TTC #196 Leveraging Superfoods for Medicinal Purposes, Marina Sagnou

In this interview with Dr. Marina Sagnou we discussed the use of natural products, some of which are commonly known as superfoods, for the design and synthesis of new organic molecules for medicinal purposes. Dr Sagnou explains how natural products like Curcumin are strong candidates for applications such as the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, and the diagnosis and/or therapy of cancer, amongst others. We also talk about Demokritos’ unique expertise and positioning as a producer, banking and processing facility, and provider of Human Bone Allograft and the tremendous cost benefit both to clinicians and the Centre, as well as the development of innovative synthetic and natural allograft for dental and orthopedic applications which carry several physical, mechanical and cost benefits over organic bone tissue. Interviewed by George Voulgaris for Tech Talks Central.