Private company

Aptitude Medical Systems

Logo: aptitudemedical.com2

Aptitude Medical Systems is an American company based in Santa Barbara, founded in 2011.1 Its website says: “Aptitude is the next generation of diagnostic testing, providing lab-quality results, wherever people need them, quickly and easily.”2

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2011Founded1

Leadership

Who has led Aptitude Medical Systems, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Timeline

  1. 2011Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$53.2M 2014–2026
Without federal contracts$12.2M 2014–2023
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsPPP loansFederal contractsTotal
2026––$4.5M$4.5M
2025––$3.8M$3.8M
2023$755.5K–$30.0M$30.8M
2022$992.0K–$1.0M$2.0M
2021$1.0M––$1.0M
2020$1.1M$221.8K$550.0K$1.9M
2019$1.3M––$1.3M
2018$2.6M––$2.6M
2017$1.8M––$1.8M
2016$223.1K–$1.0M$1.2M
2015$870.6K–$150.0K$1.0M
2014$1.3M––$1.3M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2014–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Aug 1, 2020$1.9M from National Institutes of Health: Vision Research4 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award R44EY030828
  2. Jul 14, 2017$1.9M from National Institutes of Health: Biomedical Research And Research Training5 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award R44GM123822
  3. Jun 1, 2014$1.7M from National Institutes of Health: Biomedical Research And Research Training6 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award R44GM109721
  4. Sep 16, 2015$1.4M from National Institutes of Health: Diabetes, Digestive, And Kidney Diseases Extramural Research7 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award R44DK101280
  5. Mar 1, 2020$1.3M from National Institutes of Health: Vision Research8 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award R44EY030822
  6. Sep 30, 2018$299.7K from National Institutes of Health: Vision Research9 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award R43EY029650
  7. Sep 15, 2017$299.5K from National Institutes of Health: Discovery And Applied Research For Technological Innovations To Improve Human Health10 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award R43EB025095
  8. Sep 30, 2018$293.2K from National Institutes of Health: Discovery And Applied Research For Technological Innovations To Improve Human Health11 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award R43EB026362

Largest contracts

  1. Feb 15, 2023$38.3M from Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response: Ace rapid molecular test system for point of care (poc) and in-home use with saliva and swab samples for covid-19 and beyond12 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award 75A50123C00013
  2. Aug 1, 2022$1.0M from Department of the Army: Award of aptitude's dha sbir phase iii follow-on medical r&d contract for "real- time small-volume blood sampling and analysis for coagulopa13 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award W81XWH22C0067
  3. Sep 23, 2016$1.0M from Department of the Army: Igf::ot::igf dhp 15.1a sbir ph ii # h2-018914 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award W81XWH16C0176
  4. Jul 6, 2020$550.0K from Department of the Army: Award of aptitude's dha sbir phase ii enhancement medical r&d contract for "real- time small-volume blood sampling and analysis for coagulop15 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award W81XWH20C0075
  5. Sep 22, 2015$150.0K from Department of the Army: Igf::ot::igf sbir phase i dhp 15.1 h151-012-009216 To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC Award W81XWH15C0165

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA17. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 27, 2020$221.8K PPP loan (first draw) from Montecito Bank & Trust17To APTITUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Santa Barbara CA; $224.1K forgiven May 20, 2021