation. The company's pipeline includes the development of both mono-specific and bi-specific humanized monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). These candidates are specifically designed to target Chi3l1, offering potential treatments for non-small cell lung cancer and glioblastoma multiforme. Additionally, they are progressing a small molecule drug candidate aimed at Chit1, intended to address Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome. Leveraging its proprietary WPDS platform, Ocean Biomedical is also developing three further product candidates. These encompass a promising malaria vaccine, a humanized mAb therapeutic for malaria that targets the Plasmodium falciparum glutamic-acid-rich protein (PfGARP), and a small molecule malaria therapeutic also designed to interact with PfGARP. Furthermore, a treatment candidate for hospitalized COVID-19 patients is also under development. The company, established in 2019, maintains its operations in Providence, Rhode Island.
