Cytiva ÄKTA (AKTA) — Brand & Products

ÄKTA is Cytiva’s chromatography platform built to take you from protein purification in the lab to process-scale manufacturing with consistent methods and documentation. The systems, columns, and resins are designed to work together, so you can move from scouting to optimization and scale-up with fewer variables, tighter control, and reproducible results.

Across research groups and GMP facilities, ÄKTA helps standardize gradients, maintain flow and pressure accuracy, and capture clean data for audits. With UNICORN software orchestrating methods, fractionation, and reporting, teams can share methods, compare runs, and lock in conditions for transfer to pilot and production skids.

Core Product Categories

To help you map tasks to hardware and consumables, the categories below group classic ÄKTA systems with widely used columns, resins, and software. Use them as starting points and refine by target, load, and scale.

• Chromatography Systems (Benchtop)

  • Representative models: ÄKTA start, ÄKTA pure, ÄKTA avant

  • Use cases: Method development, polishing steps, small-to-mid prep

• Chromatography Systems (Scale-Up & Process)

  • Representative models: ÄKTA pilot, ÄKTA ready / readyflux, ÄKTA process

  • Use cases: Tech transfer, clinical supply, GMP manufacturing

• Software & Control

  • Representative products: UNICORN method control & evaluation, design templates, e-records/reporting

  • Use cases: Method development, 21 CFR Part 11-aligned data handling

• Prepacked Columns for Method Development

  • Representative families: HiTrap, HiLoad, HiPrep

  • Chromatography modes: Affinity, IEX, HIC, SEC, multimodal

Bioprocess Resins (Bulk)

• • Representative lines: MabSelect (Protein A), Capto (IEX/HIC/Multimodal), Sepharose/Sephadex/Sephacryl (SEC & specialty)

  • Use cases: Capture, intermediate purification, polishing

• Accessories & Detection

  • Representative items: Fraction collectors, mixers, UV/Conductivity/pH modules, valves & tubing kits

  • Use cases: Peak-based collection, inline monitoring, low-shear handling

More from Cytiva

If your workflow extends beyond chromatography, Cytiva’s other classic brands cover filtration, sample prep, and upstream media—so you can source an end-to-end path on one platform.

• Whatman — membranes, syringe filters, and filter papers for clarification and sample preparation.

• HyClone — cell culture media, sera, buffers, and process liquids with tight lot control.

• Pall — single-use assemblies and bioprocess filtration for clarification, sterilizing-grade steps, and virus filtration.