About Us
Plantacor is a privately held company located in College Station,Texas the heart of the Research Valley and home of Texas A&M University, The Texas A&M Medical School, The Texas A&M Institute of Pre-Clinical Studies and the Texas Institute of Genomic Medicine. The Company was founded in 2003 whereupon it entered into an exclusive license with The Texas A&M University System for technology developed within the System. The license covers a library of compounds developed by Dr. Stephen Safe, a Distinguished Professor, with labs at the Institute of Biosciences and Technology in Houston and at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. These unique analogs are derived from a natural compound found in plants known for its chemo preventative properties and are protected by a series of issued and pending patents. After revewing about ten percent of the library, we have identified five compounds with actitviy in multiple cancers and other conditions and have quantities fully formulated and in suspension awaiting additional preclinical evaluation.
In addition to the licensed technologies, Plantacor has developed certain formulation techniques and are evaluating additonal natural compounds utilizing this technology. Much of this work has been funded through the generous donation of a foundation interested in pancreatic cancer research. The early data is exciting and we continue to evaluate additional ways to utilize this science.
“Transforming Nature's Chemistry into Tomorrow's Pharmaceuticals”