• Online lottery messenger service out to disrupt the $80 billion U.S. lottery market
• Targeting 22 more states after California
• Renowned actor and Priceline pitchman, William Shatner, named company spokesperson

Americans spent upwards of $80 billion on lottery games last year, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (http://dtn.fm/xY06f). That’s more than Americans in all 50 states spent on sporting events, books, video games, music and movies combined and equates to an average of $325 a year wagered on lottery tickets for every adult in the country. Fifty years ago, gambling was illegal in every state except Nevada, yet by 1980, 14 states held lotteries. Today, 43 states embrace lotteries as a significant revenue generator for state coffers. About 63 percent of the money spent on lottery tickets is paid out in prizes, and the rest goes to state and local governments, mostly earmarked for education. States have come to love lotteries in spite of high marketing and administration costs, because they represent the only tax that people actually volunteer to pay.

Now ingrained in American culture, lottery players play for both fun and the fantasy of winning. The dream of cashing a jackpot ticket overrules the reality of the long odds of winning. As an example, the California Mega Millions jackpot odds are 1 in 303 million. There are better odds of being struck by lightning than winning a state lottery jackpot, but an enormous number of people love the action and play on a regular basis.

Rather than bank on a winning lottery ticket to improve your financial picture, a more effective way to grow your wealth may very well be to make money off the action. LottoGopher Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: LTTGF) (CSE: LOTO) (FRA: 2LG) now gives investors an innovative avenue to potentially profit from the state lottery. LottoGopher provides the first web-based lottery ticket messenger service enabling users to purchase and manage lottery tickets online. The company’s social lottery website allows users to easily order lottery tickets online using debit and credit cards and manage their tickets through an online platform. Users can purchase state lottery tickets online and play alone with a single ticket or join online groups to pool winnings from lotteries. LottoGopher users can now keep track of their winnings while taking part in multiple lotteries using multiple tickets. Members have access to exclusive lottery news, lucky number pickers and jackpot alerts.

LottoGopher recently signed renowned actor and Priceline pitchman William Shatner to be its spokesperson. In a news release detailing the partnership, Shatner stated, “Much like Netflix disrupted the movie rental business and Uber hailing a cab, LottoGopher is disrupting the lottery industry for Americans. Consumers nowadays demand exceptional service, competitive pricing, and the convenience of buying products online. LottoGopher offers a simple, cost-effective way to order lottery tickets online and I look forward to helping their customers dream big!”

Fully compliant with all lottery laws and regulations, LottoGopher is only available in California right now, but it has 22 additional states targeted for future expansion. LottoGopher maintains a strategic business relationship with Lottoland, one of Britain’s Top 30 fastest-growing companies and a top-ranked European gaming company. Lottoland has rapidly become a world leader in the online lottery sector with nearly $357 million in annual sales. Should LottoGopher follow a similar trajectory, it could challenge the odds represented by state lotteries.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.LottoGopher.com

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• Global sales of lithium-ion batteries projected to reach $93 billion by 2025
• MGX Minerals has proprietary, patent-pending PetroLithium™ technology to process lithium faster and at reduced cost
• PetroLithium™ process promises excellent low energy and low cost solution for lithium processing using nanofiltration
• MGX offers oil and gas companies a green solution to wastewater management

With processed lithium being predominantly used in batteries to power electric vehicles, cell phones, laptop computers and other mobile devices, analysts have predicted a growth in the lithium-ion batteries market over the next five years to annual sales of over $46 billion. This presents a growth opportunity for suppliers of processed lithium, with MGX Minerals, Inc. (CSE: XMG) (FKT: 1MG) (OTCQB: MGXMF) being pre-eminent in this field. Together with its engineering partner, PurLucid Treatment Solutions, MGX has developed a patented PetroLithium™ process to extract lithium from brine wastewater, a by-product of oil and gas processing (http://dtn.fm/E8IaP).

Many analysts are calling lithium the new green energy source because of its huge potential for use in the storage of clean, renewable and environmentally friendly energy. Lithium is used in power sources to drive systems and equipment in many multi-billion-dollar industry sectors, as well as for diverse applications, from electric vehicles to energy grid storage. Vancouver-based MGX Minerals is a developer of lithium, magnesium and silicon products and is perfectly positioned to service the projected global demand for lithium, with its PetroLithium™ process truly game changing in the industry. At this point in time, MGX’s innovative technology has placed it way ahead of other lithium processors and perfectly positioned to scale up its operations to supply the world’s lithium.

