ANDE

What ANDE does

ANDE Corporation is a privately held biotechnology company that develops portable Rapid DNA identification systems for government and enterprise customers. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Richard Selden, a Harvard-trained geneticist who created the concept and field of "Rapid DNA," the company is headquartered in Longmont, Colorado with R&D operations in Waltham, Massachusetts. ANDE's core technology enables fully automated DNA profile generation in under two hours without requiring laboratory infrastructure or technical operators, addressing conventional lab-based forensic workflows that typically take days to months. The company was developed with support from the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and the FBI, including SBIR I, II, and III innovation awards, and is the first Rapid DNA system to receive FBI NDIS approval (2016) and the first to meet the expanded 20 CODIS Core Loci standard (January 2017).

The company's product portfolio centers on the ANDE Rapid DNA System, a portable and ruggedized instrument (US Military Standard 810-G) paired with proprietary FlexPlex chemistry consumable Chips (A-Chip, F7 Chip) and automated Expert System Software. The system examines 24 autosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) loci plus 3 Y loci and supports direct CODIS database uploads. ANDE has built application-specific modules around the core platform: ANDE Rapid DNA for Human Identification (covering Booking, Forensics, Victim Identification, Border Control, Counterterrorism, and Foreign Worker Registration), the ANDE UHR service for Coroners and Medical Examiners, the HMAC biosurveillance platform for pathogen detection, and Rapid-MIC for microbially influenced corrosion testing in oil and gas infrastructure. The technology portfolio is protected by over 190 patents.

ANDE generates revenue through capital equipment sales of instruments and consumable Chips, fee-for-service testing (e.g., UHR bone/tissue/familial reference at $895/$350/$195 per sample), and government program contracts (including the visa-fee-funded Foreign Worker Registration Program). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting federal, state, and local law enforcement, military, border control, coroners and medical examiners, oil and gas operators, and biosurveillance agencies across more than 25 countries, supported by a 24/7 Emergency Fly Team for mass casualty and disaster victim identification deployments.

Name

ANDE

Legal name

ANDE Corporation

Website

https://ande.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ANDE Corporation develops portable, ruggedized Rapid DNA identification systems that generate forensic-quality DNA profiles in under two hours without laboratory infrastructure. The company serves government law enforcement, military, border control, coroners, and oil and gas operators across 25+ countries via hardware, consumables, and testing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rapid DNA Identification Systems

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Medical Laboratories (621511), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835)

akta.pro primary industry

Molecular Biology & Genomics Instruments (PCR/qPCR, Sequencing, Microarrays) (HLAGAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Molecular & Genetic Testing (PCR/NGS/qPCR) (HLAGADAF), Molecular Diagnostics (PCR/qPCR, NGS-based assays) (HLAAALAA), Rapid On-Site Environmental Testing Kits & Instruments (Lateral Flow, PCR, ATP Devices) (AFALAEAK)

Keywords

• Rapid DNA analysis
• DNA identification systems
• Forensic DNA instruments
• DNA consumable chips
• Biodefense biosurveillance

Headquarters

HQ city

Longmont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Rapid DNA Instruments and Consumables: ANDE sells its Rapid DNA instruments and consumable Chips (A-Chip, F7 Chip) for DNA testing. The system enables DNA ID generation in under 2 hours at the point of need.
2. ANDE UHR (Unidentified Human Remains) Testing Services: Fee-for-service DNA identification from bone ($895), tissue ($350), and familial reference buccal swab ($195) samples for coroners and medical examiners.
3. Rapid-MIC Testing Services: Microbially Influenced Corrosion testing for oil and gas infrastructure, providing actionable results for biocide treatment optimization in real-time.
4. Government Contracts and Programs: Foreign Worker Registration Program funded through visa application fees, providing end-to-end identity verification for government agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ANDE designs, manufactures, and sells the ANDE Rapid DNA System — a portable, ruggedized DNA identification instrument plus proprietary consumable Chips (A-Chip, F7 Chip) and FlexPlex chemistry — that produces fully automated STR-based DNA profiles in under 2 hours by non-technical operators and uploads directly to the FBI CODIS database. Beyond human identification applications (booking, forensics, victim identification, border control, counterterrorism, foreign worker registration), ANDE offers HMAC biosurveillance assays, Rapid-MIC corrosion testing for oil and gas infrastructure, and fee-for-service UHR DNA identification for coroners and medical examiners.

