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Biotechnology ResearchMaryland, United States11-50 Employees
Astek Diagnostics is a Baltimore-based biotechnology company focused on precision diagnostics for bacterial infections. It is developing the JIDDU Platform to detect infections and assess antibiotic sensitivity across urine, cerebrospinal fluid, blood, and effluent samples, with the goal of speeding up and improving diagnostic accuracy. The company’s near-term objective is a urine-based test planned for 2025 that can identify urinary tract infections and determine antibiotic susceptibility within about an hour. Astek collaborates with healthcare providers and research partners to advance point-of-care capabilities, including a 2024 collaboration with SC2i to explore such device applications. It has formed partnerships with medical institutions, including MRR Children's Hospital in India, as part of broader efforts to validate and deploy its diagnostics in diverse clinical settings.