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Microbiology News: Feb 2022

Cytoquant
CytoQuant® enables the immediate, on-site verification of cleaning procedures in food production facilities by directly quantifying bacteria and residues on surfaces. more...
Fortis for you
Welcome to a future – and a company – that puts you first. A company with remarkable products and great service to support your pursuit of a healthier world more...
With years of experience in the pharmaceutical and life science sector, CD Genomics recently upgraded its microecology and pharma solutions. more...
CD Genomics has recently announced PCR-based microbial antibiotic resistance gene analysis service to help develop new antimicrobial medicines to address the worldwide threat of antibiotic resistance. more...
Measure with BactoBox
We are often asked how BactoBox results compare to the plate count method. To investigate this in detail, we performed a head-to-head comparison of five different bacterial species. more...
Testing for food pathogens text on a background of bacteria
In this rapidmicrobiology special focus on solutions for making food pathogen testing faster and easier, you can explore options for your Salmonella, Listeria and STEC (Shiga Toxin producing E. coli) testing. Ensure you are using the best, most efficient approach for your manufacturing facility. more...

NEOGEN®'s One Broth One Plate (OBOP)

22 Feb 2022 | Food & Beverage

NEOGENs One Broth One Plate Solutions
Our OBOP alternative culture media solutions for the detection of Listeria and Salmonella provide results in as little as 48 hours using just one enrichment broth and one agar plate per target organism, offering increased sensitivity and simplicity.  more...
bioMerieux Predictive Diagnostics
With results in as little as 24 hours, bioMérieux automated solutions for pathogen detection and enumeration deliver rapid, accurate, and traceable results to enable faster decisions and corrective actions throughout the process, so you can release products sooner. more...
ReadyStream system
How the ReadyStream® system was invented. How Merck identified the market need, solved the problem, and brought to market a simple on-the-spot media preparation instrument for food testing labs. more...
Webinar about a drinking water hygiene concept to reduce health risks
Are you concerned about water hygiene? Sign up for the free webinar and find out how to develop a water hygiene concept based on quantitative results. Real cases are shown to address the importance of the topic. more...

INTEGRA Launches the D-ONE Single Channel Pipetting Module for ASSIST PLUS

17 Feb 2022 | Laboratory EquipmentPharmaceutical

Integra D-ONE
The D-ONE single channel pipetting module opens up a range of new possibilities for the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot more...
Gold Nanomaterial LFAs
Download this new compendium of recently published peer-review articles. more...
Fortis for you
Company expands into key market verticals in diagnostics, therapeutics, and research discovery with solutions for proteins, genomics, and diagnostic assay development services. more...
INTEGRA tips and tricks video series solves your pipetting challenges
Featuring easy-to-follow guides and liquid handling techniques INTEGRA's new video series are designed to help life science researchers improve pipetting accuracy and precision.  more...
ddPCR instrument from BioRad for detection of STEC
Bio Rad offers a Droplet Digital PCR solution, the dd-Check STEC Solution, for the screening and confirmation of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) with Linked and Unlinked stx and eae in Beef Matrices.  Its enhanced test accuracy gives fewer false-positive reactions. more...
Hygiena Food Pathogen Testing
To ensure food products are pathogen-free, facilities often turn to PCR analysis after traditional culture, but these methods can take days to generate results. By combining simple, rapid methods with real-time PCR, pathogen detection and quantification can be achieved in less than 10 hours. more...
Fortis Life Sciences
Established in 2020 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Fortis Life Sciences has a vision of creating a unique life sciences company focused on offering world-class products coupled with the best customer experience in the industry. more...

Specimen Collection Kit: - An Overview of Products

16 Feb 2022 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Puritan Specimen Collection Kits
The range of specimen collection options available can seem overwhelming. With their range of targeted swabs and specimen collection kits, for effective use across a range of applications, Puritan Medical Products can guide you to the right solution for your specimen collection needs. more...
MagSI-NA Pathogens MSP Kit
The MagSi-NA Pathogens Kit utilizes magnetic beads to ensure a consistently high yield of DNA and RNA and is suitable for use with various enzymatic downstream applications, including qPCR and qRT-PCR isothermal amplification. more...
Romer CytoQuant
Rapidmicrobiology talks to Stefan Widmann, product manager for microbiology, Romer Labs to find out, what makes CytoQuant® a game-changer and why ATP-based testing is not necessarily the best way to verify surface cleaning. more...

Why You Should Choose the BactoBox Over OD600

15 Feb 2022 | Food & Beverage

SBT BactoBox
BactoBox represents a novel rapid microbiology alternative to track in-process fermentation samples and bacterial test suspensions. more...
C auris on HardyCHROM Candida plus auris
HardyCHROM™ Candida + auris media is recommended for the selective isolation and differential identification of Candida species and offers easy-to-read chromogenic and fluorogenic results. more...
COPAN PhenoMATRIX colony selection software
PhenoMATRIX® TAG, colony selection software automatically chooses isolated colonies on plated media for picking, allowing automated specimen processor WASPLab® users to pre-assess and pre-sort culture plates and segregate bacterial cultures. more...

