PHOENIX, Aug. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Uptick Newswire today announced the release of an interview with Richard
T. Schumacher, President and CEO of Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB:PBIO) (the “Company”) on Uptick Newswire’s “Stock Day”
Podcast. The interview was conducted by Uptick’s President, Everett Jolly.
Mr. Jolly began the interview by welcoming Mr. Schumacher back on the program. Mr. Jolly stated that he was “super, super
excited” about PBIO for numerous reasons. He stated it was his belief that Pressure BioSciences was about to create a paradigm
shift in the dairy and beverage industries because of the Company’s publicly announced plans to develop a novel processing method
for milk and other liquid foods that could result in such products being stable for extended periods of time without requiring
refrigeration or chemical preservatives.
Mr. Jolly asked Mr. Schumacher to give his new listeners some background information on Pressure BioSciences.
Mr. Schumacher stated that PBIO is a life sciences company with three unique and enabling technology platforms, all of which are
patent protected and all of which are based on using an amazing force of Mother Nature – Pressure. Mr. Schumacher stated that
pressure is very powerful because it moves at the speed of sound, yet it can still be turned on and off like a light switch. Mr.
Schumacher added that all biological entities in the world (such as normal or cancer cells, bacteria, and viruses) have a pressure
point at which they can be controlled. Thus, if you can exert different levels of pressure on a molecule in a laboratory or
manufacturing process, you can control different biomolecules (like DNA and proteins) – such exquisite control of cells and
molecules could then create a paradigm shift.
As a way to commercialize their pressure technology, the Company has developed a series of instruments, based on three pressure
technology platforms, that can exquisitely and safely control pressure. In their first technology platform, called pressure cycling
technology or PCT, they have 15 patents, about 300 instruments sold, and over 200 customers, including some of the top research
scientists and laboratories in the nation and the world, particularly scientists who study the relationship of proteins to human,
animal, and plant diseases and disorders. Many lab studies have been shown to be enhanced by pressure; such studies could result in
the development of new drugs or therapies and could lead to new cures and disease preventive strategies. The Company reported
$2.2 million in the PCT technology platform area last year and has given guidance they expect revenue to continue to increase
in 2018 and beyond.
The second patented pressure platform came from a company they purchased in December 2017. Although they are still moving the
equipment and materials they purchased from Colorado to Massachusetts, they’re already seeing revenue from services that at least
one large, multi-national company has hired them to perform. The acquisition included about eight patents, and several more that
have been filed and are pending. This pressure platform technology is called PreEMT. It is a method that helps drug companies
create and improve the quality of their protein drugs. There are over 200 protein drugs on the market today for all kinds of
diseases and disorders, and there are dozens upon dozens of drug companies developing new protein-based drugs. The Company believes
that these companies are all potential future customers, and this new service line can potentially add significantly to revenue in
the coming quarters.
The third pressure-based, patented technology platform is called Ultra Sheer Technology, or UST. The Company has two patents
already issued for UST and believe that they will be issued additional patents in the coming months and years. UST involves putting
liquids (e.g., milk, plus other dairy products and liquid beverages) under pressure, then releasing the liquid material while still
under pressure through a series of valves they have developed. This then shears (cuts) any oil, fat droplets, lipids, etc. that are
part of the liquid beverage. Mr. Schumacher said, “So, if there are bacteria or viruses in the liquid food, the UST process will
kill these pathogens, bringing their level down to what is known as manufacturing sterile. This will allow the beverage to sit at
room temperature storage for extended periods of time (weeks to months), without the need for refrigeration or chemical
preservatives.”
Mr. Jolly said, “Let me see if I understand this as I want to be sure that my listeners will understand it, too. You believe
that once your UST process has been developed, it has the potential to allow a food manufacturer to take liquid foods like milk and
juice, process them with UST, and the final product will be free of pathogens and chemical preservatives, and will not require
refrigerated transport and storage. Am I hearing you correct?”
“Yes, Everett, we believe that the UST process will do just that,” responded Mr. Schumacher.
“WOW!” Mr. Jolly exclaimed.
Mr. Schumacher then emphasized that several things consumers now want is food that is preservative-free with long, room
temperature shelf-life. He further emphasized that if you’re able to reduce pathogens in food to commercially sterile levels, then
you will not need to refrigerate the product afterwards or add chemical preservatives.
Mr. Schumacher continued, “There are liquid food products on the market today that are non-refrigerated. The problem is that
most do not taste good at all! We believe that UST has the potential of delivering to consumers liquid food products that actually
look and taste good while having a longer shelf life without preservatives or refrigeration. Additionally, UST processing offers
potential applications that go well beyond food to include pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals and other items such as lubricants,
paints, and cosmetics.”
Last month, Ohio State announced they will be collaborating with the Company in this new, paradigm-shifting, and potentially
breakthrough area. The USDA awarded Ohio State an $891,000 grant of which Pressure BioSciences will be receiving about $318,000 to
work on this new method with a goal to bring UST to commercialization. The first phase of the collaboration, which has already
begun, is to build a working prototype instrument. Mr. Schumacher believes that it’s only a matter of months before they can begin
putting all kinds of liquid foods and other material through this prototype machine. Because such processing is so new and
cutting-edge, the data should be very, very interesting to the Company.
Mr. Jolly concluded by asking if there was anything further his guest wanted to convey.
Mr. Schumacher commented that although the Company has been achieving success after success over the past year or two, the PBIO
stock volume and price have not yet responded, and thus he believed the value of the Company was not fairly shown in the stock.
Mr. Jolly emphatically agreed and stated again he believed that PBIO is highly undervalued.
For more information about Pressure BioSciences, you can listen to the full interview at the link below:
https://upticknewswire.com/featured-interview-ceo-ric-schumacher-of-pressure-biosciences-inc-otcqb-pbio-7/
About Pressure BioSciences, Inc.
Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB:PBIO) is a leader in the development and sale of innovative, broadly enabling, pressure-based
solutions for the worldwide life sciences industry. Our products are based on the unique properties of both constant
(i.e., static) and alternating (i.e., pressure cycling technology, or “PCT”) hydrostatic pressure. PCT is a
patented enabling technology platform that uses alternating cycles of hydrostatic pressure between ambient and ultra-high levels to
safely and reproducibly control bio-molecular interactions (e.g., cell lysis, biomolecule extraction). Our primary focus is in the
development of PCT-based products for biomarker and target discovery, drug design and development, biotherapeutics characterization
and quality control, soil and plant biology, forensics, and counter-bioterror applications. Additionally, major new market
opportunities have emerged in the use of our pressure-based technologies in the following areas: (1) the use of our recently
acquired PreEMT technology from BaroFold, Inc., to allow entry into the biologics contract research services sector, and (2) the
use of our recently-patented, scalable, high-efficiency, pressure-based Ultra Shear Technology (“UST”) platform (i) to create
stable nanoemulsions of otherwise immiscible fluids (e.g., oils and water) and (ii) to prepare higher quality, homogenized,
extended shelf-life or room temperature stable low-acid liquid foods that cannot be effectively preserved using existing
non-thermal technologies.
Contact:
Pressure BioSciences, Inc.
Corporate Office
14 Norfolk Avenue
South Easton, MA 02375
(508) 230-1828
http://www.pressurebiosciences.com/
info@pressurebiosciences.com
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