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NEOGEN® Presents the Next Generation of Hygiene Monitoring System

AccuPoint advanced next generation hygiene monitoring
ATP TestingBiofilmData Integrity
30 Sep 2021
Introducing AccuPoint® Advanced Next Generation, a new easy and seamless way to store critical data and verify your hygiene programme, including a redesigned handheld ATP testing instrument, innovative samplers, and a powerful data manager software.

New Research Helps Industry Tackle Strong Biofilms with Most Effective Methods

Campden BRI research
Biofilm
28 Sep 2021
Recent research from Campden BRI has shed light on the species composition of food industry biofilms and the most effective methods to remove them – helping food businesses minimise shelf-life-related issues often associated with biofilms.

Modern Microbial Testing Methods for QC at PDA Global Conference on Pharmaceutical Microbiology

visit Charles River at this years PDA Microbiology
Bacterial Endotoxin Test (BET)IdentificationLimulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL)
28 Sep 2021
At this year's PDA Conference find out how Charles River can support your microbial QC with their detection platform for rapid sterility, tools for microbial identification and strain typing, and solutions for endotoxin testing.

Future-proof Your Endotoxin Testing with the Automated rFC Assay

Pyrotec PRO Robotic Endotoxin Testing System
AutomationBacterial Endotoxin Test (BET)Data Integrity
27 Sep 2021
Adding recombinant Factor C capability to the PyroTec® PRO Robotic System error- and future-proofs BET execution in your laboratory, and helps you comply with the “3 R” principles. 

Special rapidmicrobiology Focus on COVID-19 Immunity Testing

COVID-19 Immunity testing
AntibodiesNeutralization testSARS-CoV-2
27 Sep 2021
Read rapidmicrobiology's recent special focus on COVID-19 immunity testing. Various kit types available for the detection of IgG and T-cells.

Free Hardy Diagnostics Webinar to Cover Detection of Carbapenemase Producing Organisms

How to Screen for CRE Superbugs Webinar
Antibiotic ResistanceAntibiotic SensitivityAntibiotic Stewardship
24 Sep 2021
Hardy Diagnostics Presents: Detection of Carbapenemase Producing Organisms; Advancements and Barriers to the Clinical Laboratory. This Free educational webinar hosted by Hardy Diagnostics is offered with continuing education credits.

Enjoying a Good Glass of Wine

Promicol ATP Bioluminescence testing
ATP TestingBeer Spoilage OrganismsBioluminescence
24 Sep 2021
Promicol, together with the University of Parma has developed a protocol that enables the detection of both yeasts and bacteria in different types of wines after 24 hours

Evaluating Immune Response to COVID-19 using CE-IVD Neutralizing Antibody ELISA Kit

Icosagen SARS-CoV-2 Neutralization test
SARS-CoV-2T-Cell Detection
22 Sep 2021
Icosagen's SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Ab ELISA kit can determine the duration and efficacy of antibody immunity and allows medical facilities to select highly neutralizing blood serums of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 disease, which then can be used to treat critically ill patients.

Rapid Antibody Test Manufacturer Wins Gold and Bronze at Recent Healthcare Award Ceremony

Lateral Flow Assay
Lateral Flow AssaysSARS-CoV-2
22 Sep 2021
Developed by ProGnosis Biotech the Rapid Test 2019-nCoV Total Ig demonstrated 98,75% sensitivity and 100% specificity for total antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the latest clinical performance study.

SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Test is FDA-EUA and CE-Marked

SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing antibody test
SARS-CoV-2
22 Sep 2021
EKF Diagnostics' FDA-EUA and CE-IVD marked Kantaro COVID-SeroKlir SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody test kit determine both the presence and specific quantities of human IgG antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. 

INTEGRA Automated Pipetting Solutions Assist Antibiotic Development

Minimum inhibitory concentration testing
AutomationLiquid HandlingMultichannel Pipettes
21 Sep 2021

INTEGRA’s liquid handling product range meets the needs of early phase drug discovery by offering high throughput processing of routine pipetting tasks - such as serial dilutions and plate inoculation - without compromising on precision and reproducibility.

Rapid, Automated Microbial Detection in Fruit Juice

Photo of peaches with text about rapid microbial detection in fruit juice
AlicyclobacillusAssay ValidationAutomation
21 Sep 2021
NEOGEN®’s Soleris® NF-OSB vial offers sensitive detection of aciduric microorganisms in less than 48 hours. As well as providing fast, automated results, the test has been validated according to ISO16140-2 to ensure you can test with confidence.

