Microbiology News: May 2019

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Microbiology News: May 2019

PCR Kit Manufacturers - Reduce your False Positives with Pharmozyme's Crystal Taq™

30 May 2019 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

PCR diagnostics manufacturers can now use Pharmozyme’s new Crystal Taq™ enzyme, guaranteed free from bacterial and animal DNA contamination to eliminate all associated false positives more...

Loop Genomics Launches Four New Microbiome Research Kits

29 May 2019 | Food & BeverageOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryMicrobiome

Loop Genomics provides these affordable Microbiome kits ($29-$40/sample), and services ($149-$199/sample) to identify the presence and relative abundance of organisms in the Microbiomes the kits are testing for using UMI’s and phased long-reads on any Illumina sequencer. more...

Protect Select Microorganism Anaerobe Bead Preservation Storage System

28 May 2019 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Protect Select Anaerobe has improved viability and performance for problematic microorganisms by having reduced oxygen permeability and removal which increases anaerobe survival more...

Results for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) Before Treatment

28 May 2019 | Pharmaceutical

Contaminated ATMPs pose life-threatening risks for immunocompromised patients. Microbial release test results prior to treatment are critical to patient safety. Our validated qPCR Kit detects bacteria within 3 hours. more...

Corning® Gosselin™ Water Beginning-to-End Solutions for Quality Testing Labs

28 May 2019 | Water

Corning® Gosselin™ offer a full line of consumables from sampling and preparation to bacterial growth and analysis. more...

UN World Food Safety Day 7 June – Stay Safe with Promicol® ATP Bioluminescence

28 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

7th June is UN World Food Safety Day - Find out how you can ensure the supply of safe food by, early and fast, detection of microbial food-borne hazards with Promicol® ATP Bioluminescence Rapid Testing more...

GE Healthcare Launches Chronicle™ Automation Software for Cell Therapy Manufacturing

28 May 2019 | Pharmaceutical

Chronicle™ is GMP compliant software specifically designed for cell therapy manufacturing from process development through commercialization. Digital optimization increases productivity and improves process control. more...

Micronic Launches Full Range of Hybrid Tubes

27 May 2019 | Pharmaceutical

Micronic, the leader in sample storage, last year introduced 4 coding concepts, a tube with multiple sample identification methods. By popular demand Micronic now bring you a wider spectrum of sizes to accommodate all Life Science industries. more...

Priorclave Launches New Autoclave Controller

27 May 2019 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalVeterinary

In a significant up-grade, all laboratory autoclaves and research sterilisers leaving the Priorclave design and manufacturing centre in the UK are now fitted with a new, technologically advanced controller. more...

ATCC Expands Global Priority Superbugs Portfolio Including 24 Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii

27 May 2019 | Clinical

ATCC Global Priority Superbugs support global initiatives for patient care and improved outcomes for hospital-acquired infections. more...

AOAC PTM for 3M™ Clean-Trace™ Hygiene Monitoring and Management System

24 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

ATP testing and its benefits have been well-supported for many years throughout scientific literature, but not all systems perform equally. Food manufacturers are encouraged to evaluate ATP solutions in their individual production environments prior to adoption. more...

Fine Chemical Companies Biosynth and Carbosynth Merge

21 May 2019 | Other

Carbosynth is a leader in carbohydrate chemistry, while Biosynth has a wealth of experience with enzyme substrates and has recently attracted much attention with a number of novel chemiluminescence-based compounds. more...

RSSL Introduces Cell Based Bioassays to Enhance Biologics Service Offering

21 May 2019 | Pharmaceutical

With RSSL adding cell based bioassays to portfolio, biopharma companies are now able to reduce their risks by using a single, trusted provider for all their testing requirements. more...

Growth in Adoption of Labguru - All-in-One Electronic Lab Notebook

21 May 2019 | ClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Labguru Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) is a secure, compliant, web-based ELN is trusted by over 20,000 users worldwide who rely on it to plan and document experiments, track progress, streamline lab logistics and seamlessly share results. more...

APAS^® Independence Receives FDA Clearance Ready for Sale in the US

21 May 2019 | Clinical

With an innovative platform technology the APAS® Independence can automatically screen, interpret and sort culture plates, processing more than 200 culture plates at a time. more...

