Silver medal holder of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Biology
Author of 49 patents
PhD in biochemistry
Author of 90 scientific studies and 6 monographs
Founder of the scientific research centre, BOOS-BS, in Kosice
Recognized as one of the most influential people in Czech and Slovak Republic
During years 1957-1963, he studied medicine at the university in Kosice. Oto Sova also enjoyed physics, astronomy and chemistry. During his studies, in 1958, he started working as an assistant at the faculty of biochemistry in Kosice.
Year 1964 meant the beginning of the scientific career for Oto Sova at the Slovak Academy of Sciences' experimental biology department. He started working on the molecular genetics, the field that he has been involved in up to this day. During the 60s, Oto began working on several scientific studies and subsequently started lecturing at the universities all around the world.
In 1990, Oto left the Slovak Academy of Sciences and moved to Canada with all his life savings and patents. He became successful in both Canada and the US as his patent for division of substances was bought by American whisky producers. He then sold more of his patents and came back to Slovakia with a substantial capital and an idea to build his own biochemical research center.
In 1991, Oto founded his own scientific research center, BOOS-BS where he works on the development of vaccines, enzymes, health supplements and cosmetics. He also started researching the plant called Yucca Shidigera known for containing high volumes of saponins.
In 1993, Dr. Oto Sova gained his most valuable patent, the method of isolectric focusing for purification of biological materials with the use of electric current.
Science
O. Sova, P. Mäsiar: Das Verhalten von Serumeiweisen bei eiweisdepletierten Ratten. Berlin. Akademie Verlag, 1966 (67 str.)
P. Mäsiar, O. Sova: Composition of serum proteins during developing protein depletion studied by starch gel electrophoresis. Col.Czech.Chem.Com.61,1967 (21 str.)
O. Sova, P. Mäsiar: Quantitative halbautomatische Auswertung der Elektrophorese in Stärkegel mittels der Registrier-Apparatur „Zeiss-ERI-10!. Verlag Berlin,1966 (21 str.)
O. Sova: Príspevok k štúdiu regulácie proteosyntézy makroorganizmov. Košice, 1976 (150 str.)
O. Sova: O možnostiach centrálnej regulácie proteosyntézy organizmov. Košice, 1978
O. Sova: Autofokusácia – Autofokusierung. Košice – Berlin, 1988 (96 str.)
O. Sova: Vyperme si organizmus. Košice 1997, ISBN 80-967785-1-7 (107 str.)
O. Sova: Spôsob výroby amfolytického pufru pre izoelektrické fokusovanie. 1981/Čs 187104
O. Sova: Spôsob samočinného izoelektrického fokusovania.1983/Čs 211856
O. Sova, M. Viest: Spôsob výroby subcelulárnej parenterálnej látky proti neonatálnej kolienteritíde prasiat. 1986/Čs 2311145
O. Sova, M. Viest: Spôsob izolácie termolabilného enterotoxínu baktérií E. coli. 1987/Čs 2309839
J. Szilasi, O. Sova: Spôsob výroby chemicky čistého l-lyzínu. 1989/Čs 265509
O. Bodišová, A. Mezzei, O. Sova a spol.: Eljárás vizes oldatban viherő nagytisztiságú szÍnezék koncentrátumok kinyerésére természetes anyagból. 1992/HU 210485
O. Sova: Method and apparatus for separating biological substances and organic components in solution. 1993/USA 5.256.269
O. Sova: Zariadenie na voľnú elektromigračnú separáciu látok v roztoku. 1997/SK 278459
O. Sova, O. Bodišová: Prostriedok na dočasnú obnovu pôvodnej farby šedivých vlasov. 1998/SK 2249
G. DeBoer, O. Sova: Method and apparatus for continuous flow isoelectric focusing for purification of biological materials. 1998/EU 36821