ArcDia / mariPOC

Founded 2008
Employees 20+
Primary contact
Lemminkäisenkatu 32
20520 Turku
Finland
ArcDia develops what it claims to be the most complete in vitro diagnostic solutions for acute infections suitable for decentralized testing of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections such as COVID-19, influenza, RSV, CDI and many more. It provides hospitals, healthcare centers, transportation hubs and workplaces with high-quality tests that are fast, high-throughput and reliable. The company's mariPOC platform is designed for detecting acute and contagious infections, using the sandwich immunoassay principle and two-photon excited fluorescence assay technique — enabling automation, ease-of-use, multianalyte capability, cost-efficiency and high performance.
Founded 2008
Employees 20+
Primary contact
Lemminkäisenkatu 32
20520 Turku
Finland

Funding 💰

Select investors Lifeline Ventures, Finnvera, Innovestor

Key people 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Highlights

  • Solving the problem: Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern globally, with resistance being responsible for causing 23,000 deaths per year in the US alone. ArcDia's pipeline product portfolio includes mariAST (RUO), a solution for tackling antibiotic resistance by speeding up antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
  • Real-time epidemiological surveillance: ArcDia's mariCloud is an online service for real-time epidemiological surveillance. The tool helps healthcare professionals monitor infection incidence in real time and enables improved pandemic and epidemic preparedness.
  • Available worldwide: As of May 2023, mariPOC diagnostic solutions were available in more than 30 countries. 🔗

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Awards & Recognitions 🏆

  • 2014 Frost & Sullivan Award for Point-of-Care Product Leadership 🔗
Last update: May 23, 2023