Microbiology News: clinical, Nov 2016

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Microbiology News: clinical, Nov 2016

Assay Development Clinical Cosmetic/Personal Care Food & Beverage Laboratory Equipment Microbiome Other Pharmaceutical Veterinary Water

External Thread Storage Tubes Reduce Cross Contamination

30 Nov 2016 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Using externally threaded tubes for sample storage eliminates the possibility of the sample coming into contact with the screw thread. more...

QIAGEN and CosmosID Launch New Plugin for Metagenomics Analysis

29 Nov 2016 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherVeterinary

Bioinformatics expansion strengthens QIAGEN’s Sample to Insight metagenomics solutions more...

Meet ISO 11133:2014 Requirements With Liofilchem Ready-to-use Media

28 Nov 2016 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherVeterinary

Liofilchem manufactures a range dehydrated and prepared culture media for food and water microbiology, providing full traceability and validation data to help meet ISO 11133:2014 requirements. more...

Automated Etest, MIC Test Strip, & M.I.C.E. Reading with BIOMIC® V3

23 Nov 2016 | Clinical

The BIOMIC V3 automates MIC zone reading and S-I-R interpretation for Etest® (bioMerieux), MIC Test Strip (Liofilchem®), and M.I.C.E. strips (Thermo). more...

Sekisui OSOM® Ultra Flu A&B Test Using Swab Samples

22 Nov 2016 | Clinical

Now CLIA waiver, the OSOM® Ultra Flu A&B Test delivers fast, accurate results in 10-15 minutes by utilizing a simple procedure across multiple sample types, including nasal swabs, nasopharyngeal swabs, and in moderate settings, nasopharyngeal aspirate/wash. more...

First Ultra-Rapid Phenotypic MRSA/MSSA Differentiation Assay

22 Nov 2016 | ClinicalOther

Based on detection of fluorescent light produced by molecular probes when they find their specific target molecules, the MRSA/MSSA differentiation is phenotypic overcoming the issue of PCR assays not coping with frequent changes in genetic material. more...

Fast, Automated Generation of MIC Point Values

21 Nov 2016 | Clinical

A new software module from Synbiosis automatically reads the MIC point from a MIC strip at the touch of a button. more...

Eliminate Need to Autoclave and Refill Tip Boxes with TerraRacks

14 Nov 2016 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Ideal for sensitive molecular assays, Rainin TerraRacks are available as ready-to-use, sterile tips in racks - choose between filtered or unfiltered tips. more...

Video Shows How Priorclave Autoclaves Are Built

14 Nov 2016 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Successful laboratory autoclave manufacturer Priorclave, has over 60 standard models in its current range including benchtop, top and front loading, as well as double-door and power-door autoclaves. more...

ASSIST Increases Consistency of Tissue Typing

09 Nov 2016 | ClinicalOther

By offering consistency of dispensing volume, immersion depth and pipetting angle, the reproducibility and accuracy of tissue typing protocols are increased, especially during middle of the night, on-call tasks. more...

Bruker Acquires NAT Assays and Syndromic Panel Technology

08 Nov 2016 | ClinicalOther

Bruker acquistion will be involved in developing PCR-based syndromic panels for Bruker’s MALDI Biotyper platform. more...

FDA Clearance for Centralised Breath-test Diagnosis of H.pylori

08 Nov 2016 | Clinical

BreathID® Hp Lab System is based on measuring the level of change of ¹³C labeled urea in a patients breath and aims to facilitate H. pylori diagnosis, in a central location, of large numbers of breath samples. more...

Compliant Air Transport for Biological Samples

08 Nov 2016 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Convenient and cost effective sample packaging materials ensure UN3373 compliance for safe air transportation of biological samples. more...

Affordable Benchtop 1536-well Pipetting

08 Nov 2016 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

The VIAFLO 384 is the only benchtop pipette on the market, which allows easy and precise pipetting into 1536 well plates. more...

Latest Colour Touchscreen Controllers for Astell Autoclave Range

08 Nov 2016 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

The controller software has been developed by Astell for the precision control of all its autoclaves and sterilizers and contains features designed to improve both the speed and management of load cycles. more...

CE Marked 30 Minute Or Less Molecular Flu/RSV Test

08 Nov 2016 | Clinical

Using the Xpert Xpress Flu/RSV hospitals and clinics can reliably diagnose influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in 30 minutes or less. more...

Reliable and Rapid Identification of MRSA for Better Patient Outcome

01 Nov 2016 | Clinical

Available exclusively in the UK from Alpha Laboratories, the AdvanDx mecA XpressFISH assay uses a unique PNA-FISH technology to detect mecA mRNA from positive Staphylococcus aureus blood cultures, providing a result 1-3 days earlier than conventional methods. more...

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