Chapter 1: Introductions What are phages? Phages (short for bacteriophages) are highly specialized microbes that target and destroy bacteria in a highly specific manner. As the most abundant organism on the planet, it is no surprise that phages naturally inhabit the human body. On our skin, an average of one million phages can be found per square centimeter.(1) […]
Living in a phage-filled world The utility of bacteriophages was almost immediately obvious upon their discovery about a century ago. While working in Paris at the Institut Pasteur, Félix d’Hérelle stumbled upon bacteriophages after noticing that certain microbial filtrates prevented bacterial growth. Referred to simply as phages, these tiny bacteria-killing viruses were first put to […]
Phage Biology: The Life of Phage Bacteriophages, viruses that infect and kill bacteria, are the most numerous entities on the planet. Yet, despite how abundant and prevalent phages are, these tiny bacteria-parasitizing virions weren’t discovered until the early 1900s. Since then, we have learned a lot about the fundamentals of phages, like what they are […]
Bacteriophages: What are they? Bacteriophage means “bacteria eater.” Referred to simply as phages, these microbes are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. As the most common biological entity in nature, phages have been responsible for constraining bacterial growth since microbial life emerged some 3.5 billion years ago. Remarkably, phages kill up to 40% of all marine […]
Microbiome Special Issue | PAUL LAWRENCE, BRIANNA SCACCHI, KIMBERLY DEW AND JOSEPH CECCOLI | Biocogent, Stony Brook, New York, USA (P.L., B.S., K.D., J.C.) Accepted for publication August 2, 2024. Presented at SCC76 and recipient of 2023 Hans Schaeffer Award. Synopsis Research into the skin microbiome continues to accelerate at an unrelenting pace with an […]
Recognizing his exceptional contributions to cosmetic science education and mentorship. “It’s our sincere pleasure to award Dr. Paul Lawrence the inaugural SCC Education Award”, said Erica O’Grady, CAE, Chief Executive Officer of the Society. “Our newest award recognizes an individual making outstanding contributions to the field of cosmetic science education and mentorship, and we thank […]
We are excited to announce that Biocogent, LLC has received another gold rating from EcoVadis for our approach to environmental management, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. Biocogent’s overall sustainability performance for 2024 ranks in the 97th percentile of all companies assessed by EcoVadis. The Gold rating reflects the quality of Biocogent’s sustainability […]
Company named Corporate Citizen of the Year; Joseph Ceccoli, President, honored with Leadership Excellence award Biocogent, LLC, is proud to announce that we have been named to Long Island Business News Corporate Citizen of the Year for small sized businesses. In addition, Biocogent President and Founder, Joseph Ceccoli has received the LIBN Leadership Excellence Award. […]
Biocogent explains why it is critical for microbiome-based innovations to be promoted and conveyed to the consumer with clarity and an appreciation for the sophistication of the subject matter and technology Currently, the skin microbiome is one of the most popular trending topics within the cosmetic care industry. Briefly, the skin microbiome represents the collective […]
Out of 33 small companies recognized, Biocogent ranked 5th statewide. Biocogent is proud to announce that we have been named as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York by the New York State Society for Human Resource Management (NYS-SHRM), Best Companies Group and Rochester Business Journal. The program evaluates participating companies […]