ÄKTA start

ÄKTA start

Easy-to-use system that allows you to transition from manual to automated protein purification.
ÄKTA go

ÄKTA go

Achieve desired purity with ease in routine purifications—make the most of valuable bench/cold room space.
ÄKTA pure

ÄKTA pure

Flexible and intuitive purification system to meet your purification challenges in research applications.
ÄKTA avant

ÄKTA avant

Fast and secure development of scalable methods for productivity in process development.
UNICORN start

UNICORN start

Conveniently control, monitor, and evaluate your ÄKTA start protein purification system.
UNICORN 7

UNICORN 7

Flexible and efficient control software with built-in knowledge. For systems such as ÄKTA go, ÄKTA pure, and ÄKTA avant.
ÄKTAexplorer

ÄKTAexplorer

ÄKTAexplorer was discontinued in 2010 and is replaced with ÄKTA avant. We offer limited service upon availability of parts from our suppliers.

ÄKTA purifier

ÄKTApurifier

ÄKTApurifier was discontinued in 2014 and is replaced with ÄKTA pure. We offer limited service upon availability of parts from our suppliers.

ÄKTAFPLC

ÄKTAFPLC

ÄKTAFPLC was discontinued in 2013 and is replaced with ÄKTA pure. We offer limited service upon availability of parts from our suppliers.

ÄKTAmicro

ÄKTAmicro

ÄKTAmicro was discontinued in 2014 and is replaced with ÄKTA pure with microgram scale purification flow path. We offer limited service upon availability of parts from our suppliers.

ÄKTAprime plus

ÄKTAprime plus

ÄKTAprime plus has been discontinued in 2019 and is replaced with ÄKTA go. Service of ÄKTAprime plus is available until June 2024. After this date, we offer limited service upon availability of parts from our suppliers.

AKTAxpress

ÄKTAxpress

ÄKTAexpress has been discontinued in 2018. Service of ÄKTAxpress is available until June 2024. After this date, we offer limited service upon availability of parts from our suppliers.


ÄKTA start ÄKTA go ÄKTA pure ÄKTA avant
Easy transition from manual to automated protein purification/education in protein purification Achieve desired purity with ease in routine purifications—make the most of valuable bench/cold room space Flexibility in research—match current and future purification challenges Productivity in process development—fast and secure development of purification processes
Application
Automated and reproducible protein purification including support for gradient elution ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Support for affinity chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, and multimodal (mixed mode) chromatography ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Support for size exclusion chromatography Limited capabilities ✔ ✔ ✔
Support for hydrophobic interaction chromatography   Limited capabilities ✔ ✔
Software compatible with regulatory requirements, e.g., GLP, GMP ✔ ✔ ✔
Microscale purification ✔
Automatic buffer preparation including pH scouting ✔
Scale-up, process development Optional ✔
Method development and optimization using design of experiments (DoE) Optional ✔
Automatic resin or column scouting Optional ✔
Automatic multistep purification Optional Optional
Advanced automation including external equipment Optional Optional Optional
Flow rate (mL/min) 0.5 to 5.0 0.01 to 25.0 0.001 to 25.0/ 0.01 to 150 0.001 to 25.0/ 0.01 to 150
Max. operating pressure (MPa, bar, psi) 0.5, 5.0, 72.5 5, 50, 725 20, 200, 2900/5, 50, 725 20, 200, 2900/5, 50, 725