Pressure BioSciences

Pressure BioSciences, Inc., a life sciences company, engages in the development and commercialization of pressure cycling technology (PCT) in the United States. The company's PCT technology uses instrumentation that cycles pressure between ambient and ultra-high levels at controlled temperatures to control the interactions of bio-molecules.

It offers Barocycler instrumentation products, including Barocycler NEP3229 that processes up to three samples using its single-use PULSE Tubes; Barocycler NEP2320, which processes one sample at a time and works on compressed air; PCT MicroTube Adapter Kit to process up to 48 samples simultaneously; The PCT Shredder, which is designed to disrupt tough samples, such as ticks, muscle, and seeds; and The Shredder SG3, a shear mechanical homogenization system.

The company's consumable product line comprises The FT500 PULSE Tube that transmits the power of PCT from Barocycler instrument to sample; ProteoSolve for Lipid Rich Samples, a PCT-dependent method for the extraction of proteins from lipid-rich samples, including adipose and brain tissues, organelles, and membrane preparations; ProteoSolve for Systems Biology, a PCT-dependent method for the extraction, isolation, and fractionation of nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids; ProteoSolve for Conventional Extraction, a PCT-dependent kit for the extraction of proteins; and Mitochondria Isolation Kits to extract mitochondria from skeletal muscle and lung tissue for subsequent analysis.

Its PCT also has applications in various life sciences areas, such as genomic, proteomic, and small molecule sample preparation. Pressure BioSciences serves academic laboratories; government agencies; and biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and other life science companies.

The company was formerly known as Boston Biomedica, Inc. and changed its name to Pressure BioSciences, Inc. in February 2005. Pressure BioSciences, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in South Easton, Massachusetts.