OKYO vs TECH

OKYO Pharma Limited

OKYO Pharma Limited, a preclinical biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapeutics for patients suffering from inflammatory eye diseases and ocular pain in the United Kingdom. It is developing OK-101 for the treatment of dry eye disease; and OK-201, a bovine adrenal medulla, lipidated-peptide preclinical analogue candidate for the treatment of neuropathic ocular pain. The company is also developing chemerin and chemerin analogues to treat the cytokine release syndrome associated with COVID-19 infections and other conditions, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. OKYO Pharma Limited was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Bio-Techne Corp

Bio-Techne Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells life science reagents, instruments, and services for the research, and diagnostics and bioprocessing markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Protein Sciences, and Diagnostics and Genomics. The Protein Sciences segment provides biological reagents used in various aspects of life science research, diagnostics, and cell and gene therapy, such as cytokines and growth factors, antibodies, small molecules, tissue culture sera, and cell selection technologies. This segment also offers proteomic analytical tools for automated western blot and multiplexed ELISA workflow consists of manual and automated protein analysis instruments and immunoassays for use in quantifying proteins in various biological fluids. The Diagnostics and Genomics segment provides diagnostic products, including controls, calibrators, and diagnostic assays for regulated diagnostics market, exosome-based molecular diagnostic assays, advanced tissue-based in-situ hybridization assays for spatial genomic and tissue biopsy analysis, and genetic and oncology kits for research and clinical applications; and nucleic acid analysis products for use in diagnostic or research applications, as well as instruments and process control products for hematology, blood chemistry, blood gases, and coagulation controls and reagents used in various diagnostic applications. It offers its products under R&D Systems, Novus Biologicals, Tocris Biosciences, ProteinSimple, Advanced Cell Diagnostics, and ExosomeDx brands. Bio-Techne Corporation has a clinical research collaboration with Carterra Inc. for the study of COVID-19 variants. The company was formerly known as Techne Corporation and changed its name to Bio-Techne Corporation in November 2014. Bio-Techne Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.