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PortaScience Mourns Loss of Company President.
Sep. 16, 2010
We are profoundly saddened to inform you that Dr. Wai Tak Law, president of our company and beloved friend, passed away on Saturday, September 11. He will be deeply missed by all of those fortunate enough to have known him. In his memory we will persevere and grow, attempting each day to fulfill his vision for his companies.
With deepest regret,
The Employees of PortaScience
Memorial Donations:
The family has requested that donations be made to any of the following:
- Urban Promise, Camden, NJ www.urbanpromiseusa.org
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
- PortaScience will be forming a team to walk in a fundraiser that this group is sponsoring in Philadelphia on October 23rd. If you would like to join or support the team, please do so on line at http://pages.lightthenight.org/epa/Phi10/PortaScience
- Evergreen China www.evergreenchina.net/home
click on “to give”; then on “Peter Torjeson fund”
- Any service organization of your choice
Post-Doctoral Fellow Moves On To New Ventures
Sep. 30, 2009
Dr. Lizbeth Romero-Perez successfully completed a two year post-doctoral fellowship with PortaScience. Her experience and depth of knowledge in biotechnology added a new dimension to the research and development effort. We wish her every success in her new endeavors.
New Development Contract Signed
Aug. 10, 2009
PortaScience signed a new development contract with an established point-of-care diagnostics manufacturer. This is a result of an ongoing company effort to expand its contract development partnerships. The company has worked successfully with several other partners developing and troubleshooting various testing technologies.
PortaScience President Serves as Panelist for NJ Commission on Science and Technology Seminar
Oct. 8, 2008
Dr. Wai Law, the president of PortaScience, served as a panelist in a New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology seminar. Dr, Gregory Milman of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) made a presentation entitled "Secrets of NIH SBIR and STTR Grant Applications." The panelists for the post-presentation Q & A were selected from New Jersey companies that have sucessfully competed for NIH SBIR/STTR funding.
PortaScience Receives Two Phase I SBIR Grants
Jun. 1, 2008
PortaScience was recently awarded two Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants from the National Institutes of Health. The two awards were given to develop novel point-of-care tests for use in psychiatric and pediatric physicians’ offices.
PortaScience Forms New Company to Market Animal Health Products
Jan. 2, 2008
PortaCheck, Inc. was founded by PortaScience to focus on the marketing and sale of the popular PortaSCC®cow milk test and other related animal health products.
PortaScience receives a NJ Technology Fellowship Grant
Aug. 24, 2007
PortaScience was awarded a NJ Technology Fellowship Grant for a Rutgers University postdoctoral fellow to continue her research at our company. The program is designed to build collaboration between NJ universities and technology companies, and to help encourage development in NJ through the transfer of technologies to the marketplace.
PortaScience is Recipient of Two Phase II SBIR Grants
Aug. 24, 2007
PortaScience was recently awarded two Phase II SBIR awards. The first award was from NIH to develop a rapid and sensitive test for the date rape drug, GHB. This test will allow emergency room physicians to determine if a patient has ingested the drug. The second award is from the USDA to develop an automated instrument to measure somatic cell counts in milk. This will allow dairies to better manage mastitis, the most costly disease challenging producers today.
PortaScience receives SBIR Bridge Grant to develop portable, easy to use test for Gamma-hydoxybutyrate
May. 21, 2007
In March 2007, the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology awarded three SBIR Bridge Grants through the Edison Innovation Fund to enable early-stage technology companies to bridge the gap that often occurs in federal funding. PortaScience was one of the three companies receiving this special funding to allow research to continue uninterrupted. PortaScience is working with the NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop a rapid and sensitive test for the date rape drug.
PortaScience Wins National 2006 Tibbetts Award
Sep. 26, 2006
PortaScience was named a 2006 Tibbetts Award Winner by the National Small Business Development Council. Of the 55 businesses that received the award, PortaScience was the only winner from New Jersey. These prestigious, national awards are made annually to those small firms, organizations and individuals judged to exemplify the very best in SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) achievement. The Awards Ceremony will be held at The Wyndham in Washington DC on September 26th, followed by a reception on Capitol Hill.
Dr. Wai Law accepts Tibbetts Award
for PortaScience.
PortaScience Recognized as a Success Story
Jun. 3, 2006
PortaScience is the recipient of numerous Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants from the National Institutes of Health. One such grant funded the development of a unique point-of-care technology with applications in the healthcare and the dairy industries. PortaScience was recognized as a success story based on its ability to successfully commercialize this technology.
2006 New Jersey WTC Member Company of the Year
Jun. 6, 2006
PortaScience was named 2006 New Jersey Member Company of the Year by the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, an organization that provides international trade support to regional businesses. The award recognizes companies that have contributed to the region's economic growth through export. Dr. Wai Tak Law, President of PortaScience, was honored at a banquet held at the Union League of Philadelphia on June 1st, 2006.
News Articles:
- World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia
- South Jersey Business Trends - June 2006 - page 2
- NewsWeekly - June 1, 2006
- The Philadelphia Inquirer - May 14, 2006 and July 9, 2006
- The Moorestown Sun - May 23, 2006
Dr. Law receiving Award from John Matheussen, CEO of the Delaware River Port Authority
PortaScience Receives Award from National Cancer Institutes
Aug. 30, 2004
PortaScience is recognized by Senator Jim Saxton for receiving a grant from the National Cancer Institutes.
PortaScience Receives Grant from National Institutes of Health
Aug. 18, 2003
PortaScience is recognized by Senator Jim Saxton for receiving a grant from the National Institues of Health.