{"id":7957,"date":"2025-07-10T17:13:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/?p=7957"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:32:27","slug":"sea4us-featured-in-portugal-startup-news-marine-biotechnology-serving-a-pain-free-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/en\/sea4us-featured-in-portugal-startup-news-marine-biotechnology-serving-a-pain-free-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea4Us featured in Portugal Startup News: marine biotechnology serving a pain-free future"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7957\" class=\"elementor elementor-7957\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8240220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8240220\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdcf41f\" data-id=\"bdcf41f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfe6fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cdfe6fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab334e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ab334e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sea4Us featured in Portugal Startup News: marine biotechnology serving a pain-free future <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c47892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c47892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e571ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e571ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Sea4Us was recently featured in Portugal Startup News in an article dedicated to our mission, our marine-inspired drug discovery platform, and the potential of Sea4Pain in the development of new solutions for chronic pain.<\/p><p>Under the title <strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/portugalstartupnews.com\/2025\/07\/09\/sea4us-101-how-their-marine-inspired-sea4pain-drug-offers-hope-for-chronic-pain-patients\/\">Sea4Us 101: How their marine-inspired Sea4Pain drug offers hope for chronic pain patients<\/a>\u201d<\/strong>, the article offers a clear and accessible overview of Sea4Us\u2019 journey: from the marine biodiversity of the Sagres coast, which inspires our research, to the identification of compounds with therapeutic potential capable of modulating ion channels &#8211; key targets in several diseases with high unmet medical needs.<\/p><p>The focus on <strong>Sea4Pain<\/strong>, our most advanced therapeutic programme, reinforces the importance of continuing to develop non-opioid and non-addictive alternatives for chronic pain, a condition that affects millions of people worldwide and continues to have a profound impact on patients\u2019 quality of life, families, healthcare systems, and society.<\/p><p>More than a story about innovation, this article reflects what has driven Sea4Us from the beginning: transforming knowledge from the ocean into innovative, safe, and clinically relevant medicines. Our approach combines marine biology, neuroscience, electrophysiology, and pharmaceutical development to create new therapeutic solutions with real impact.<\/p><p>We thank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/portugal-startup-news\/\"><strong>Portugal Startup News<\/strong><\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elham-p-mohammadi\/\"><strong> Elham P. Mohammadi<\/strong><\/a> for their interest, thorough research, and clear communication of complex topics such as marine drug discovery, ion channels, chronic pain, and biotechnology innovation.<\/p><p>From the depths of the ocean to the laboratory &#8211; and from the laboratory to patients &#8211; we remain committed to building a future with better therapeutic options for people living with chronic pain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fe6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38fe6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sea4us.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20221110_155115-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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