The PetroLithium™ process substantially reduces the duration and cost of the traditional process using solar evaporation, which requires vast tracts of land and takes between 18 and 24 months to complete. MGX’s process also displays environmental integrity by eliminating the traditional method of disposing of wastewater back into the ground, which contaminates potable water supplies and can cause landslides.

MGX has concluded agreements with oil and gas companies to conduct well testing and exploration throughout Alberta and in Utah so as to expand its lithium portfolio. The company offers operators within this industry sector a unique and environmentally friendly solution for the disposal of their wastewater. Their licensed nanoflotation technology separates heavy metals and hydrocarbons from the brine, purifying the wastewater and providing feedstock for the PetroLithium™ process. This proprietary technology offers a win for oil and gas companies and a cost-effective solution to their wastewater disposal headache. It is anticipated that more companies in the oil and gas industry will be lining up to integrate this technology into their operations.

There are several factors driving the global demand for lithium (http://dtn.fm/sA6zx). As part of its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow down climate change, China has recently announced its requirement for one in every five cars sold to run on alternatives to fossil fuels by 2025. Electric vehicles running on energy stored in lithium-ion batteries is the foremost technology of these alternatives, and several European countries, including Germany, France and the United Kingdom have also voiced their preference to move away from vehicles driven by internal combustion. The financial services company, UBS, has forecast a growth in electric vehicle sales (http://dtn.fm/hkcS2) from 3.1 million units in 2021 to 14.2 million units in 2025, while Grand View Research (http://dtn.fm/54LoE) has projected global sales of lithium-ion batteries to reach $93 billion by 2025.

The demand for lithium batteries will also come from the exponential growth in the use of mobile devices like smartphones, tablets and laptops, especially in emerging economies. Lithium-based storage technology is used for greener, renewable power generation options like solar and wind, and the demand for processed lithium will increase as more countries replace the use of fossil fuels for power generation in favor of these cleaner alternatives.

All indications are that the worldwide market for lithium will experience exponential growth over the next eight years. It is evident that, with its proprietary technology and expertise in lithium processing, MGX Minerals is uniquely positioned within the industry to take advantage of this projected global demand for lithium.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.MGXMinerals.com

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Passage of a new law in Oregon that requires industrial hemp growers to register with the state is seen as a positive move for the industry, advocates of the program are saying.

Signed by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and overwhelmingly passed by members of the Oregon Legislature, Senate Bill 1015 (http://dtn.fm/3uKQw) went into effect on Oct. 6, 2017. The measure gives the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) authority over the processing of industrial hemp and requires those who grow or process the plant to register and pay a fee. Licensed recreational marijuana producers and dispensaries would also have to register with the OLCC before selling hemp products (http://dtn.fm/gHU8T). The new law expands some plant testing and record-keeping requirements for both the industrial hemp grower and processor.

“Hemp is growing in popularity and value with farmers throughout the state,” said Tom Burns of Chalice Farms in his testimony supporting the new legislation (http://dtn.fm/iSXO5). “Unfortunately, the processing (making into usable products) of hemp is lagging behind the desire of farmers to grow the product.”

Under the new law, registered industrial hemp growers can deliver their harvest to a licensed marijuana processor where it can be made into concentrates and extracts. Hemp is defined as having less than 3 percent THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive chemical in cannabis. When it comes to CBD concentrates and extracts, the bill would open up industrial hemp processing to state licensed recreational marijuana processers. The processed CBD concentrates and extracts could then be delivered to recreational marijuana retailers for sale in licensed dispensaries or be delivered back to a registered industrial hemp handler for resale, according to the Canna Law Group, which provides legal support for the cannabis business community (http://dtn.fm/1btWq).

Eric Shoemaker of Swell Companies Ltd. voiced his support for the law as well, saying the bill was a “vital step forward for Oregon.”

“We have continued to be surprised that greater efforts have not been made to integrate industrial hemp into the OLCC system,” Shoemaker testified (http://dtn.fm/TTu04). “We believe industrial hemp will be a more significant industry for Oregon (and the nation) than recreational cannabis.”

The Oregon Department of Agriculture handles the registration aspect of the new law, which requires industrial hemp growers and handlers (processors) to each pay a $1,300 fee in addition to a $120 agricultural hemp seed production fee. The legislation requires growers to provide testing results to the recreational processor with that information retained and made available to the state.

Several testing companies are already accredited to conduct the required tests. EVIO, Inc. (OTCQB: EVIO), through its EVIO Labs division, was primed and ready to offer accredited analytical testing services to Oregon’s industrial hemp sector the moment the law came into effect.

