Diagenetix began with research by Dr. Jenkins and Dr. Kubota as they sought more sensitive biosensors for in-field detection of agricultural pathogens.  A few business plan competition wins at the University of Hawaii and Rice University provided the early support to continue commercialization efforts with the help of Scott Shibata.  

Since its early beginnings, Diagenetix has raised additional public and private financing to further their R&D efforts and successfully licensed their intellectual property.