FDA Clearance for QIAstat-Dx Respiratory Panel that Detects More than 20 Pathogens

21 May 2019 | Clinical

Respiratory panel for detection of more than 20 pathogens gains 510(k) clearance by FDA. more...

foodproof^® Salmonella plus Cronobacter Detection LyoKit

20 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

A new multiplex real-time-PCR test for simultaneous detection of Salmonella and Cronobacter in food samples. more...

Traceability in Modern Food Testing Facilities

20 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

Sample reception and handling in a busy laboratory is one of the most important elements of the testing process. Solus improve sample traceability from reception to results with the DS2 on-board barcode reader tracking sample dispense positioning. more...

Microbubbles Replace Magnetic Cell Separation

20 May 2019 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherVeterinary

Unlike magnetic-based products, microbubbles use buoyancy to gently separate cells of interest within the tube—they simply float to the surface. more...

Global Launch of FedEx Express and TNT Temperature-controlled Transportation

20 May 2019 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

Medpak VI°C service is for customers in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries in addition to the clinical trials sector. These sectors all rely on excellence in temperature controlled technology to ship high-value and temperature-sensitive products. more...

SureTect Food Pathogen PCR Assays Now Validated With More Streamlined Workflow

17 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

AOAC PTM and NF VALIDATION certification covers SureTect Assay workflows for Salmonella species, Listeria species, L. mono, E. coli O157:H7 and Cronobacter species (NF VALIDATION certification only) in a variety of foods and production environment samples. more...

Automated Endotoxin Testing with PyroTec™ PRO and WinKQCL™ Software

14 May 2019 | Pharmaceutical

Increase efficiency with PyroTec PRO for automated endotoxin testing. Together with analysis from WinkKQCL software, this robotic solution will streamline your QC lab and improve productivity for accurate, dependable endotoxin testing results. more...

RAPID’B.cereus is Validated by AFNOR Certification According to ISO 16140-2

14 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

RAPID’B.cereus is the newest edition to the RAPID chromogenic media family. Based on a chromogenic principle and the detection of phospholipase activity, it allows the detection and the enumeration of B. cereus strains. more...

Cherwell Laboratories Cleanroom Microbiology Solutions at The Cleanroom Technology Conference

14 May 2019 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Cherwell Laboratories specialists in cleanroom microbiology solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and related industries, will be attending Cleanroom Technology Conference 2019 more...

Why Routine Industrial Microbiology Labs Should Be Embracing Automation

14 May 2019 | Food & BeverageCosmetic/Personal Care

Automation from sample prep to plate reading can provide more reliable, traceable and accurate test results with a faster turnaround from sample to result. more...

Actero™ EZ-Media Bag Improves Lab Safety and Testing Throughput

13 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

The Actero™ EZ-Media Bag contains high quality, pre-measured and sterilized enrichment media powder that greatly reduces the typical steps and glassware required in traditional media preparation. Just add deionized water. “Always Easy. Always Right.” more...

Real-time Bacterial Monitoring with ScanStation

13 May 2019 | Food & BeveragePharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

The ScanStation detects and counts colonies as soon as they appear at the beginning of the incubation. The anticipated results save time and allow earlier release of production batches in the pharmaceutical, agro-food, research and cosmetic industries. more...

Rapid, Automated Detection of E.coli, coliforms & Enterococci Bacteria

13 May 2019 | Water

Tecta offers the only US-EPA approved automated detection system for E.coli & coliforms bacteria in drinking water globally. Automate your micro lab with Tecta solutions to improve efficiency & productivity, reduce human error, and make lab life easier! more...

Meridian Bioscience Buys GenePOC

13 May 2019 | Clinical

Meridian will be getting GenePOC’s state-of-the art revogene™ molecular diagnostics platform, which offers sample to result testing for single tests, as well as flexible multiplexing capability. more...

Rheonix NGS OnePrep™ Solution Automates NGS Library Prep Workflow

13 May 2019 | Clinical

The Rheonix NGS OnePrep™ solution is capable of producing NGS-ready libraries from raw samples in less than 5 hours using the automated Encompass Optimum™ workstation. more...

8 Zoonotic Diseases of Most Concern in the U.S.

13 May 2019 | ClinicalVeterinary

The zoonotic diseases of most concern in the U.S. are: Zoonotic influenza, Salmonellosis, West Nile virus, Plague, Emerging coronaviruses (e.g., severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome), Rabies, Brucellosis, Lyme disease more...

