Preclinical-stage · Reverse Pharmacology · Hepatology

Advancing plant-derived therapeutics for HBV-associated liver disease

Curaem Pharmaceuticals is developing a standardized plant-derived investigational candidate through a reverse-pharmacology pathway, with a focus on HBV-associated liver injury, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and chronic liver disease progression.

Program status
Preclinical-stage program
Reverse-pharmacology approach
Standardized botanical formulation
Clinical-readiness funding round
The global burden

A silent progression that continues to demand better options.

HBV remains a major global liver disease burden, with WHO-estimated hundreds of millions affected globally and liver-related complications including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.

254M

people living with hepatitis B globally

1.10M

HBV-related deaths annually

High

unmet need across fibrosis, cirrhosis, and HCC

Silent progression
HBV infection
Chronic liver injury
Fibrosis
Cirrhosis
HCC

Source: World Health Organization, Global Hepatitis Report (2024 update).

Mission

Bringing pharmaceutical discipline to medicinal plant discovery.

Curaem's mission is to combine botanical knowledge, controlled sourcing, phytochemical standardization, biological validation, and clinical development planning within a modern pharmaceutical framework.

Nature-derived discovery

Starting from medicinal plant knowledge with therapeutic potential.

Pharmaceutical standardization

Controlled cultivation, marker-component tracking, and quality-focused formulation.

Development pathway

Advancing toward clinical validation through a staged, regulated development process.

Future access planning: preparing for regional market access and strategic partnerships, subject to clinical and regulatory milestones.

Science snapshot

A disciplined path from plant to pharmaceutical candidate.

Explore the science
01

Reverse Pharmacology

Beginning from medicinal plant knowledge, then applying modern validation.

02

Standardized Botanical Inputs

Authentication, phytochemical analysis, marker components, and quality control.

03

Multi-Modal Validation

In-vitro anti-HBV assays, hepatoprotective models, antioxidant activity, cytotoxicity screening, molecular docking, and biomarker evaluation.

Pipeline

Current stage: preclinical research and clinical-readiness planning.

Full pipeline
Complete

Discovery / Proof of Concept

Current stage

Preclinical Research & Fingerprinting

Planned / Next milestone

Clinical Research

Future

Regulatory, Commercialization & Post-Market Safety

Curaem is seeking aligned capital and strategic support to complete the next phase of preclinical development, prepare clinical protocols, and build production-readiness infrastructure.

Leadership

Leadership combining scientific validation, business execution, and strategic capital experience.

Curaem is led by a multidisciplinary team combining biomedical research, entrepreneurial execution, investment experience, and strategic development capability.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Ashok Gnanasekaran, Scientific Lead at Curaem Pharmaceuticals

Dr Ashok Gnanasekaran

Scientific Lead

Associate Professor and researcher supporting Curaem's preclinical research, biological validation, and scientific development pathway.

Nicholas Goh, Business Lead at Curaem Pharmaceuticals

Nicholas Goh

Business Lead

Executive and entrepreneur supporting Curaem's business development, investor engagement, and operational execution.

Satia Narjadin, Strategic Development at Curaem Pharmaceuticals

Satia Narjadin

Strategic Development

Serial entrepreneur and VC investor supporting strategic growth, capital planning, and partnership development.

Scientific, clinical, regulatory, and manufacturing advisors to be announced as the program advances.

Investors

Funding the next stage of a differentiated liver disease program.

Curaem is opening qualified investor conversations to support clinical-readiness, regulatory planning, standardized production capability, and controlled cultivation infrastructure.

Data room · Restricted

Qualified parties may request diligence access under NDA.

Curaem's scientific, clinical, manufacturing, and regulatory documentation is provided only to qualified investors and partners through appropriate legal and diligence processes.

Investigational candidate. Not approved for sale or patient use.

Scientific data package
Restricted · NDA
Clinical development plan
Restricted · NDA
Manufacturing & cultivation plan
Restricted · NDA
Regulatory pathway
Restricted · NDA