ASTEK DIAGNOSTICS LLC
Rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) platform delivering results within one hour across multiple specimen types (urine, CSF, wound effluent)
- Sector
- Medtech
- Total capital
- $1.5M
- Federal grants
- $1.5M
- 3 awards · 2021–2024
- Rank in peer group#216 of 477
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 3 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Automated One-Hour Testing for Bacterial Detection and Antibiotic Sensitivity in Clinical Samples$992K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Automated One-Hour Testing for Bacteremia and Antibiotic Sensitivity$295K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Rapid detection of blood-borne bacteria and determination of antibiotic resistance$256K
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Standing among 477 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grants#216 · top 45%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Mustafa Al-AdhamiResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $551K in grants as PI
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 3- PendingMethod and Device for Detecting Presence, Concentration, and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria in Urine SamplesUSPTOApplication 18765978
- PendingMethod And Device For Detecting Presence, Concentration, And Antibiotic Resistance Of Bacteria In Urine SamplesUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024037048
- PendingMethod and Device for Detecting Presence, Concentration, and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria in Urine SamplesUSPTOApplication 63525510
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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