Microbiology News: Dec 2017

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Microbiology News: Dec 2017

Improved Pipette Quality Assurance Software

12 Dec 2017 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

New PCS® Software includes some advanced features created to improve various lab processes, such as pipette identification, scheduling and reporting. more...

Sekisui Diagnostics to Distribute Mesa Biotech Flu A/B POC System in US

12 Dec 2017 | Clinical

Sekisui Diagnostics plan to distribute the Mesa Biotech POC system for Flu A/B in the USA and Canada. more...

CLSI - New and Updated Antifungal Microbiology Documents

12 Dec 2017 | Clinical

CLSI latest standards detail reference standards and performance standards for antifungal susceptibility testing of yeasts and filamentous fungi, more...

New Video Demonstrates Fast and Easy Microplate Pipetting

12 Dec 2017 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

The best way to pipette into microplates - the benchtop VIAFLO 96 and 384 channel pipettes can transfer entire plates in a single step, increasing throughput and reproducibility, suitable for wide range of applications such as ELISA, PCR and nucleic acid and protein extraction. more...

Application Note: Achieving Unbaised Cell Lysis for Microbiome Workflow

11 Dec 2017 | Other

Application note describes the materials, procedure and results attained using the Precellys® Evolution Homogenizer together with the ZymoBIOMICS® Microbial Community Standards and ZymoBIOMICS DNA Miniprep Kit for purification of the DNA. Get unbiased cell lysis in only one minute. more...

Validated Multiplex for Salmonella species, Typhimurium and Enteritidis in Pork

08 Dec 2017 | Food & BeverageOther

Now an AOAC-RI Performance Test Method, the new Salmonella Multiplex PCR Solution offers rapid and simultaneous detection of Salmonella species, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis in pork and pork products. more...

NCIMB Appoints Bioinformatics Expert

08 Dec 2017 | Other

A bioinformatics expert has been appointed to NCIMB to develop its bacterial and fungal identification services, extending the existing strain identification with high-throughput ‘metagenomics’ approaches. more...

ESwab’s Versatility And Efficacy To Detect MRSA From Nasal Swabs Shown

08 Dec 2017 | ClinicalOther

ESwab’s versatility and universal appeal simplifies sample collection by minimizing the plethora of specimen collection swabs that need to be stocked by medical centers and clinics in favor of a single multipurpose bacteriology swab. more...

Demonstration of Automated Solutions for QC Testing at SLAS2018

08 Dec 2017 | OtherPharmaceutical

WinKQCL Endotoxin Detection and Analysis Software can interface with multiple robotic systems

At SLAS2018 Lonza’s QC testing experts will be on hand to demonstrate how the WinKQCL™ Endotoxin Detection and Analysis Software can interface with multiple robotic systems to provide a single database that complies with data-integrity regulations. more...

New Book on Culture Media for Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Manufacturers

08 Dec 2017 | Pharmaceutical

Over 90 percent of QC microbiology in the pharmaceutical and healthcare manufacturing sectors is still based around culture media. This book covers how media is used in the modern pharmaceutical microbiology setting and what is its future. more...

Quick, Consistent Automated DNA Purification for Food Pathogens

07 Dec 2017 | Food & Beverage

Reduce the potential of human error and eliminate the need for multiple purification SOPs and protocols, Promega's new Maxwell® RSC PureFood Pathogen Kit delivers high-quality DNA from food samples simply & consistently. more...

Collaboration for Microbiome-on-a-Chip Discovery of Unculturable Microbes

05 Dec 2017 | ClinicalOther

Microbiome-on-a-chip technology capable of culturing, screening and isolating bacteria in single step while demonstrating targeted benefits more...

Antibody Solutions & Single Cell Technology Announce Partnership

05 Dec 2017 | ClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Antibody Solutions, Single Cell Technology partnership: single B-cell antibody discovery service - new offering aims to advance researchers’ ability to develop broader repertoire of novel antibody candidates. more...

AI Interpretation Software for Fast Track Diagnostics’ PCR Multiplex Kits

04 Dec 2017 | ClinicalOther

The combination of Fast Track Diagnostics' kits and FastFinder’s artificial intelligence will considerably improve the processes within laboratories. The software is developed under ISO13485 standards and is CE IVD-certified. more...

Traceable, High Volume Storage Tube for Clinical Research

04 Dec 2017 | ClinicalOther

In order to optimize sample traceability during clinical research processes, Micronic launches the 4.00ml tube with external thread. The 2D coded tube is designed to have a massive working volume of 3.40ml, while minimizing the height of the tube. The 4.00ml tube is ideal for centrifuging more...

GC and CFU Correlation Of 9 Mycoplasma spp Examined With Sartorius' Microsart® Range

04 Dec 2017 | ClinicalOther

Sartorius’ Microsart® Mycoplasma range can be used to investigate the correlation between CFU and GC, required by different authorities before an assay is accepted to be used in quality control of cell culture products. more...