Product overview

ANDE Corporation offers the ANDE Rapid DNA System as its core platform - a portable, ruggedized DNA identification instrument that generates DNA profiles in less than two hours without requiring laboratory facilities or technical operators. The system is built on over 190 patents and has received FBI NDIS approval. The portfolio includes multiple application-specific modules: Human Identification applications (Booking, Forensics, Victim Identification, Border Control, Counterterrorism, Foreign Worker Registration), ANDE UHR service for Coroners & Medical Examiners, ANDE Biosurveillance with HMAC technology for pathogen detection, and Rapid-MIC (F7 Chip) for industrial microbiologically influenced corrosion testing. The system processes various sample types including buccal swabs, blood, tissue, bones, and trace evidence, generating DNA IDs based on STR (Short Tandem Repeat) analysis of 24 autosomal loci plus 3 Y loci.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ANDE Rapid DNA System ANDE's flagship portable, ruggedized DNA identification instrument that pairs with consumable Chips and proprietary FlexPlex chemistry to deliver fully automated STR-based DNA profiles in under 2 hours without requiring a technical user or laboratory. For government agencies, law enforcement, military, and other authorized customers.
• ANDE Rapid DNA for Human Identification

Quantifiable outcome

• DNA identification results available in under 2 hours compared to traditional laboratory processes taking days to months
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFBI provided support for ANDE's Rapid DNA development and granted first-ever NDIS approval for Rapid DNA in 2016. ANDE was the first Rapid DNA system to meet expanded 20 CODIS Core Loci standard required by FBI. FBI implemented new standards expanding CODIS Core Loci to 20 loci as of January 1, 2017, which ANDE was first to meet.
• US Department of DefensecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoD supported development of ANDE's Rapid DNA technology, including funding through SBIR I, II, and III innovation awards. Core technology (HMAC) was created for US Special Forces mission-critical in-field DNA testing in austere environments.
• US Department of Homeland SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHS provided partial support for ANDE's Rapid DNA technology development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life-sciences and analytical instruments incumbent that owns the IntegenX RapidHIT line of rapid DNA instruments, directly competing with ANDE in the FBI-approved rapid DNA category. Also serves forensic DNA labs with reagents, qPCR, and capillary electrophoresis instruments.
• QIAGEN: Molecular diagnostics and sample-preparation incumbent that acquired Verogen, a forensic NGS company offering alternative DNA-analysis workflows to law enforcement. Comparable to ANDE as a forensic/human-identification DNA platform with global regulatory reach.
• Cepheid (Danaher): Molecular diagnostics leader with GeneXpert systems widely deployed for pathogen and biosurveillance testing. Comparable to ANDE's HMAC biosurveillance push from a rapid molecular diagnostics delivery perspective.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Established life-science tools provider of molecular biology instruments, qPCR systems, and reagents used in genetic testing and biosurveillance laboratories. Overlaps with ANDE on laboratory analytical instruments and molecular testing.

Direct peers

• Promega Corporation: Privately held provider of DNA-analysis reagents, STR kits, and bench-top instruments widely used by forensic DNA laboratories. Competes with ANDE in supplying the chemistry and instrumentation underlying forensic DNA workflows.
• Bode Technology (LabCorp): One of the largest private forensic DNA services providers in the US, offering traditional laboratory DNA testing to law enforcement and medical examiners — directly competing with ANDE's UHR fee-for-service offering.
• Cellmark Forensics: Major forensic DNA testing service provider serving UK and international law enforcement agencies. Comparable to ANDE in providing DNA identification services for criminal investigations and disaster victim identification.
• Parabon NanoLabs: Forensic genomics company offering DNA phenotyping, genealogy, and identification services to law enforcement. Comparable to ANDE's human-identification and forensic use cases from a service-led model.
• Verogen (QIAGEN): Forensic NGS company (now part of QIAGEN) providing sequencing-based human-identification workflows that compete with ANDE's STR-based rapid DNA approach for forensic casework.
• NMS Labs: Independent forensic and clinical testing laboratory offering DNA identification and toxicology services to medical examiners and law enforcement. Direct comparable to ANDE UHR's fee-for-service model for coroners and medical examiners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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