“Industrial hemp is a rapidly growing industry with product applications ranging from foods like hemp seed, personal care products, textiles, and other industrial and consumer goods such as building materials,” says EVIO Inc.’s COO Lori Glauser, pointing out hemp-based CBD oil sales are projected to reach $1 billion by 2020 (http://dtn.fm/3Dsq8).

Oregon currently has 233 actively licensed industrial hemp growers and each is required by the state to complete testing prior to harvest to ensure their hemp is qualified for sale. While restrictions are built into Oregon’s legislation, advocates are quick to point out it also opens up new possibilities for the lucrative hemp industry.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.EVIOLabs.com

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• Redefining profitability in large retailer market
• Hao Qing Hu named chief executive officer in September
• Mobile apps aim to turn consumers into companies’ fans

The new executive leadership of a growing O2O app maker that helps retailers network with their customers is forging ahead with efforts to redefine its own business model and increase its profitability.

Less than a month after announcing (http://dtn.fm/i2bEE) that Hao Qing Hu would take over the reins as chief executive officer of Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOXC), the company’s data-driven Social Customer Relationship Management system has begun shifting its focus toward helping large retailers build reward incentives to draw customers into their stores (http://dtn.fm/yd4mB).

Moxian’s online-to-offline (O2O) mobile apps for consumers and businesses are designed to help companies turn their customers into fans who will return again and again through the use of game-driven loyalty points and the nimble responsiveness of instant message replies to questions. The apps also provide businesses with analytical insights on customer trends with tools they can use to boost their revenues. Together, the apps offer a one-stop shop at both ends of the retail pipeline to help customers find the products they enjoy and businesses find the revenues they need.

The company’s shift away from working with smaller mom-and-pop businesses reflects an effort to identify the greatest likelihood for revenue growth amid a competitive marketplace, primarily in China, where Moxian is based and about a fifth of the world’s population is located.

Moxian is converting its Moxian+ User and Merchant app platforms to a paid-for product that enables revenue-generating subscriptions and marketing.

In 2016, Moxian was presented with an award for Best Solution Award of Social Media Marketing by the Big Data Industry Alliance of China and the China Center for Information Industry Development (http://dtn.fm/IAzK5).

Crystal Equity Research projects the company’s sales will reach $2.3 million during the coming fiscal year with profits of $1.7 million (http://dtn.fm/9yDsp).

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com

• Strategic approach to cannabis and hemp industry through networking architecture
• New LOI signed with Canada’s Global Hemp Group and Colorado’s Space Cowboys
• “hempSMART Full Spectrum Drops” and patent pending “hempSMART Brain” CBD products now available at www.hempSMART.com
• Legal cannabis markets estimated to reach $22.6 billion by 2021
• Industrial hemp-derived CBD products are estimated to grow to $2.1 billion by 2020

Marijuana Company of America (OTC: MCOA) is a unique corporation with a strategic business structure that functions as an umbrella, bringing together a diverse portfolio of investments and joint ventures within the legal cannabis industry. Now legal for medicinal or recreational use in 29 states and the District of Columbia, marijuana continues to be an attractive option for investors. When it comes to growth projections, both the legal cannabis and hemp industries are marking significant increases, with some industry researchers finding it hard to pinpoint a ceiling. According to Arcview Research, the legal marijuana industry could reach $22 billion by 2021.

For companies like MCOA, the path forward is clear – participation in the legal cannabis and hemp industries makes investment sense (http://dtn.fm/5Cn0R). MCOA provides multiple opportunities for investors through turn-key services and its branded hempSMART™ cannabinoid product line, which is sold via an affiliate marketing program. This wholly owned subsidiary offers affiliates the opportunity to build an organization to promote a range of quality cannabinoid products, including hempSMART™ Brain and hempSMART™ Full Spectrum Drops, while at the same time offering affiliates an opportunity generate long-term income from sales and referrals (http://dtn.fm/HC8ta).

MCOA’s portfolio includes several companies involved in hemp cultivation and the development of optimal cultivation and processing facilities. Earlier this month, MCOA signed an LOI to acquire 25 percent of Colorado-based hemp-derived cannabinoid producer Space Cowboys, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, MCOA and Canadian Global Hemp Group agreed to invest $2.5 million in Space Cowboys to help expand the company’s cultivation operations (http://dtn.fm/1HqbD). The agreement not only gives MCOA and Global Hemp Group 25 percent equity in Space Cowboys; it secures a high quality cannabinoid supply chain for hempSMART™.

