NORTH BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwire - March 17, 2008) - Protein Discovery, Inc., a maker and marketer of products that simplify mass spectrometry sample preparation, today announced a new product that prepares statistically significant numbers of biological samples, quickly and economically, for analysis by mass spectrometry. The Passport 1200 Sample Prep System enables high-throughput mass spectrometry for clinical research by replacing a host of conventional sample preparation methods and protocols with a simplified, automated electrophoretic process. Protein Discovery made the announcement at the fourth annual conference of the United States Human Proteome Organization (US HUPO), currently underway in North Bethesda, Maryland.