Discovering the oceans potential
A bespoke biotech company
Marine Biomedical is a Western Australian biotech company dedicated to developing and manufacturing innovative and life-changing medical products sourced from the pristine waters of Western Australia, in particular the Kimberley coast.
We believe Australia’s marine environment offers a unique bounty of materials yet to be explored by medical science. Through a collaboration between leading orthopaedic researchers and marine biologists, guided by an ethos of sustainability, we aim to harness the full potential of our oceans to revolutionise the biomedical sector and benefit patients worldwide.
Old Pearl luggers in Broome waiting to collect wild pearl shell to make buttons. Images supplied by the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy ACP Magazines Ltd.
Major bone trauma example of how PearlBone™ might assist with bone repair.
PearlBone™ Technology
Our first patented technology PearlBone™ is an ingenious natural bone substitute derived from nacre, or mother of pearl, which we source from Broome’s historical pearling industry. In the early 20th century, the perilous work of local divers produced 80% of the world’s mother of pearl used to make buttons and jewellery. With pearl shell now a by-product of Broome’s cultured pearl industry, we are proud to find a new role for this iconic Kimberley product in the biomedical sphere.
Through ongoing development and refinement of PearlBone™, Marine Biomedical is focused on a pathway to regulatory approval for this remarkable medical device, which has been proven to support new bone growth and boasts extraordinary promise across a range of orthopaedic and dental applications.
We are establishing ways to harness the incredible regenerative capacity of marine organisms.
Patrick Moase
Marine Biomedical Chief Executive
