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Puritan specimen collection devices are designed with people in mind

Pyrostar Neo plus recombinant endotoxin detection reagent from FUJIFILM

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ATP Hygiene Monitoring Reduces Hospital Infection Rates

Environmental Monitoring

31 Aug 2015

ATP monitoring can quickly identify contamination hotspots and improve cleanliness, offering large reductions in infection rates

Great Results for COPAN’s ESwab™ Maintaining Fastidious Anaerobic Bacteria Viability

Swabs

27 Aug 2015

COPAN’s ESwab™ tests well against the Gold Standard Transport System for maintenance of fastidious anaerobic bacteria viability

Launch of Captivate™ O91 Strengthens Lab M's IMS Range for STEC

26 Aug 2015

For concentration and isolation of shiga toxigenic E.coli O91 from food, Captivate™ immunomagnetic beads now includes O91, also available for O103, O104, O111, O121, O145, O157, O026, O45 serotypes.

FDA 510(k) Clearance for VIDAS® 3 - the New Generation of VIDAS®

Workflow Optimization

26 Aug 2015

With over 29,000 installed instruments offering 100 test parameters the VIDAS® is the most established automated immunoassay instrument, the new generation VIDAS® offers increased automation, traceability and security for greater productivity.

New Book on How to Manage Biorisk in the Lab

26 Aug 2015

How to implement a program for controlling biorisk in the laboratory to prevent accidental release or exposure to pathogens.

CE Marking for Fungiplex - Candida and Aspergillus in Blood

Yeasts and Moulds Aspergillus Candida

26 Aug 2015

Using a unique detection technology - surface enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (SERRS), the Fungiplex identifies 12 Candida and Aspergillus species in a single run.

Brightfield LED Illumination for Upright and Inverted Microscopes

Microscopy

25 Aug 2015

The Brightfield LED has a 550 nanometre flip-in filter in the light path which reduces background fluorescence attributed to stray light.

QIAGEN and Seegene to Develop Infectious Diseases Panel

24 Aug 2015

Multiplexed real-time PCR analysis will enable simultaneous amplification of up to 20 target genes per tube in a single reaction

INTEGRA Helps Forsyth Institute Increase Pipetting Workflow Efficiency

Liquid Handling

24 Aug 2015

The VIAFLO Assist is flexible in the lab and can be used for multiple applications including Luminex, ELISAs, PCR, or any other plate based assays

Have You Checked out the CDC/NARMS Antibiotic Resistance Data Tool?

Campylobacter Salmonella

24 Aug 2015

The CDC/NARMS interactive tool allows review of the antibiotic resistance patterns of 4 major pathogens in the USA since 1996

3M Responds to Customer Feedback with Next-Generation Assays for Pathogen Detection

Listeria and L mono - next generation assay

Listeria spp.Listeria monocytogenes

24 Aug 2015

The 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay 2 for Listeria and L. monocytogenes - 30% faster than before.

Meet New Industry Standards with Lab M’s New Pre-poured Plates for Legionella

Environmental Monitoring Legionella spp.

24 Aug 2015

The two new Legionella media (Pinnacle™ Legionella GVPC and Legionella BCYE) are compliant to ISO 11133:2014 formulation and performance.

Verification of the Inlabtec Serial Diluter Made Easy

Automation

22 Aug 2015

Automate and improve the quality of serial dilutions allowing accurate plate counts with the Inlabtec Serial Diluter, practical template available for verification according to ISO/IEC 17025.

PositiveID Successfully Detects MRSA in Less than 20 Minutes

MRSA Point of Care/Need

18 Aug 2015

The MRSA assay was run on the Firefly Dx prototype system, which the company is developing to be a handheld, fully automated, lab quality, real-time device.

FDA Pre-Market Approval for the BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab Assay

HIV

17 Aug 2015

The BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab assay offers early detection of HIV by detecting HIV antigens and consequent early treatment of patients

World’s First Poultry Biochip for Pathogen Detection

Campylobacter Salmonella

17 Aug 2015

VereVet can detect, differentiate and identify nine major poultry infectious disease agents in one sample using a single disposable biochip.

Understanding M40-A2. Are Your Swabs Compliant?

Swabs

14 Aug 2015

Dr Monika Stuczen, Medical Wire & Equipment Co will be giving a free to attend talk on CLSI M40-A2 compliance for transport swabs at this year's IBMS congress in Birmingham, UK.

Roche Acquires GeneWEAVE - Sample-In/Susceptibility-Out

Antibiotic Resistance MRSA

14 Aug 2015

Smarticles combine with the target species DNA causing the organism to produce luciferase - drug resistant organisms become detectable by luminescence measurement.

Set up a New Microbiology Laboratory – Save Time & Reduce Costs

Environmental Monitoring

14 Aug 2015

Details the basic equipment needed to start microbiology testing for environmental and food/beverage samples plus example instructions from sample collection through sample preparation to results.

200 Sample TwistAmp® Kits Give Away

Campylobacter Salmonella Listeria monocytogenes

11 Aug 2015

TwistDx announce the first viable alternative to PCR for every day lab work in over 30 years

MERS-CoV Kit Receives Emergency Use Authorization

MERS

11 Aug 2015

altona Diagnostics Receives Emergency Use Authorization of RealStar® MERS CoV RT-PCR Kit U.S.

IAFP 2015 - 3,200 Attendees from 49 Countries

11 Aug 2015

IAFP 2015 was another successful meeting for the International Association for Food Protection.

Interpreting 2015 Updates to USP <51> for Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing

QC Organisms

10 Aug 2015

Microbiologics has created a list of frequently asked questions and answers to assist our customers in understanding the new USP guidelines.

Environmental Monitoring Doesn’t Stop at Detection

Environmental Monitoring Identification

10 Aug 2015

Your guide to determining what to do with environmental isolates found in non-sterile manufacturing

Chromogenic ID Software Counts and Identifies from Plates

Automatic colony counting and identification from chromogenic media

Identification Automation

10 Aug 2015

Automatic generation of accurate, objective microbial identification and colony counts.

Shuttered Fluoresent Illumination System for Sensitive Samples

Microscopy

07 Aug 2015

The Lumen 200S minimises thermal drift and aids image stability in long term experiments, bulb life is approx. 10 times longer than of a conventional mercury bulb.

Credit Card Access to UK Contract Laboratory Testing Facilities

04 Aug 2015

Eurofins launches new 'self service' sample booking for smaller food companies

Check-Sample-Survey Provides Valuable Insights into Test Effectiveness and Accuracy

Mycotoxins Aflatoxins

04 Aug 2015

The study had a good response with more than 150 participants from 28 countries comparing DON mycotoxin

Neogen’s ANSR® for Listeria monocytogenes Receives AOAC Approval

Environmental Monitoring Listeria monocytogenes

03 Aug 2015

This rapid and accurate test can provide definitive results in as little as 17 hours for environmental samples

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