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Leadership in Antimicrobial Innovation

Leadership in Antimicrobial Innovation

At Natureza Research, our team brings together decades of experience in infectious disease research, formulation science, and international collaboration. Each member contributes to Natureza’s mission to advance scientifically validated, resistance-aware antimicrobial design and development.

LYNN JAMES-MEYER, Founder/CEO

LYNN JAMES-MEYER, Founder/CEO, BA

  • Founder, Product Developer and CEO of BioSafe Technologies, Inc. (women owned) in 2000
  • Founder and CEO of Natureza Research, Inc. (women owned) in 2009 to expand its antimicrobial R&D program
  • Majority Owner GML Industries, LLC since 1995

  • 2016 Global Exporter of the Year Award from the Global Chamber, TX

  • 2017 Gold International Stevie Award for Women in Business Female Entrepreneur of the Year
  • 2017 Gold International Stevie Award for Maverick of the Year
  • 2017 Silver International Stevie Award for Lifetime Achievements in Business
TRISTAN COGAN BSc(Hons) PhD. Antimicrobial Projects Manager

TRISTAN COGAN, BSc (Hons) PhD FHEA FRSPH

  • Worked with Natureza for over 12 years and is its antimicrobial projects manager.
  • Senior Lecturer in Infectious Disease at the University of Bristol with 20 years of experience in the development of anti-infective interventions in human and animal disease.
  • Received his undergraduate degree in Biology and PhD in Microbiology at the University of Exeter, UK.
  • He is an academic and co founder of a probiotics manufacturer, Ferryx Ltd.
  • His association with Natureza came about after observing a colleague working with an antiparasitic formulation and seeing that this appeared to have both anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity. He has worked to identify the molecules responsible for these, to modify and optimise them and to formulate them into Natureza’s current range of patented antimicrobials.
  • Authored over 100 scientific papers, obtained >$10M in grant funding.
  • Contributed to a number of patents resulting from his academic work with industry and his work with Natureza.
GERALD C. COLES MA, PhD, ScD, FSB Chief Scientific Advisor

GERALD C. COLES MA, PhD, ScD, FSB

  • Chief Scientific Advisor
  • MA, Biochemistry,Cambridge
  • PhD Insect Biochemistry
  • ScD based on Selected Research Publications
  • 8 Years Supported by Wellcome Trust
  • 9 years ICI Pharmaceuticals
  • 7 years University of Massachusetts
  • 6 Years Head of Parasitology Department of Central Veterinary Laboratory
  • Senior Research Scientist University of Bristol
  • Author or co-author of 300+ Scientific Publications
MICHAEL R. CHRISTIE BCom (Unisa)

MICHAEL R. CHRISTIE BCom (Unisa)

  • 16 years as Director of Finance and International Development for Biosafe Technologies, Inc.
  • 9 years as Managing Director of Natureza Research.
  • 2 years CEO Italiana Prodotti Minerali (Genoa -Italy)
  • 24 years represented multinational corporations on international trade issues (primarily Washington DC).
Creating a Paradigm Shift in Antibiotic Development
Natureza Research Submitted for Publication in a Peer-Reviewed Journal Sep 2 2022

Natureza Patents New Antimicrobial Agents

Natureza Patents New Antimicrobial Agents

  • Our active ingredients demonstrate activity against a range of multidrug-resistant pathogens, including organisms that show resistance to conventional antibiotic treatments.
  • These formulations are designed to target harmful bacteria and fungi and have demonstrated sustained antimicrobial activity under laboratory testing conditions, without observed resistance development during extended evaluation.

Natureza’s findings contribute to new perspectives in antimicrobial development by addressing long-standing challenges associated with development cost and resistance pressure. By focusing on formulation-based antimicrobial strategies rather than traditional systemic drug discovery, this approach supports a more sustainable path for advancing antimicrobial technologies. This would allow a new investment environment to emerge that would encourage the development of new, much-needed antibiotics.

This work is protected by issued and pending U.S. and foreign patents.

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