How to Test for Pathogens in Food

14 Feb 2022 | Food & Beverage

Food production operative testing for food pathogens with a Puritan swab
In this article, we share tips and best practices for collecting and testing food for bacterial pathogens plus you'll find a step-by-step food safety sampling method for use with Puritan's EnviroMax® and EnviroMax Plus® sterile environmental sampling swabs. more...
EasySeq™ SARS-CoV-2 generates whole genome sequencing data from cDNA, derived from COVID-19 positive tested patients, facilitating rapid and accurate tracking of newly emerging coronavirus variants. more...
RiboFlow Listeria Twin Rapid and Simple Molecular Detection
Proven Lateral Flow format. Fast, easy and instrument free biomolecular test system. SY-LAB´s RiboFlow® Listeria Twin will detect Listeria contamination quickly and reliably. more...
Condalab Condagene
Aware of the laboratories needs to obtain results in the shortest time possible, Condalab bring to you our new product line for rapid pathogen detection based on real-time PCR technology. Reliability, versatility, and quickness thanks to Condagene® more...

NEOGEN®'s New Microbiology Insider

08 Feb 2022 | Food & Beverage

NEOGENs Microbiology Insider is Now Available for Download
Get your free copy of the Insider to read about our new One Plate for Listeria method, allowing you to streamline testing procedures and reduce media requirements, and learn about the expertise and service we could offer you. more...
Ready to go cleanroom for Cell Gene Therapies
The bioGO is a rapidly deployable cleanroom using standard, proven cGMP facility designs that are pre-commissioned and pre-qualified. The fast, flexible space allows clinical trials to start when needed, without traditional capital building expenditures. more...

NEW Omicron Reactive Antibodies

07 Feb 2022 | Clinical

High affinity antibody pairs Omicron
ViroStat has validated their 4 best monoclonal antibody pairs (products #3865-#3868) for reactivity with the nucleocapsid of the Omicron variant. These high affinity antibody pairs are used successfully in lateral flow and ELISA applications for antigen detection of the other variants as well. more...
Nuclease-free Water
The global reach of coronavirus means that PCR-grade water for testing must be available at all times and at all locations. Sartorius's Arium® ultrapure water systems guarantee an on-demand supply of nuclease-free water, when and where it’s needed. more...
rqmicro Legionella testing
Water hygiene is important to you, but you are struggling to control it? A new service provides fast and quantitative Legionella and total bacteria detection. Implement effective hygiene measures and optimize treatment, sustainability and safety. more...
Luminultra Microbial Monitoring
LuminUltra Technologies is partnering with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) to collect and test wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19 at 500 sites across the US. more...
nanocomposix White Paper
Performance comparison of commonly used nanoparticle probes in SARS-CoV-2 Lateral Flow Assays more...
COPANs Colibri automated processor
Colibri™ instrument by COPAN receives FDA 510(k) clearance for use with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analyzers offering clinical Microbiology laboratories cutting-edge, intelligence-driven solutions for automated specimen workup. more...
Sigma MM
There have been many clinical studies carried out on Sigma MM™ over the years to prove that it not only inactivates infectious pathogens in 60 seconds, but also preserves the DNA and RNA for safe transportation of samples for at least 21 days at room and refrigerated temperatures. more...
microbiological contamination
The Celsis Adapt™ concentrator, in combination with Celsis Adapt™ Cell Kit and Celsis® luminometers, unlocks a rapid microbiological contamination detection platform for multiple quality control testing of short shelf-life products, ATMPs, cell, and gene therapy production. more...

Cherwell Rounds up 50th Year Focused on Customers, Quality Products and Growth

02 Feb 2022 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Agar Art
Cherwell Laboratories, manufacturer of Redipor® prepared culture media, announces a successful conclusion to its Golden Anniversary Year of celebration which marked yet another year of growth for the long-standing company. more...

Webinar: Tackling the Ubiquitous B. cereus

01 Feb 2022 | Food & Beverage

Webinar about the challenges of B cereus
Delivered by Bio-Rad Laboratories Food Science Division in collaboration with Nestlé Quality Assurance Center Dublin, OH,USA this webinar will consider the challenges posed by B.cereus.  Experience the live webinar, available at 3 different dates/times. more...
ATMP Formulation Development Facilities BSL2
Coriolis’ new ATMP facilities will meet the growing demand for formulation development and analytical characterization for ATMPs up to BSL2/S2 level and increase Coriolis’ capabilities significantly. more...