SY-LAB RiboFlow® Listeria Twin Receives Microval Validation

13 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

The RiboFlow® Listeria Twin has recently obtained the Microval approval for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes from Lloyds Register based on the ISO 16140-2 (2016) standard. more...

AMP-6000® Automated Microbiological Platform

13 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

The Miniaturised and microtiter-based MPN system enables testing of up to 96 replicates per sample giving precise and reliable MPN results. An innovative detection technology for any chromogenic or fluorogenic substrate in combination with turbidity, detection is performed by a new scanner device. more...

GPS-Transplant - NGS for Monitoring Post-Transplant Patients for Viral Infections

13 May 2019 | Clinical

With the current standard of real-time qPCR, only one virus can be detected per test. GPS-Transplant is one comprehensive test able to detect the most common viral infections among transplant patients - Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), BK virus (BKV) and human adenovirus. more...

FDA Clearance for FluChip-8G Influenza A+B Assay Identifying Seasonal and Non-Seasonal Flu

13 May 2019 | Clinical

Assay is capable of detecting a wide variety of non-seasonal influenza A viruses and positively identifying them as “non-seasonal”, including subtypes with recognized pandemic potential such as H7N9 and H5N1. more...

Automatically Remove Non-Significant Culture Plates from the Workflow.

09 May 2019 | Clinical

APAS Independence is the first automated culture plate reader. A breakthrough in AI technology, able to not just image, but interpret 200 plates per hour, provide accurate reproducible results and fast track your workflow. more...

WASP®DT: Walk-Away Specimen Processor Automates Microbiology Specimen Setup.

09 May 2019 | Clinical

WASP®DT is an open platform, modular instrument, and the only one in its field that addresses all aspects of automated Microbiology specimen processing: planting and streaking, Gram slide preparation and enrichment broth inoculation, to name a few. more...

Almost 200 Affected in Multi-state E. coli O103 Outbreak

08 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

Investigation into the largest E. coli O103 outbreak since 2010 continues. more...

Advanced Microbial Profiling (AMP) Delivers New Insights for Food Microbiology

08 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

Traditional microbiology using plates has the unintended consequence of squing the microbial population that is detected. Each decision whether it is choice of culture media, time and temperature of incubation or atmospheric conditions all have an effect on the end result. more...

Build a Strong Foundation with Neogen Culture Media

07 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

With new and emerging methods of detection, it’s important to ensure quality from start to finish. Neogen Culture Media comprises a high quality media range in various formats to support your laboratory’s workflow. Find out more more...

FDA-Cleared Liofilchem MTS™ (MIC Test Strip) Ciprofloxacin (CIP)

07 May 2019 | Pharmaceutical

Liofilchem has received clearance from the FDA to market in the United States the Ciprofloxacin 0.002-32 MTS™ (MIC Test Strip), a quantitative assay for determining the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Ciprofloxacin. more...

FDA Annouces New Era of Smarter Food Safety

04 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

FDA expects to see more innovation in the agriculture, food production, and food distribution systems in the next 10 years than in the past 20, with this ever-changing landscape, we know we must continue preparing to take advantage of new opportunities and address potential risks. more...

Alpha Labs New Lateral Flow Assay Provides Quick and Easy Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis

02 May 2019 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

The new IMMY sōna Aspergillus Galactomannan Lateral Flow Assay is now available in the UK exclusively from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. more...

Micronic Receives Environmental Impact Label for 2D Data-Matrix Coded Screw-Cap Tubes

02 May 2019 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

ACT is the first environmental impact factor label for laboratory products, developed by the non-profit My Green Lab. ACT—which stands for accountability, consistency, and transparency—is designed to provide critical information on the environmental impact of laboratory products. more...

Make Your Mycotoxin Analysis Easier and Greener With Aqueous Extraction

02 May 2019 | Food & Beverage

Mycotoxin testing with aqueous extraction

ProGnosis Biotech offers lateral flow kits for the detection of all the major legislated Myxotoxins, such as Aflatoxin B1, Total Aflatoxins, Deoxynivalenol (DON), Zearalenone (ZON), Ochratoxin A (OTA), Fumonisin (FUMO) and T-2/HT-2 - making your lab greener by using aqueous extraction methods. more...

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