HydraCorp Technologies
“Having the ability to easily create specialized gels will help laboratories limit inventory, increase accuracy, and lower costs.“
The Team
with assistance from
under the supervision of
Dr. Holly Stretz
The Problem
HydraCorp is a business that focuses on hydrogel technologies that meet novel needs. The current project focuses on a prototype of PAGE gel printer for intermediate-tier and lower research institutions that are not able to do proteomics work in masse by mass 
spectroscopy techniques. Researchers with needs for pouring handcast polyacrylamide gels for Native PAGE, SDS-PAGE and 2-D PAGE that may also use gradient pouring techniques can benefit from the technology due to its safer synthesis techniques and ability to control the products produced more customarily for their work in a reproducible way. Other potential uses have been identified for teaching purposes.
The Business Aspect
- 5 in-person interviews in the Middle Tennessee area
- 2 phone interviews (follow-up interviews in process)
- 20 professional contacts (potential customers) located
- 1 customer discovery trip planned to South Texas for needs evaluation
Version 3 of HydraCorp’s BMC
The Technology
More information can be found on HydraCorp’s website!