ÄKTA™

ÄKTA™ lab-scale protein purification systems are designed for purification of biomolecules, providing speed, performance, and flexibility in research and process development.

ÄKTA systems use intelligent UNICORN™ system control software to combine simplicity with power in protein purification from your lab bench today to process development and full-scale bioprocess production tomorrow.

With ÄKTA systems, backed by our columns and chromatography resins, you are taken reliably from lab bench to pilot and production scale.

Whatever your application and purification scale needs, we can help you change tomorrow today.
Flexibility in Research

Proteins are as different as you and me. When you need to purify them, one protocol does not fit all proteins. In research, you need to get the very best out of each sample. With such diversity, sometimes it might feel as if you are battling on several fronts. Relax, within the range of ÄKTA lab-scale systems there are alternatives focusing on flexibility, ease of use, and reliability to address whatever your research requires.

Productivity in Process Development

In today’s environment, you need to make sure the competitive advantage is on your side of the bench. Today’s challenges within biopharmaceutical process development include increasing cost pressures while overcoming even tougher regulatory requirements and demands for speed to market. These pressures do not diminish the fact that your primary goal is to achieve swift and secure handover of robust processes. ÄKTA avant is the icon of process development and optimized for chromatography media screening and method optimization using small columns as well as scaling up to larger columns for fine-tuning and robustness testing of the optimized process.

ÄKTA start – Affordable and Easy-To-Use Protein Purification

ÄKTA start, our simplest ÄKTA system, is an affordable, easy-to-use protein purification system that allows you to automate manual protein purification procedures in academic and educational labs. Save time, minimize labor and learn how to use automated chromatography.

• Transition easily from manual to automatic purification
• Gain deeper insights
• Simplify your work

ÄKTA go - make the most of valuable bench/cold room space.

ÄKTA go is a small and compact liquid chromatography system that allows researchers to perform routine protein purification with ease while allowing for efficient use of bench and cold cabinet space.

• Routine protein purification fitted into a footprint of only 335 × 464 mm
• Intuitive method creation in minutes and interactive process picture

• Proven design of AKTA systems and UNICORN software

ÄKTA pure – Easily Customizable to Meet Your Purification Challenges

ÄKTA pure is a flexible and intuitive purification system for proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids from microgram levels to tens of grams of target product in research applications.

The ÄKTA pure system is available in two versions: ÄKTA pure 25, designed for a broad range of applications and purification tasks in a multi-user environment, and ÄKTA pure 150, well suited for routine larger-scale (tens of grams) preparative purification.

• Tailor your protein purification system
• Intuitive software lets you focus on your research
• Match most purification challenges

ÄKTA avant – Gain Productivity with Fast and Secure Development of Purification Processes

ÄKTA avant is a preparative protein purification system designed for fast and secure development of scalable methods and processes. ÄKTA avant is available in two versions: ÄKTA avant 25, designed for screening of chromatography media and process optimization; and ÄKTA avant 150, suitable for scaling up to larger columns.

• Increase efficiency in your method development
• Reduce your runtimes
• Minimize failures and maximize instrument use

UNICORN – Software for Fast and Efficient Protein Purification

UNICORN software includes over 20 years of experience in protein purification and provides extensive application knowledge built into the software. UNICORN is used with ÄKTA avant and ÄKTA pure to plan and control runs, as well as analyze results. Fully scalable, the UNICORN platform is suitable for use within research all the way to manufacturing.

• Gives you interactive control
• Simplicity for quick evaluation of your results
• Saves you time with integrated DoE tool