Rapid detection.
Real resilience.
From food systems outward.
We aim to revolutionize the way we detect pathogens and antibiotic residues for the interconnected complex global food systems. We are transforming traditional food safety testing into proactive bio-defense.
The Supply Chain Moves Faster than the Science
The traditional gold standard method for food safety is bottlenecked by the need for pre and selective enrichment to amplify the bacteria taking 3 to 7 days to yield microbial results.
Samples can move through laboratories and logistics before a result returns to the facility.
Operators often have limited visibility between a sampling event and a confirmed result.
Delayed information can mean avoidable holds, recalls, lost product, or unnecessary testing.
Rapid Detection, Everywhere It Matters
Our real-time intelligence layers transforms reactive testing into predictive bio-defense.
Bio-GPS for the Global Food Supply Chain.
The world's first pathogen and antibiotic intelligence layer for perishable food. We replace traditional lab testing with drop-and-read biosensors, purpose-built to work across the food supply chain.
Live Facility Geolocation
Pinpoint exact contamination vectors across production locations, processing facilities, and distribution hubs in real time.
Continuous Cloud Sync
Results stream autonomously from on-site biosensors directly to centralized quality control dashboards without manual data entry.
Predictive Bio-Defense
Trigger instant batch holds and mitigation workflows before contaminated shipments enter logistics channels.
Built for environments where information has to move.
Our drop-and-read ecosystem operates directly in your environment. Our proprietary workflow is powered by synthetic biology, field-deployable compact hardware, and advanced machine learning algorithms.
Continuous or scheduled fluid sample extraction from the monitored facility matrix.
Microfluidic pre-filtering and biological target analyte concentration for high-affinity capture.
Multiplexed affinity binding creates measurable optical fluorometric signatures.
Multi-point signal verification against control thresholds to eliminate false positives.
Instant digitization with facility, batch, and timestamp context routed to operations.
Lab-grade Detection in Your Hands
We replace the massive lab, labor, and consumable-heavy test with a drop-and-read ecosystem that operates directly in your environment.
Antibiotics and Pathogens (not requiring selective enrichment): An end-to-end test within 30 minutes.
Pathogens (requiring selective enrichment): An end-to-end test within 6 hours.
Interdisciplinary Expertise for a Planetary Challenge
With NASA JPL origins, our expertise spans across data, synthetic biology, robotics, AI, nanotechnology, and food safety. We bring a bold approach to securing our food supply chain and protecting our planet.
Questions worth answering clearly.
What is Manakin Bio?
Manakin Bio is a biotech startup revolutionizing pathogens and antibiotics detection, starting with the global food industry. Currently, the global food industry relies on analog laboratory tests that take days to deliver results. This outdated practice costs $75 billion dollars a year in food borne illness, risking disease spread and supply chain disruption. Manakin Bio is building the world's first "Bio-GPS", a closed-loop hardware and SaaS ecosystem that shifts the industry from reactive recalls to proactive bio-defense.
Why is rapid detection important?
Rapid detection enables real-time decision making for for operators. Operators can mitigate exposures, increase supply chain resilience and ultimately deliver safe, quality products to customers.
How does the detection workflow work?
Our proprietary 5-step workflow (Collection, Concentration, Detection, Confirmation, and Digitization) is powered by synthetic biology, field-deployable compact hardware, and advanced machine learning algorithms.
How does Manakin Bio compare to traditional lab testing?
Legacy culture labs are accurate but take 7 days, reducing shelf life. Rapid alternatives like lateral flow and Rapid PCR take 1–2 days; however, complex matrices like shrimp obscure optical signals, risking false negatives, and PCR requires trained personnel. Manakin’s biosensor provides low-cost, onsite, real-time testing—enabling early pathogen detection, preventing stock loss, and avoiding costly rejections to safeguard yield and revenue.
Is Manakin Bio ISO/BAM Approved?
Not yet. We are currently used for internal process control, helping operators lower cost and hold times. We are actively partnering with companies to collect the data we need for regulatory approvals. Ask us about our pilot opportunities info@manakin.bio
How can I learn more?
Contact us and we’ll be happy to help.
Let's put real-time detection into the workflow.
Tell us what you're trying to monitor, where the signal lives, and what decision depends on it.
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