Brief Description
A/F Protein Inc. is the world's only commercial producer of antifreeze proteins purified from natural sources for sale to the research and development community. The company was spun out of discoveries in the lab of UC Berkeley Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering Boris Rubinsky, an expert in the field of ice physics. Dr. Rubinsky reported on the ability of antifreeze proteins and glycoproteins to interact with mammalian cell membranes at hypothermic temperatures and protect such cells from depolarization and death. This important finding has led to considerable applied research in the fields of cell and tissue preservation.
Formerly known as Marifrost, Inc.
Timeline
- 1990. Company founded
Inventors
Boris Rubinsky, Amir Arav, Arthur DeVries