Awards and Accolades

Protea’s LAESI DP-1000 had been recognized by sources throughout the life-science industry as a cutting edge system utilizing a technology that revolutionizes biomolecular research and pharmasutical discovery and develop. Explore below to learn more about some of these awards!
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Protea was honored with the 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation for its introduction of the LAESI DP-1000 direct ionization system. Frost and Sullivan noted that the LAESI DP-1000 is the first platform to allow in vivo mass spectrometry, “greatly improv[ing] the efficiency of biological investigations, allowing scientists to better understand the mechanics of a pathology and the effects of drug and target interaction.” The Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Press Release | Read More |
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The LAESI DP-1000 was selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D; Magazine to receive the prestigious 2012 R&D; 100 Award. The LAESI DP-1000 was hailed by R&D; Magazine as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced in the past year. Known as the “Oscars of Innovation”, the R&D; 100 Awards recognizes and celebrates the top technology products of the year. The R&D; 100 Awards have long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. Press Release | Read More |
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At this year’s Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy(PITTCON), recently held in Orlando, FL, the LAESI DP-1000 system was awarded the distinguished 2012 Pittcon Editors’ Bronze Award for the Protea LAESI DP-1000 system. As chosen by the Pittcon editors committee, the LAESI DP-1000 was one of the best new products at the 2012 conference. Since 1950 PITTCON has been the reference conference with symposia, workshops and networking and exhibition sessions designed for scientists, laboratory managers and all companies operating in analytical chemistry. Press Release | Read More |
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The Scientist’s annual Top 10 Innovations award showcases the most innovative life science tools from the previous year. This year, the Protea LAESI DP-1000 system was selected as a winner of the award due to the ability of the system to eliminate time-consuming sample preparation steps, and allows rapid molecular analysis of biological samples. The Scientist is an international print and digital publication dedicated to covering a wide range of topics central to the study of cell and molecular biology, genetics, and other life-science fields. Press Release | Read More |
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