Aquatest Incubator
Robert Mathews
Aquatest incubator is a portable and low-cost field incubator.
Aquatest incubator is a low-cost phase-change incubator initially designed for microbiological water testing particularly in conjunction with the Aquatest kit. However, it can also be adapted for other fields, including clinical microbiology, environmental monitoring, and sample transport. The portable and user-friendly incubator does not require an electrical power supply for testing.
The Aquatest incubator was developed as part of the Aquatest project. This was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. There was only a limited number produced for trials and evaluation. The incubator worked well, although the Aquatest device itself was less successful, therefore the product itself is discontinued for now. Interview with representative, August 2020
This product will be implemented by 17 organizations in 16 countries especially through water suppliers, health surveillance agencies, international NGOs, and researchers.
4 USD as of 2013 pricing
Competitors of this product include other water testing kits such as the Oxfam-DelAgua Single Incubator Kit, Water Test Kit: Dual Incubator, Vecom test kit potable water+ incubator, Aqua test standard incubator, and Body belt incubator. However, there are several other portable incubators in the market.
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation
Governments, companies and users in remote areas with poor facility of water testing and electricity.
