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Revised EN ISO 7704:2023 - Sartorius Your Compliance Partner

Revised EN ISO 7704 2023 Standard for Water Quality Testing
AccreditationMembrane Filtration
26 Nov 2024
Read expert insights on the revised EN ISO 7704:2023 from Dr. Nils Jäger, Sartorius Lab Instruments, and discover how water quality testing labs can manage the challenges of this new standard.

Advance Your Science With Custom Certified Reference Materials

Custom CRMs
Proficiency Testing SchemesReference Material
26 Nov 2024
Ensure accurate results with custom certified reference materials.  Our custom organic and inorganic CRMs are designed to deliver precise and reliable outcomes for your lab testing across various applications.  Facing challenging analyses? We have your solution. Request your CRM today!

Breakthrough in qPCR Efficiency: Cut Your PCR Run Time by 75% with MegaMix Emerald qPCR Mastermix

Click here to download the ultra-fast qPCR for microorganisms using MegaMix Emerald application note
E. coliKlebsiellaPCR
26 Nov 2024
MegaMix Emerald qPCR Mastermix reduces PCR run times from 1.5 hours to just over 30 minutes while maintaining high efficiency and specificity. This solution simplifies workflows and boosts productivity in microbial detection and diagnostics without extensive DNA purification. Download the app. note here.

Optimizing ISO Method Testing with Rapid Solutions

Microbiologist examines a red colored chromogenic media on a petri dish or plate
Chromogenic MediaReady-to-use Media
25 Nov 2024
Join this webinar for an overview of Bio‑Rad’s validated RAPID'Chromogenic Media and standard media solutions. Learn how to effectively integrate these tools into your existing ISO reference methods. Engage with an expert and explore rapid solutions. Register now to join live or view later.

Transforming Food Safety with Real-time Results via Mobile

Prognosis Biotech Mobile App
Smarter Food Safety
25 Nov 2024
ProGnosis Biotech’s Android mobile app revolutionizes food safety by enabling real-time test results with GPS location. This technology empowers field workers, labs, and management with instant data sharing, faster decisions, and improved traceability, ensuring higher food safety standards.

Fighting Resistance: Innovative Solutions Against Resistant Candida

Condachrome
CandidaCandida albicans
25 Nov 2024
The rise of resistant Candida threatens global health with difficult-to-treat infections and high mortality. Discover the clinical challenges it poses and how its complex diagnosis is affecting the control of these dangerous infections.

Neogen® Are Celebrating!

Neogen Petrifilm 40 years celebration
Ready-to-use Media
25 Nov 2024
Neogen® Are Celebrating!  Our Petrifilm™ product range has been providing high-quality food safety testing for 40 years and we couldn’t let our big birthday go unmarked.

Streamlining Seafood Allergen Detection

Image of various shellfish
AllergensReal-Time PCR
21 Nov 2024
Simplify seafood allergen screening with multiplex SureFood® ALLERGEN 4plex SEAFOOD real-time PCR kit by detecting fish, crustaceans, and molluscs in a single run. Save time and reduce errors by using a streamlined solution for qualitative allergen screening.

Preanalytics in Focus: Choosing the Right Swab, Transport, and Automation

MWE range of products
Specimen TransportSwabs
19 Nov 2024
Ensure accurate diagnostics by selecting swabs and transport media that meet CLSI M40-A2 standards, designed to maintain specimen integrity from collection through automation.

Consistent Quality for At-home or Point-of-care Swab Testing  

Female clinician wearing PPE swabs a young womans mouth
Point of Care/NeedSwabsSwabs Molecular Assay
19 Nov 2024
With the increasing demand for easy and safe at-home swab testing and transportation to the lab, as well as efficient POC testing of patients, a quality range of swabs is essential for virological, bacteriological, serological and cytological samples.

The Evolution of Swabs: From Collection Tools to Active Diagnostic Enablers

Copan Interview
Expert Insight PreanalyticalsSwabs
19 Nov 2024
In this interview with Giorgio Triva, Copan Next's Chief Innovation Manager, we get insights into how swabs adapt to modern diagnostic needs, revolutionize preanalytics, and maintain compliant, cost-effective, and efficient labs.

Preanalytics: Choosing The Right Swab, Transport And Automation - a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

Copan Floq Swabs
Special Focus
19 Nov 2024
Innovations in swab design and materials are improving diagnostic accuracy, speed, and accessibility. In this special focus, we hear about the latest advances from manufacturers of collection devices.

Be Prepared this Season with Puritan® Specimen Collection Supplies

Puritan specimen collection supplies for seasonal illnesses
InfluenzaRespiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)SARS-CoV-2
18 Nov 2024
Puritan has all the specimen collection tools you’ll need this season: cotton, foam, spun polyester, and our patented flock-tipped swabs. And, we have dry transport tubes as well as liquid media to get your sample to the lab.

Suitability of a Single Incubation Temperature for EM Programs

bioMerieux White Paper
Environmental Monitoring
18 Nov 2024
Dual temperature incubation is currently among the most common EM practices. However, a well-defined single temperature period practice could replace the dual temperatures regime. Download our white paper to learn how you could improve productivity.

Efficient and Safe Ways to Transfer Materials into Controlled Areas 

IsoBag rapid transfer bags for the fast and safe transfer on contact and settle plates
CleanroomCommercial SterilityEnvironmental Monitoring
12 Nov 2024
The transfer of equipment into and out of cleanrooms and critical zones is a main source of contamination in sterile manufacturing. This is why environmental monitoring is seeing a trend toward using consumables and accessories that have been readily irradiated in multi-layered packaging.