Rapid IgM/IgG Antibody Test Vital for COVID-19 Vaccination Program

Rapid IgM and IgG Lateral Flow Test COVID 19
SARS-CoV-2
20 Sep 2021
The Novel Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) IgM/IgG Rapid Test Kit from Bioperfectus is an in vitro lateral flow diagnostic test used for the detection of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) IgM and IgG antibodies. It is easy-to-use and provides results in 10-15 minutes. 

Bacterial and Viral Biomarker Test Gains US FDA Clearance

MeMed Key platform
Bacterial & Viral infection Biomarkers
20 Sep 2021
MeMed has announced its bacterial and viral biomarker test has been given US FDA clearance. The test runs on a POC platform and measures and computationally integrates the levels of 3 immune system proteins: TRAIL, IP-10, and CRP, providing a result within 15 minutes.

Salmonella Main Culprit in Outbreaks from Novel Foods

CDC facts about novel foods causing foodborne illnesses and outbreaks
E. coli inc VTEC/STECfoodborne virusesSalmonella
17 Sep 2021
The CDC has published a report on new foods responsible for foodborne illnesses and outbreaks. Twenty-eight novel foods have been identified with Salmonella and STEC as the most common disease-causing agents. 

Fast, Accurate, Portable Legionella Testing Solutions

Legionella testing using qPCR
ISO 11731 - LegionellaLegionella spp.Legionella pneumophila
17 Sep 2021
Legionella testing is essential for commercial and industrial water systems as cases of Legionnaires’ disease rise across the globe. LuminUltra’s Legionella testing solutions empower you to identify, quantify, and verify treatment procedures on-site.

How Does Readybag® BPW Compare to Other Buffered Peptone Water Media? Read the Study

Merck Readybag BPW Culture Medium
Dehydrated Culture MediaSalmonellaWorkflow Optimization
13 Sep 2021
Can you save time and costs in microbial testing using convenient BPW media pouches? Read the study by Merck.

200+ Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Variants Bank for Vaccine Research

Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 antigens for vaccine research
Recombinant Viral Antigens
09 Sep 2021
Sino Biological has developed 200+ recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variants, covering Lambda, Delta, and more Variants of Concern (VOCs) and Variants of Interest (VOIs), which can be used to evaluate the efficacy of the antibodies and vaccination.

More INTEGRA GripTip Options now Available in Environmentally Friendly ECO Racks

INTEGRA GripTip
Liquid HandlingLiquid Handling in Microplates
09 Sep 2021
Additional GripTip options now available. ECO Racks contain 60% less plastic, while maintaining the high standards that customers expect from INTEGRA products, they can also be paired with the company’s one-of-a-kind, reusable PopTop Base for the most convenient pipetting experience.

Cherwell Labs to Highlight Developments of ImpactAir® Range at 2021 Conference

Cherwell Impact Air Range
AgarAir SamplingEnvironmental Monitoring
09 Sep 2021
Cherwell Laboratories will be offering practical advice on the new EU GMP Annex 1 requirements for continuous environmental monitoring and highlighting new developments in its ImpactAir® range at the 2021 Cleanroom Technology conference.

MALDI-Link™ Middleware with BIOMIC V3

MALDI-Link Middleware with BIOMIC V3
Antibiotic SensitivityArtifical IntelligenceMALDI-TOF
08 Sep 2021
The BIOMIC V3 Microbiology System and MALDI-TOF Mass Spec Systems including the Maldi Biotyper (Bruker) and VITEK MS (bioMerieux) provide a complete ID-AST solution for the microbiology lab.

CertaBlue™ Professional Rapid Microbiology For Every Laboratory

MCS CertaBlue
Ready-to-use MediaYeasts and Moulds
08 Sep 2021
CertaBlue is based on rapid detection of several metabolic processes that take place within the growing organism. The system can detect color changes through highly sensitive optical sensors.

Track, Trace, and Trend with Integrity - a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

Track Trace and Trend with Integrity
Air SamplingAllergensContract Service Laboratory cGMP
07 Sep 2021
Use this rapidmicrobiology special focus on 'Track, Trace, and Trend with Integrity' to explore solutions for your lab to reduce the risk of non-compliance with industry standards.

