PENCE Inc

PENCE Inc

PENCE Inc. is a Canada-wide protein research and
commercialization
company. Through the Canadian Government's Network of Centres of
Excellence program we have created an innovative network with
over
250 researchers from university, hospital and independent
research
institutes, government and industrial laboratories. Since our
inception in 1990, we have contributed over $65 million towards
protein research. Our efforts are focused on both discovery and
development of proteins, peptides and glycopeptides for
applications as products or services for medical, veterinary,
bioinformatics and other applications. We provide a link between
academia and industry for collaborative research and
commercialization of protein technologies.

Our Researchers are leaders in the determination of the molecular
structures of proteins by means of X-ray crystallography and NMR
spectroscopy, and in the understanding of the function of
proteins
by means of enzymological, endocrinological, cell biological, and
immunological studies, and through use of genetic engineering and
chemical synthesis of polypeptides and glycoproteins.

Company Details

Year Established: 1990

Number of Employees: 10

Company Information

Steve Withers
Title: CEO/Scientific Director
Telephone: (780) 492-8851
Fax: (780) 492-6995
Email: Click Here

Services

Protein Engineering

Biotechnology Technologies: Advanced genetic engineering, chemically synthesized peptides, polypeptides, oligosaccharides, substrates and substrate analogs: peptide libraries; protein expression, isolation, purification and sequence determination; structure determination by X-ray crystallograhy, NMR spectroscopy and electron microscopy; molecular modelling, prediction and re-engineering of 3-D structures, spectroscopic and hydrodynamic characterization. Products and Services: Protein Engineering is used to provide valuable insights into the structure of proteins and their biological function. PENCE uses its expertise in discovery, characterization and optimization of targets and their ligands for use in diagnostic, therapeutic and vaccine development. PENCE's services also include identification of disease related targets, development of bioassays, expression systems and peptide libraries, structural information of proteins using NMR and X-ray methodologies. Development of software technology for protein structure and function determinations from linear amino acid sequence information. The development of industrial and environmental products, enzymes, proteins and industry-related research tools.