Cardax, Inc.
Pharmaceutical ManufacturingHawaii, United States11-50 Employees
Cardax, Inc. is a Honolulu, Hawaii-based development-stage life sciences company focused on therapies built around astaxanthin to address diseases driven by inflammation and oxidative stress. It seeks to offer anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects with a favorable safety profile, supported by FDA GRAS designation for certain doses. The company develops proprietary, nature-identical astaxanthin products and related derivatives produced by total synthesis to provide scalable, pure, and economical therapies for conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, dyslipidemia, metabolic disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hepatitis, cognitive decline, macular degeneration, and prostate disease. In its pharmaceutical manufacturing focus, Cardax advances nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products at the development stage targeted at inflammatory and oxidative stress pathways. A recent development is the release of a white paper outlining the potential role of astaxanthin in the treatment of COVID-19 and the search for strategic collaborations to advance its astaxanthin program. The firm employs a small-to-mid-sized team and operates from Honolulu, Hawaii.