Aquora Research & Consulting

What Aquora Research & Consulting does

Aquora Research & Consulting is a privately held US consulting firm founded in August 2020 that operates two integrated service lines built around water and health data. Its SecureCare product applies digital PCR wastewater surveillance to long-term care communities, detecting COVID-19, flu, RSV, and norovirus up to roughly seven days before clinical symptoms and delivering tiered alerts ('All clear', 'Watch closely', 'Take immediate action') via text, email, and dashboard on a monthly subscription basis. Its 'Helping the Helpers' consulting line partners with NGOs, mission groups, and government agencies in the US and internationally to assess water quality and community health, design interventions, support grant writing and implementation, and deliver pre- and post-intervention impact reporting.

The company is led by a small team of PhD-level experts spanning microbiology, physical chemistry, applied statistics, public health, nursing, and data analysis, with Aaron Best, PhD as President and Brent Krueger, PhD as Vice President. Its technology stack centers on advanced molecular sequencing via digital PCR for pathogen quantification, integrated water-quality-and-health dashboards, and an automated alert pipeline that minimizes facility staff time to under one hour per week. There is no evidence of patents, certifications, app distribution, or API integrations.

Aquora generates revenue through a recurring subscription on SecureCare (quote-based, monthly) and project-based professional services fees on water consulting engagements. Go-to-market is dual: sales-led direct enrollment of long-term care administrators for SecureCare, and relationship-driven community partnerships with NGOs and governments internationally for water projects. Documented operating geographies include the US, Cambodia, Mexico (Oaxaca), and Fiji. No funding rounds, revenue figures, or institutional investors are disclosed.

Name

Aquora Research & Consulting

Legal name

Aquora Research & Consulting

Website

https://aquorarc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aquora Research & Consulting provides digital PCR wastewater surveillance for long-term care facilities and data-driven clean water consulting for NGOs and governments, applying PhD-level expertise across microbiology, public health, and data analysis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health & Water Quality Consulting

NAICS

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835), Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Wastewater & Environmental Pathogen Surveillance (HLAJABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory) (EUANAAAG), Molecular & Genetic Testing (PCR/NGS/qPCR) (HLAGADAF), Public Health & Consumer Confidence Reporting (CCR, boil-water advisories, notifications) (EUANAJAL)

Keywords

• Wastewater surveillance
• Water quality testing
• Public health consulting
• Long-term care monitoring
• Clean water solutions

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. SecureCare Subscription (Long-Term Care): Regular monthly subscription model for ongoing wastewater surveillance in long-term care communities. Includes sample collection kits, lab analysis, and alert reporting. Billed on a monthly subscription cadence for continuous outbreak prevention.
2. Water Project Consulting Services: Customized project design and implementation support for NGOs, mission groups, and governments addressing clean water access. Includes survey design, water testing, solution identification, grant writing support, implementation assistance, training, and post-intervention impact reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aquora Research & Consulting provides wastewater-based infectious-disease surveillance for long-term care communities (SecureCare) and end-to-end water-security consulting for NGOs, mission groups, and governments (Helping the Helpers). SecureCare uses digital PCR to detect COVID-19, flu, RSV, and norovirus in wastewater up to 7 days before symptoms appear, delivering tiered alerts via text, email, or dashboard. Helping the Helpers combines community needs assessment, water quality testing, solution identification, implementation support, training, and pre/post-intervention impact reporting.

Product overview

Aquora Research & Consulting offers two integrated service offerings: SecureCare, a wastewater surveillance product for early disease detection in long-term care facilities using digital PCR technology; and Helping the Helpers, a consulting service that helps NGOs, mission groups, and governments implement data-driven clean water solutions for communities. Both services leverage Aquora's expertise in water quality analysis and data interpretation to improve public health outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SecureCare: Wastewater surveillance service providing early outbreak detection for long-term care facilities. Detects COVID-19, flu, RSV, and norovirus through wastewater monitoring, offering up to 7 days early warning before symptoms appear.