INTEGRA's Innovative Modules Simplify Magnetic Bead Purification Workflows

MAG and HEATMAG modules
Laboratory AutomationMagnetic SeparationPCR
12 Nov 2024
INTEGRA’s new MAG and HEATMAG modules harness the power of exceptionally powerful magnets to enable fast magnetic bead collection with minimal bead loss and carryover.

The Marketing Solution for Global Microbiology Brands for Over 20 Years

microbiology marketing platform
Marketing
12 Nov 2024
The rapidmicrobiology.com media kit 2025 is now ready to download; discover how your marketing campaigns can benefit from our audience, see our special focus schedule for the coming year - be part of it!

Get Accurate Species Level Microbial ID with VITEK® MS PRIME

VITEK MS PRIME
MALDI-TOF
12 Nov 2024
Built on a solid foundation of microbiology expertise, VITEK® MS PRIME is an evolution in MALDI-TOF technology to deliver species-level identification and productivity through efficient routine workflow.

USP <1223> Validation Confirms BAMS as a Reliable Alternative Method

MicronView BioAerosol Monitoring System
Air SamplingAir Sampling Compressed GasBiofluorescent Particle Counters (BFPCs)
12 Nov 2024
MicronView’s BioAerosol Monitoring System (BAMS) has successfully completed USP <1223> validation testing, demonstrating exceptional performance across all required criteria. The BAMS offers accurate, precise, and versatile microbial detection for environmental monitoring in regulated settings.

AI Automated Reading of Environmental Monitoring Contact Plates With APAS® Independence  

APAS Independence plate report showing colony identification on contact plate media
Colony CountersEnvironmental MonitoringPlate Screening
12 Nov 2024
APAS Independence offers a fully automated validated solution for the reading of both 90mm and contact plates. This platform enables high-throughput processing of microbiology culture plates, offering a digital workflow to improve traceability and data integrity of environmental monitoring results.  

Environmental Monitoring and Bioburden Control in Light of Annex 1

Annex One requirements change to QC processes needed with automation being the solution
21 CFR part 11Contract Development Manufacturing OrganisationCustom Quality Controls
12 Nov 2024
Implementing the new Annex 1 requirements into your quality control program can be a daunting task. In this webinar, gain clarity on the requirements and how they apply to your specific QC testing program. Learn how you can overcome the hurdles of implementing the new EU GMP Annex 1 with confidence.

Chapter for Endotoxin Testing Using Non-animal Derived Reagents Published for Early Adoption

Endotoxin Detection Using Recombinant Reagents
Bacterial Endotoxin Test (BET)EndotoxinReagent Reservoir Troughs
12 Nov 2024
The chapter, scheduled to become official in May 2025, provides additional techniques for bacterial endotoxin testing using non-animal-derived reagents. 

Simplify Your Legionella Testing with MICA Advance Legionella

Legionella analyses made easy with MICA Advance Legionella
Contract Service LaboratoryISO 11731 - LegionellaLab Water
08 Nov 2024
MICA Advance Legionella represents a breakthrough in rapid microbial testing, offering laboratories a simpler, faster, and more sustainable approach to Legionella pneumophilaenumeration. It delivers results equivalent to ISO 11731 method while significantly simplifying the testing process.

Meet Your Best Ally for Respiratory Infection Season!

Swab with transport media in round bottomed tube
Swabs Molecular AssaySwabs VirologySwabs with Transport Medium
07 Nov 2024
Copan Universal Transport Media (UTM-RT®) family sets the standard for collecting and transporting clinical specimens containing viruses, chlamydiae, mycoplasma, or ureaplasma. Now available in round bottom tubes designed for direct loading on automated platforms.

Microbiologics Acquires SensID, Expanding Expertise in Diagnostic Quality Controls

SensID Package
Diagnostic Systems
07 Nov 2024
Microbiologics acquires SensID, extending its reach into oncology diagnostics and precision medicine. Together, they will deliver high-quality infectious disease and oncology solutions, enhancing patient care and supporting diagnostic advancements worldwide.

Cherwell to Highlight Microbiological EM Products at Pharmig

Mathieu Pissoort and Dennis Scheepmaker from AnalytiChem
Air SamplingAutomated Media PreparationCleanroom
07 Nov 2024
Cleanroom microbiology specialists Cherwell will be supported by AnalytiChem Group team members at Pharmig’s 32nd Annual Conference.  Delegates will be able to learn about Cherwell's latest product introductions, which are designed to meet the evolving needs of pharmaceutical microbiologists.

BIOMIC V3 for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance

BIOMIC V3
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)Disk diffusionLIMS
05 Nov 2024
Digitally read, interpret, and record standard AMR tests with BIOMIC V3, an open digital imaging system that automates the reading and CLSI and EUCAST interpretation of clinical microbiology tests from various manufacturers.

Amplify RNA With Confidence Using MegaMix Platinum Probe RT-qPCR 

Amplify RNA With Confidence Using MegaMix Platinum Probe RT-qPCR
MicrobiomePCRReal-Time PCR
05 Nov 2024
Achieve unrivaled confidence in your RNA amplifications by using Microzone’s MegaMix Platinum Probe RT-qPCR. The kit has been optimised to allow the sensitive and specific detection of multiple targets in one reaction. The entire RT-qPCR can take less than 45 minutes. Request your sample here.

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