At TiKa Diagnostics Ltd, we have invented a new diagnostic kit able to confirm the diagnosis of Mycobacterium species rapidly and consistently. We have shown that using our new culture system, these bacteria can be recovered faster and from a wide range of types of samples. Incorporation of our kits into existing routine clinical laboratory methods which will help doctors and veterinarians make faster, more informed decisions able to influence mycobacterial disease control, leading to improving the efficiency, helping stop the spread of disease with the aim at eliminating tuberculosis in humans.