Lonza has introduced microCompass™ TYMC Detection Kit - the second in the microCompass™ series and a supplement to the patented breakthrough technology in microbiology testing which was introduced by Lonza last year.

microCompass™ TYMC (which stands for Total Yeast and Mold Count) is used for the universal detection of yeast and mold RNA by Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase (RT) PCR, and is the only genetic-based test on the market to quantify yeast and mold.

The new kit can produce results in as little as 4 hours compared to the standard method for yeast and mold which can take 3-14 days to produce results.

With the introduction of microCompass™ last year, Lonza became the first bioscience company to provide a molecular testing method to attain a viable count of microorganisms in as little as four hours.

The microCompass™ system dramatically increased the speed for microbiology testing and microCompass™ TYMC is an exciting new addition. The system offers improved sensitivity and detection of viable organisms without pre-enrichment and allows quantitative detection of bacteria, yeast and mold at a high throughput-level by batching up to 96 samples at a time.

Quick time to results with microCompass™ enables significant labor and cost savings, as well as delivers more rapid product release to the market. These benefits allow for an appreciable increase in client profitability. The microCompass™ system is ideal for applications in personal care products, pharmaceutical raw materials, over-the-counter drugs, nutraceuticals, preservative efficacy test and cell culture.