On Friday August 2, the Lincoln South Rotary Club program was presented by Doc Chaves of LI-COR - their tagline is Impacting Lives Through Science.

LI-COR Biosciences began in 1971 in Lincoln Nebraska. They now have subsidiaries in Germany and England. There are more than 330 employees and were the 2015 honoree of the Rotary Clubs of Lincoln Salute to Business.

They are a global leader in developing instrument systems used in biological and environmental sciences.

During the presentation from Doc, we heard about the latest clinical trials. He made it clear that these are just trials and, if implemented, it would be years from now. He also stated that LI-COR does not sponsor the clinical trials, but they provide many products used in those trials.

The developments he shared were in the discovery and treatment of cancers. There are many types of cancer and therefore a need for many treatments. One slide showed a diagram (at left) that they are involved in the systems in 25 clinical trials for cancer detection and treatment at this time (click here).

Doc explained that cancer is created by our body. The immune systems in our body don't fight it - because our body created it. The work on cancer include:

  • Research and Discovery – starts in the lab; focus on experiments
  • Innovate - new and different ways to detect and treat
  • Commercialize and Empower - once perfected and approved
  • Impacting Lives – final goal

It is hard to understand the details and impact in a short presentation and story so you are encouraged to read more at https://www.licor.com/.

BIO:
For the past 21 years, Doc Chaves has helped translate English to English for the scientists and engineers at LI-COR Biosciences. The company is the world leader in providing technology for measuring global climate change. LI-COR's' cutting edging biotechnology products are helping researchers find new ways to identify and treat cancer. Doc will update Rotarians on the company's technologies for helping in the fight against cancer. A Lincoln-based company, LI-COR equipment in use on all seven continents and the International Space Station.