Akonni Biosystems Inc is a molecular diagnostics company working on integrated molecular diagnostic systems. The firm's premier product is the Akonni TruDiagnosis system: a rapid and highly affordable testing device employable with a variety of molecular markers associated with human diseases. In the device, precision robotics are used to place an array of micro-gel-drops within a microfluidic Lab-on-a-card. Each gel-drop behaves as an individual test tube which yields unprecedented multiplexing capability in a single step with minimal reagent use and liquid handling. This is accomplished by combining in an end-to-end workflow several highly complex laboratory processes, including steps for sample preparation, analysis, and reporting. Multiplexed analyses of clinical samples such as culture, blood, saliva, nasal swab and urine can be performed in 15 minutes for immunoassays to 3 hours for nucleic acid tests depending on intended use. The firm is able to provide solutions for decentralized bench-top testing for near-point-of-care settings and centralized high-throughput testing for reference laboratories. Akonni TruTip Kits provide life science research and molecular laboratories with an affordable, rapid and robust means of extracting nucleic acids. The TruTip Kits deliver inhibitor-free, PCR-ready DNA and/or RNA in as few as four minutes, starting from a wide range of sample sources, including blood, buccal swab, tissue, culture, sputum, urine, sample viscosities, and sample sources like bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, humans and animals. TruTip Kits do not require any expensive capital equipment or hazardous organic extractions, and the form factor is extensible to high throughput robotic platforms.
