Our vision
Proteins are the molecular machines of the cell that do all the jobs that keep all living things alive, including us. When diseases occur, it's usually because a protein is not doing its job correctly. That's why proteins are at the heart of so much therapeutic, biomarker, and drug discovery research. Virtually all drugs target proteins.
However, protein discovery research is very challenging and companies spend decades and millions of dollars trying to sift through tens of thousands of proteins to find the ones that could provide medical breakthroughs. At Impact Proteomics, we make sample preparation tools that ensure every workflow starts with a high quality sample, allowing researchers to obtain useful data faster with higher statistical confidence, and ultimately accelerate time to market for high impact therapies, drugs, and diagnostic tools.
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Our vision is to be the leader of protein sample
preparation, enabling the discovery of important
therapeutics and diagnostics and bringing them
to market faster than ever before.
Higher yield sample preparation using reversible protein chemistry
Start with the best sample and get the best data
With over 20 years in protein research, at Impact Proteomics we know proteins. That's why we have taken advantage of natural protein chemistry to create a way to capture, clean up, and release any protein-based sample. By choosing us, you're ensuring you won't lose precious sample; Our protein reactive group reacts with every protein and peptide, no matter the charge or size, so you get back everything you put in.
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Complete sample preparation in four easy steps:
1) Label with our patent pending chemistry,
2) Bind to our specialty beads
3) Wash away contaminants/exchange buffers
4) Release unmodified sample from the beads.
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Technology development has been supported by NSF I-Corps Award. Swartz Center Innovation Fellowship, NSF PFI:AIR-TT award, and NSF SBIR award.
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Faster, higher yield sample preparation for any workflow
Say goodbye to sample loss, tedious workflows, contamination, and sample bias and say hello to fast, universal, protein clean up. At Impact Proteomics we offer sample preparation kits that allow researchers to prepare any type of protein/peptide sample faster and with higher quality.
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Universal use with single proteins, peptide mixtures, or whole proteomes
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In as little as two hours get a clean, ready to use sample
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Prevent sample loss with a one tube reaction
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Get deeper coverage - capture chemistry reacts with every protein/peptide
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Unmodified final sample enabling downstream manipulation and analysis
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Remove contaminants such as SDS, DNA, RNA, lipids, carbohydrates, and salts
"The development of faster analytical methods by reducing the sample preparation time and thereby, increasing sample throughput, and in a solvent-less and membrane-less operation, is a significant contribution to proteome research."
Ria Marni Tubaon
2017 Proteomics
JONATHAN S. MINDEN, PH.D.
Co-founder
A veteran in innovation and technology transfer, Jon is the idea generator inside Impact Proteomics. A professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the department of biological sciences, he has been cited over 3000 times for his foundational work in developmental biology and proteomics. His invention, 2D difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE), revolutionized the way scientists do gel based proteomics. After more than 20 years in the proteomics field, he is now focused on creating tools to help solve the pain points of protein scientists, and is a constant source of ideas and creativity in the Impact Proteomics team.
THE IMPACT PROTEOMICS TEAM
Who’s Who
AMBER LUCAS,
PH.D.
Co-founder
Amber is a recent Ph.D. recipient from Carnegie Mellon University with a knack for leadership. She joined Impact Proteomics as the entrepreneurial lead for the NSF I-Corps program. Following completion of that program, she was awarded the Innovation Fellowship from the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University which provides start up funding to students with high potential. She has also worked as a writer and blogger for the American Society of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and was the Pittsburgh ambassador for Breakout Labs. With her focus on technology and business development, she brings drive and energy to the Impact Proteomics team