Marijuana Company of America brings added value to shareholders with its diversified investment portfolio and maintains customer loyalty while capturing a healthy share of the hemp-based cannabinoid market with its branded hempSMART™ products.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.MarijuanaCompanyofAmerica.com

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• Standout services offered within multibillion-dollar online travel market
• Free assistance from live travel agents
• TripWitz website utilizes Google’s ITA Gateway software to accommodate millions of flight-related inquiries per second

Do-it-yourself online travel booking sites are plentiful, but along with the ability to book your own hotels, flights and more comes the hassle of spending hours on the Internet doing the work a travel agent would do for you—if you wanted the expense of a travel agent’s research fees and the bother of visiting a travel agency, that is. But what if you could have it all— the ease of online booking coupled with the convenience of a travel agent but without the costs? With TripWitz from Cache Elite, Inc. (OTC: ILUS), you can.

Cache Elite’s entrance into travel-related services comes in the form of the TripWitz website (www.TripWitz.com), where the company has deployed its proprietary backend software, known as Internet Travel Management Software. It is this innovative software that helps TripWitz stand out in the travel industry by giving its customers an ideal, cost-effective travel experience.

TripWitz offers custom vacation planning services at no charge, performing free vacation research so the customer doesn’t have to. The company assists travelers by providing them with customized, detailed trip itineraries for the destinations they want based on their lifestyle and the vacation experience they’re looking for. Customers can browse through suggested trip itineraries compiled by TripWitz, select the one that fits what they want, and then either call or click to make adjustments or additions to the package. And, of course, TripWitz works diligently to find clients excellent deals at great prices.

Through TripWitz, travelers can access real-time vacation quotes along with information on hotels, flights and airfare, villas, ground transportation, recreational activities and tour packages, just as they can through some other online travel sites. But in addition, TripWitz users have the option of speaking with the company’s travel agents absolutely free of charge for help with the selection and booking process. Patrons further don’t have to deal with call center-type aggravations, as all of TripWitz’ agents are Certified Destination Specialists. TripWitz is available to help travelers before, during and even after their trip to make sure everything is satisfactory.

TripWitz has contracts with several airlines that enable the company to provide bulk fares to its customers. These are negotiated fares and seat allotments that are only available to travel agents. In addition to these bulk fares, TripWitz travelers can also still opt for publicly published fares, giving them the flexibility they need.

TripWitz connects users to worldwide airlines through Google’s ITA Gateway software, which is an airfare tracker software purchased by Google for $700 million back in 2011. Google now makes this software available to companies like Cache Elite, and through it, TripWitz is able to calculate and deliver data regarding flight schedules, seat availability and the lowest available fares—to the tune of millions of inquiries per second.

Cache Elite and TripWitz are truly elevating the travel booking experience, providing unprecedented convenience and user-friendly services that make travel easier and more enjoyable than ever before.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.CacheElite.com

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• Wall Street Multimedia telecasts reach 125 million households in China, targeting the Chinese-speaking global market, raising CIIX’s profile in cryptocurrency worldwide
• CIIX expands consulting services, focuses on advertising, subscription revenues, and sales of hemp oil (CBD) related products
• CIIX reported 76% YOY operating sales growth in FY2017, projected by Consilium Global Research to reach $14.8 million by FY2020

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) has launched its daily video telecast on cryptocurrencies from the NYSE, “Bitcoin Multimillionaire,” by teaming with specialist broadcaster to the Chinese-speaking global community, Wall Street Multimedia, Inc. (WSM) (http://dtn.fm/2rm0H).

CIIX’s goal is to become the primary Chinese publicly traded company that offers real time information on its website. In addition to its “Bitcoin Multimillionaire” broadcasts, it offers consulting services, subscriptions and retails hemp oil-based cannabidiol (CBD) products under the “OptHemp” brand and plans to market a line of hemp-infused skin care products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CBD Biotechnology Co. Ltd.

In a 10Q filing (http://dtn.fm/XB3pc), CIIX said it was working with WSM to reach the Chinese-speaking community throughout the world to offer more information and news about cryptocurrency. “In an effort to expand its media products, as the first year of fiscal year 2018 came to a close, the company announced that it would be working with Wall Street Multimedia, an independent news agency located in the NYSE, to produce a daily cryptocurrency video newscast in Chinese, providing timely information and exclusive analysis regarding all aspects of the emerging digital currency world, including specific cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, industry trends, price movement, blockchain technology, sector-related stocks and ETF’s, etc.”

