About Us
Protein Discovery, Inc. is a privately held life sciences company
that develops, markets and sells innovative sample preparation products
for the measurement of proteins. Our products help academic,
biotechnology and pharmaceutical scientists advance their protein
research and biotherapeutic development by enabling more sensitive,
more accurate, and faster analyses. With our deep technical and market
expertise, we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on emerging
opportunities within the protein research market and deliver high value
product solutions to our customers.
Mass spectrometry is a leading technology for bioanalysis
applications in molecular research, drug discovery and development, and
medical diagnostics. Due to its unparalleled sensitivity and
selectivity, mass spectrometry is particularly well suited to the
analysis of proteins and peptides, and it is the key enabling
technology of modern research proteomics. However, most samples of
interest contain proteins that vary in abundance by more than 10 orders
of magnitude and exhibit wide structural heterogeneity. This sample
complexity limits the sensitivity, reproducibility and throughput of
bioanalytical mass spectrometry.
Protein Discovery is focused on developing and commercializing
innovative sample preparation technologies that enable more sensitive,
more accurate, and faster protein and peptide analysis using mass
spectrometry. PPS Silent® Surfactant is a
patented detergent that replaces conventional protein extraction and
solubilization detergents that either interfere with mass spectrometry
or cause other problems in use at the lab bench. The Gelfree™ 8100
Fractionation System is a patent-pending system that provides molecular
weight-based fractionation of intact proteins with liquid phase
recovery. And the Passport® 1200 Sample Prep System provides enrichment
of low molecular weight proteins and peptides for high-throughput
quantification applications. Protein Discovery’s innovative sample
preparation solutions unlock the power of mass spectrometry for protein
and peptide analysis.
