ProSci Incorporated facts for kids

ProSci Incorporated is an American company. It is a biotechnology company located in San Diego, California. ProSci makes special products for science research. They also offer services to help scientists. The company works on finding new ways to fight serious diseases. These include diseases like HIV and other new viruses.

About ProSci

ProSci Incorporated was started in 1998. It was co-founded by Yu Geng, who is the company's CEO. A CEO is like the main boss of a company.

Since 2010, ProSci has its own animal facilities. These are in San Diego, California. These facilities are approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). They are also approved by the National Institute of Health (NIH). These approvals mean the facilities meet high standards. Having their own facilities helps ProSci make high-quality products. It also helps them offer good services for making special antibodies.

Science Research

ProSci does important research. One area is finding new ways to fight cancer. They also work on creating special antibodies. These antibodies can stop new viruses from making people sick. This includes viruses like HIV and influenza (the flu).

ProSci uses a smart way to do its research. They use special yeast and proteins. These act like the outer layer of the HIV-1 virus. This helps them create antibodies that can fight HIV-1. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has given ProSci several grants for this work. Grants are like money given to support important research.

Their research has led to new discoveries. They have even received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A patent means they have the legal right to their invention. They have also published many research papers. These papers are reviewed by other scientists.

Products and Services

ProSci makes many types of special antibodies. These antibodies are used in different fields of science. These fields include:

• Understanding how our bodies fight sickness (immunology)
• Studying diseases like HIV and other infections
• Researching cancer
• Learning about the brain and nervous system (neurobiology)

ProSci has a large list of products. They have over 20,000 different antibodies. They also offer other items for research. These include special proteins and slides of tissues and cells.