Hypha Discovery Ltd
Hypha collaborates with pharma/biotech and agrochemical groups in the following areas
1. Production of metabolites of clinical and preclinical stage compounds that are difficult to synthesise using metabolising microbes:
+ mg amounts for MetID, quantification standards
+ gram quantities for tox/pharmacological studies
+ includes glucuronides and chemically intractable hydroxyl derivatives
Our microbial biotransformation service is also used to improve PK/solubility in hit-to-lead compounds
2. Niche natural products hit-finding
Licensing access to Hypha's MycoDiverse natural products library.
+ Used by biotech and pharma to find hit compounds against "difficult-to-hit" targets
+ Molecular weight range mostly between 200 and 400 DA
+ 50% novelty
+ Exclusive rights to develop and commercialise
3. Fermentation and purification of small molecules for semi-synthetic lead optimisation