Pressure BioSciences

Pressure BioSciences is a life sciences company engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of sample preparation systems. Its core business focuses on developing a platform technology known as Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT), which utilizes hydrostatic pressure cycling between ambient and ultra-high levels to control interactions between biomolecules. Pressure BioSciences offers Barocycler instruments and internally developed single-use PULSE (Pressure Used for Liquid Sample Extraction) tubes, which together comprise the PCT Sample Preparation System. The product holds 13 U.S. patents and 5 foreign patents covering various applications of PCT in the life sciences field. PCT has applications across many areas of life sciences, including sample preparation for genomics, proteomics, and small molecule research; controlling chemical (enzymatic) reactions; protein purification; pathogen inactivation; immunodiagnostics; DNA sequencing; and food safety. Pressure BioSciences' customers include academic laboratories, government agencies, and biotechnology companies. The company was founded in 1978. It was formerly known as Boston Biomedica and changed its name to Pressure BioSciences in 2004.