Consilium Global Research has projected that CIIX will reach revenues of $14.8 million by FY2020, representing a nearly 100% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from FY2016-FY2020 (http://dtn.fm/QDuf6). To boost its revenues, the company is expanding its consulting services, targeting advertising and subscriptions, as well as sales of its hemp-oil CBD products.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ChineseInvestors.com

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• Patent pending technology detects active shooter threats before occurrence
• Midas Letter interview reveals system deployment process is imminent
• Westgate Resorts partner likely first installation

Just fourteen months after a deadly shooting spree in Florida, another brutal rampage has become the grim new mass shooting benchmark in the United States. At least 58 people were killed and over 500 injured when a gunman opened fire on the crowd attending a country music festival in Las Vegas. It is now the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

As authorities struggle to find motive, businesses and institutions are searching for superior solutions. A recent video interview with Martin Cronin, CEO of Patriot One Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: PAT) (OTCQB: PTOTF), reveals that a revolutionary active shooter protective solution is imminent (http://dtn.fm/Yq81l).  As he stated, “our technology allows better security without fundamentally changing our way of life.”

Patriot One’s patent-pending system enables stand-off detection, even on moving targets, with the ability to learn, analyze, and identify new threats upon deployment. The system actually gets better and smarter at detecting hidden weapons with each screening instance. The technology is able identify passersby carrying a knife, gun or bomb by analyzing metal content and relating it to a database of known weapon signatures.

Starting with partners at Westgate Resorts in Las Vegas, Patriot One is about to deploy its pioneering disruptive technology to combat active shooter threats before they occur. The company, in conjunction with McMaster University, has created PATSCAN CMR™, the first-of-its-kind Cognitive Microwave Radar concealed weapons detection system. The PATSCAN CMR™ is a next generation radar device and custom software solution designed as an effective tool to combat active shooter threats before they occur.

Conventional screening systems only identify the presence of metal objects not what those objects might be. Identified objects could be belt buckles or keys, and monitoring subways, schools or stadiums becomes extremely difficult. Since current screening systems don’t offer enough precise information to be effective, public places and events are nearly impossible to secure. Patriot One’s state-of-the-art system overcomes these issues and identifies objects for what they are, giving security officials prospective opportunities to intercede.

Mr. Cronin further stated that Patriot One is “creating the conditions of success” and the company is ready to imminently commercialize PATSCAN with multiple distributors already expressing keen interest. With all the anticipated orders and partnerships, he expects positive cash flow in 2018. To provide even more comprehensive security, Patriot One has also built a pipeline of PATSCAN systems that may be worn on the body or placed in moving vehicles. Patriot One’s pioneering detection technology may well be the deterrent desperately needed in an unpredictable and dangerous world.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Patriot1Tech.com

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• Sees opportunities for legalized marijuana marketing in Canada, Germany, all of Western Europe and South America
• Armed with $43 million in working capital, it sees advantages for itself in product and financing
• It has a proprietary process in its indoor growing environment to control temperature, humidity and water to produce standardized, pesticide-free cannabis

ABcann Global Corp. (TSX.V: ABCN) (OTCQB: ABCCF) director Aaron Keay said in an interview with CannabisFN (CFN Media) that besides achieving greater market share in Canada, ABcann Global also sees opportunities for growth and presence in Western Europe, Germany and South America (http://dtn.fm/NIEj9). The company sells in its Canadian domestic market through its subsidiary, ABcann Medicinals, Inc.

“We’re now, hopefully, going to be a global presence,” Keay said in the interview. He lauded new CEO Barry Fishman and cited the important values Fishman will bring to the company. He also said the firm’s organic, standardized and pesticide-free cannabis gives it an advantage in competitive marketing. It is achieved through a proprietary process of control of its indoor growing environment where everything is controlled, from temperature to humidity and watering.

A recent article, The Generational Growth Opportunity For Canadian Cannabis (http://dtn.fm/U1kVZ), details ABcann’s marketing strategy. As one of Canada’s first licensed producers, the Ontario-based company, through its subsidiary ABcann Medicinals, Inc., is competing in that medicinal cannabis market. But the global medicinal cannabis market is projected to be $142 billion over the next 15 years, said the Marijuana Business Daily (http://dtn.fm/rr3Ha).

“Europe, where about a dozen countries permit sales of MMJ, is the big prize,” reported Marijuana Business Daily. Keay added that Germany is seen as the “gateway” to broader opportunities throughout Europe.

