Health

karius

Private Company

Karius is a life sciences company transforming infectious disease diagnostics with genomics. It began with work on microbial cell-free DNA at Stanford University and was inspired by one child’s story. The Karius® Test is a comprehensive tool capable of identifying more than 1,000 pathogens directly from blood. With this next-generation sequencing-based test, we are helping clinicians improve patient outcomes and helping industry accelerate drug development.

kariusdx.com

U.S.

Diagnostics

Leaders
Mickey Kertesz, Ph.D.

CEO & Cofounder

Tim Blauwkamp, Ph.D.

CSO & cofounder

Stephen Quake, Ph.D.

Cofounder

Lightspeed Team

Karius is a life sciences company transforming infectious disease diagnostics with genomics. It began with work on microbial cell-free DNA at Stanford University and was inspired by one child’s story. The Karius® Test is a comprehensive tool capable of identifying more than 1,000 pathogens directly from blood. With this next-generation sequencing-based test, we are helping clinicians improve patient outcomes and helping industry accelerate drug development.