All about our ÄKTAs

Our wide range of ÄKTA chromatography systems enable scalable protein purification from lab to manufacturing. Powered by UNICORN™, a secure and flexible control software with an intuitive user interface, the ÄKTA family of liquid chromatography systems is recognized as the gold standard in chromatography runs as well as filtration systems. It’s backed by field personnel with extensive application knowledge meaning providing you uncompromised support and reliability which safeguard your reputation.




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Looking to buy an ÄKTA or want to upgrade? Our systems are tailored to your specific needs, and offer benefits which meet expectations.

Looking for a small footprint? No problem!

Higher flow rate? Done!

Accelerated processes? Sure thing!


ÄKTA go

Quickly get enough protein of desired purity and yield with this compact protein purification system (with a footprint of only 335 × 464 mm), which can easily fit on the lab bench or even in a cold cabinet, saving you precious lab/bench space. Carry out routine column chromatography purifications or conduct advanced research and get reliable results with ÄKTA go.

ÄKTA pure

Flexible and intuitive, ÄKTA pure can be quickly and easily customized, helping you to meet specific challenges in research applications. Tailor it to obtain fast and efficient results, whether you are working with microscale samples or setting up multistep purification.

ÄKTA avant

Quickly and securely develop scalable methods and processes for protein purification and cost-effective production. With ÄKTA avant you can scale up the process, run the system unattended, use the column logbook to share columns among multiple users, or set up automatic scouting and customize buffer plates for high-throughput process development using the quaternary valve.

ÄKTA system with components to match your purification needs

Detailed Specifications ÄKTA go Achieve desired purity with ease in routine purifications—make the most of valuable bench/cold room space ÄKTA pure Flexibility in research— match current and future purification challenges ÄKTA avant Productivity in process development—fast and secure development of purification processes
Application
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
Support for hydrophobic interaction chromatography Software Limited capabilities
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
Advanced automation including external equipment Optional Optional
Flow rate (mL/min) 0.01 to 25.0 0.001 to 25.0/ 0.01 to 150 0.001 to 25.0/ 0.01 to 150
Flow rate (mL/min) Max. operating pressure (MPa, bar, psi) 5, 50, 725 20, 200, 2900/5, 50, 725 20, 200, 2900/5, 50, 725