In Canada, legalized recreational marijuana is another opportunity for ABcann Global in 2018. The company is armed financially to compete with the company’s some $43 million in working capital raised through multiple financings.

“Unfortunately, for the Canadian companies, it is very challenging for us to do business directly into the states,” he said, referring to the fact that marijuana remains federally not legal in the U.S. — the market is only opening on a state-by-state basis. So, the company plans to enter the German market specifically, and eventually all of Western Europe, with distribution and possibly cultivation. In South America, the company sees emerging markets in Brazil, Uruguay and Columbia.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ABcann.ca

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• Company is positioned to disrupt the $6 billion global life sciences sample preparation market
• Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT) is a game-changer in bolstering the quality and efficacy of scientific research
• Next generation Barocycler 2320EXTREME instrument is becoming a crucial research tool in “Cancer Moonshot” laboratories and has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2017 R&D 100 Awards (the “Oscars of Innovation”)

The first steps in any process are some of the most crucial, as the earliest steps along a path often direct the entire course of a journey. Similarly, the beginnings of any scientific endeavor influence all other aspects going forward. Understanding this fundamental truth, Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) is revolutionizing scientific research from the very earliest steps (i.e., sample preparation).

Serving the $6 billion life sciences sample preparation market, PBIO offers a game-changing product line that can control the critical sample preparation process in an unprecedented way, enabling researchers to start their experimentation with samples of unmatched quality. In any type of scientific research, the quality of the sample one begins with hugely affects the efficacy, outcome and importance of the research. The ability to reproducibly create high quality samples for testing and research is unquestionably impactful and has applications in a wide variety of scientific research and discovery areas.

PBIO’s product line is based on a patented, enabling technology platform called pressure cycling technology (PCT), which employs alternating cycles of hydrostatic pressure—ranging between ambient (14.5 psi) and ultra-high levels (up to 100,000 psi)—to safely and reproducibly control critical biological processes. For example, one of these processes is lysis, or the breakage of cells.

Traditionally, when cells are ruptured for study, they must be broken open using chemicals, blades, metal beads, sound waves or other inadequate methods that can damage and alter the invaluable biomolecules inside the cells they are breaking (e.g., DNA, proteins and lipids), thereby negatively impacting the efficacy of the research performed using the biomolecules. With PBIO’s pioneering PCT technology, however, the lysis process is controlled like never before. Customized, controlled cycles of hydrostatic (water) pressure are used to rupture the cells in a controlled manner, inside a very safe pressure chamber. The pressure is exquisitely controlled and customized to an exact level of PSI, according to the type of cells being broken, enabling the optimum amount of pressure to be delivered to rupture the cell in an ideal and reproducible way (e.g., not too much pressure and not too little) —something that has never before been accomplished in a commercial setting.

The potential impact of this innovative method is astronomical, enabling the creation of truer, more legitimate samples for analysis, which allows research scientists to commence their studies with biological samples of unmatched integrity. The resulting impact on the efficacy and outcomes of scientific research is potentially enormous.

Through PCT, pathogens like viruses and bacteria can further be inactivated through the use of hydrostatic pressure, which makes such samples far safer to study. This is yet another PBIO innovation with astounding potential applications in a wide variety of markets.

The lead product in the PBIO line is the newly released, next-generation Barocycler 2320EXTREME instrument, which has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2017 R&D 100 Awards (also known as the “Oscars of Innovation”). This exciting instrument is being hailed as an essential component of the United States’ $1.8 billion “Cancer Moonshot” program by a number of Moonshot researchers. Professor Phil Robinson, co-head of the Children’s Medical Research Institute cancer research center (Sydney, Australia) and the first international Cancer Moonshot collaborator, recently stated, “Due to its unique capabilities, the Barocycler 2320EXT has become a critical part of our program. It is the primary enabler of the high-throughput component of the project. Without this step, our project simply could not be done. In fact, the Barocycler 2320EXT works so well we have just purchased two more.”

PBIO markets its pioneering PCT-based instruments throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan and China. The chief applications of PCT technology are in biomarker discovery, forensics, agriculture and pathology (preparation of tissue biopsy samples for analysis). This wave-making technology is also being applied in the specialized fields of drug discovery and design, biotherapeutics characterization, soil and plant biology, vaccine development and histology.

For further information about Pressure BioSciences, the company’s PCT technology and various other innovative offerings, visit the company’s website at www.PressureBioSciences.com