Protein Technologies and Manchester Science Partnership launch BiOspace

By Protein Technologies

BiOspace was founded within the Manchester Science Park from a partnership between Protein Technologies Limited and Manchester Science Partnership. Ninety percent of biotech and med-tech companies experience failure within the first three years of launch due to the high financial burn rates in R&D, overheads and personnel costs. It has been estimated that biotech start-ups, including early stage companies, spend over 50% of…

Protein Technologies joins the fight against Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)

By Protein Technologies

The project will examine protein aggregation biomarkers around this much mis-understood disease.  This 12 month project is being Funded by the Manx MSA Trust who would like to make the Island a hub for better diagnosis of this illness.  The project was initiated by Courtenay Heading of Jurby Wellness by calling on the Scientific expertise of: Protein Technologies headed by Dr Farid Khan and CynapseDX headed by Damian Bond. The collaboration team is…

NABAMA: Novel Agricultural Bioactives from Microalgae

By Protein Technologies

Since the 1950s the use of chemical fertilisers has grown exponentially to cope with the increased consumption of food. The use of chemical fertilisers has led to environmental contamination, reduced biodiversity, disease prone plants, reduction of microbial organisms that support soil life, etc. Conversely, organic fertilizers improve soil structure, improve water retention, enhance soil fertility…

Protein Technologies pioneers world’s first ice crystal biosensor

By Evolutia Design

Manchester Science Park based Protein Technologies Ltd (PTL), a specialist fluorescent protein development company, has produced the world’s first ice crystal biosensor, CryoRed, which indicates whether damage to items such as vaccines or organs has taken place due to ice crystal formation. In the cold chain supply networks, freeze sensitive labels and electronic time-temperature indicators…