Highly-Specific Neutralizing Antibodies for COVID-19 Vaccine Potency and Immunity Studies

Neutralizing antibodies for COVID-19 vaccine potency and immunity studies
Assay Development
07 Sep 2021
Fapon Biotech's COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) can be used in array of assays used to determine vaccine potency and antibody detection. These reagents have demonstrated high affinity, sensitivity and specificity in several verification studies. 

Introducing HardyCHROM™ Group A Strep Agar with Easy to Read Color Differentiation

Colored Strep A colonies on a HardyCHROM chromogenic agar
Chromogenic MediaStreptococcus - Group A
06 Sep 2021
Identification is easy with Hardy Diagnostics HardyCHROM™ Group A Strep Agar. This new chromogenic medium allows for an easy-to-read and straight forward selective cultivation and differential isolation of Group A Streptococcus (S. pyogenes) or GAS.

Cloud-Based Platform Bridges Gap Between Patients and Clinical Testing Labs

Cloud-based platform for clincial testing labs
LIMS
06 Sep 2021
PreciseMDX has introduced a cloud-based solution for clinical testing labs designed to eliminate complexity for all users, from scheduling and check-in to coordinating on-site or at-home testing to results notification and reporting. 

Evaluate Vaccination with Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Antigens with Critical Mutations

Recombinant Antigens for SARS-CoV-2 variants
Lateral Flow AssaysRecombinant Viral AntigensSARS-CoV-2
06 Sep 2021
Creative Diagnostics' collection of SARS-CoV-2 recombinant antigens covers mutations in Spike proteins and Nucleocapsid proteins. The reagents can be used to evaluate the efficacy of antibodies and vaccination.

Data Integrity in the Microbiology Lab

data integrity in microbiology lab
Data IntegrityLIMS
03 Sep 2021
Download this poster presentation to learn how the innovative use of custom LIMS software in the Pharmaceutical QC Lab reduces the risk of not complying with regulatory standards, BioTracker LIMS also includes several speciality modules to support DNA sequencing and MALDI-ToF identification.

How to Use the Data From Your Environmental Monitoring Program to Make Better Decisions

MODA helps make better decisions for your environmental monitoring data
Data IntegrityEnvironmental Monitoring
03 Sep 2021
Lonza’s MODA® Solution can overcome the challenges of paper-based data capture methods by offering comprehensive analysis, and trend reporting tools, including dashboards and heat maps, enabling companies to make decisions in real time.

Microbial Contamination in Milk - 24 Hour Results with Innovate

Hygiena Innovate system
Dairy
02 Sep 2021
Traditional testing methods take multiple days, if not weeks, to determine if products are contaminated with microorganisms. Streamline testing by using the Innovate System to detect contamination in as little as 24 hours

Data Integrity Considerations for Conventional and Rapid Microbiological Methods

data integrity for rapid microbiology methods
Data Integrity
01 Sep 2021
Dr. Tim Sandle is Head of Microbiology at Bio Products Laboratory, UK highlights areas that microbiologists need to be mindful of in terms of plate counting and computerized systems.

Could this be Your Biological Safety Cabinet?  Help is at Hand! Get Your Free Safety Poster

Untidy biological safety cabinet
Biological Safety Cabinets
01 Sep 2021
Every biological safety cabinet The Baker Company builds ensures that you can work in safety - with confidence.  Download your free poster and create a safe working environment in your biological safety cabinet.

Fast, Accurate & Portable Legionella Testing Solutions

Luminultra Legionella Testing
Legionella spp.
01 Sep 2021
Legionella testing has never been more essential for commercial and industrial water systems as cases of Legionnaires' disease rise. LuminUltra's qPCR Testing Solutions allow you to test on-site and identify the presence of Legionella in 2.5 hours.

New SARS-CoV-2 Whole Virus Antigen Controls for Point-of-Care COVID-19 Diagnostics

SARS-CoV-2 Whole Virus Antigen Controls for Point-of-Care Diagnostics
QC Molecular StandardsSARS-CoV-2
01 Sep 2021
Microbiologics has launched a new SARS-CoV-2 quality control (QC) product designed for use with antigen POC methods. It serves as a non-viable, external, positive control to evaluate the assay’s performance and mitigate the potential for false-negative or false-positive results.

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