John Birkenholz's Contact Details

John Birkenholz's Company Details

InnovaPrep LLC

Drexel, MO, US • 20 - 49 Employees
BioTech/Drugs

InnovaPrep is engaged in product development, manufacturing, sales, service, and related out-licensing of a collection of novel technologies enabling rapid detection of biological particles and pathogens. Our core business is biological sample collection, concentration and preparation. The company has commercialized a collection of market-disruptive platform technologies for rapid, automated concentration of biological particles. InnovaPrep's 35 pending and awarded patents apply to highly efficient collection, recovery, and concentration of biological particles from air, surfaces, and liquids. Our elution process underlies many of these patents and enables recovery of particles from filters, membranes, surfaces, and objects. The primary utility for these technologies is to greatly improve the way biological samples, especially those containing pathogenic organisms, are collected and prepared for analysis beyond the state-of-the-art. These technologies fill a critical void that currently severely limits application of the most advanced biological detection systems to the billions of microbiological tests performed annually. Markets served: Biodefense, food safety, water safety, biopharma, clinical research, animal health, environmental monitoring and others.2010 Technology Company of the Year AwardMissouri 2011 Excellence in Technology Innovation award 2012 Kansas City's 25 under 25 awardOur mission is to be a world-class leader in cutting edge solutions for sample collection, preparation and concentration that bridge the gap between the laboratory and real world environments.