Products and services

• Aquora SecureCare Subscription-based wastewater surveillance service for long-term care communities (skilled nursing, assisted living, senior living) that uses digital PCR technology to detect COVID-19, flu, RSV, and norovirus up to 7 days before symptoms appear. Delivers tiered alerts ('All clear', 'Watch closely', 'Take immediate action') via text, email, or dashboard, requiring less than one hour of staff time per week and a single wastewater sample to monitor the entire resident community.
• Helping the Helpers Project-based water security consulting service for NGOs, mission groups, local leaders, and government agencies (domestic and international). Includes community needs assessment, custom survey design, water quality testing, integration of water and health data, solution identification, grant writing support, implementation assistance, training, and pre/post-intervention health and water quality assessment with donor-ready impact reporting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 7 days early warning of infectious disease outbreaks before symptoms appear in long-term care communities
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NGOs and Mission Groups (Unnamed)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquora partners with NGOs, mission groups, and local leaders to design and implement data-based water solutions. The partnership process includes scoping community needs, designing custom project frameworks, conducting water testing and surveys, identifying solutions, assisting with implementation and training, and assessing impact with follow-up reporting. These organizations bring community engagement and funding while Aquora provides the scientific rigor and data analysis.
• Government Agencies — Domestic and International (Unnamed)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquora partners with government bodies at local, national, and international levels to support water access and public health programs. The company helps governments choose the best interventions for providing clean drinking water and provides both pre- and post-intervention assessment of health and water quality to ensure long-term success.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• WaterAid: WaterAid is a major international NGO focused on clean water and sanitation. It is a potential buyer/partner of services like Aquora's Helping the Helpers, and represents the type of organization that commissions the kind of impact assessment work Aquora delivers.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a large environmental and water resources consulting firm serving government and development clients worldwide. Its water quality monitoring, international development, and environmental consulting practices overlap with Aquora's Helping the Helpers offering at significantly greater scale.
• RTI International: RTI International is a major nonprofit research institute that conducts international development, water/sanitation, and public health program evaluations. Its work in WASH program monitoring and impact evaluation is directly comparable to Aquora's Helping the Helpers consulting.
• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is a global laboratory testing services giant with significant environmental and clinical diagnostics offerings, including water testing and molecular diagnostics. It represents the incumbent scale competitor that could commoditize the testing work Aquora performs.
• Abt Associates: Abt Associates is a large research and consulting firm with major international development and public health practices, including WASH and health systems work. It competes for the same NGO, USAID, and government consulting dollars that Aquora's Helping the Helpers targets.
• Ginkgo Bioworks (Concentric by Ginkgo): Ginkgo Bioworks operates Concentric by Ginkgo, a large-scale biosecurity and wastewater surveillance program serving public health agencies and institutions. It is comparable as a broader incumbent offering pathogen monitoring at scale, though it is far larger and more diversified than Aquora.

Emerging players

• ID Genomics: ID Genomics focuses on molecular pathogen detection and tracking, with capabilities in wastewater and clinical surveillance. It is an emerging player with technical overlap to Aquora's molecular testing work, though at a different stage and focus area.
• KWR Water Research Institute: KWR is a Dutch water research organization conducting applied research on water quality, pathogen surveillance, and urban water systems. Its integrated water-health research is comparable in technical approach to Aquora's combined water quality and public health work.

Direct peers

• Biobot Analytics: Biobot Analytics is the most direct competitor in wastewater-based disease surveillance, operating a similar business selling PCR-based pathogen detection to buildings and communities. It competes head-to-head with Aquora SecureCare in monitoring COVID-19, flu, RSV, and other pathogens in congregate settings.
• LuminUltra Technologies: LuminUltra provides molecular diagnostic testing solutions for water and environmental samples, including PCR-based microbial monitoring. Its GeneCount qPCR portfolio overlaps with Aquora's digital PCR-based wastewater surveillance and water quality testing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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