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Enables laboratories to make effective decisions on how laboratory assets are deployed, utilized and managed throughout their lifecycle, and helps scientists achieve improved productivity from their instruments.


Kit provides all necessary reagents for detection of Salmonella subspecies (or spp.) and runs on the QIAsymphony RGQ modular system, which automates entire workflows from food sample to the final result.


Enables real time control and automation of lab processes, helping QA/QC laboratories to decrease procedural errors, reduce time spent on data review and speed up the delivery of results to end users.


Pall GeneDisc® For Rapid Microbiology In Beer Production
Pall´s GeneDisc test system yields consistently repeatable results and virtually eliminates operator error. Test results from a beer sample are available after enrichment and DNA isolation within one hour.

The BD BACTEC™ Blood Culture System is a fully-automated microbiology growth and detection system designed to detect microbial growth from blood specimens.


Combines sample collection, transport, and culture in a single read-out ready platform, thereby reducing handling, increasing productivity, improving throughput and reduce risk of sample exposure and contamination.


3M Salmonella Molecular Detection Assay Receives AOAC-PTM Approval
Innovative combination of two technologies - isothermal DNA amplification and bioluminescence detection - a reliable, rapid qualitative method of pathogen detection in enriched food, feed and environmental samples.

ATCC® has taken the guesswork out of choosing control strains for Clostridium difficile research by creating a uniquely-designed panel of clinical isolates.


Counting Enterobacteriaceae with Lab M
Lab M's Violet Red Bile Glucose Agar (VRBGA) delivers presumptive Enterobacteriaceae counts after 18-24 hours incubation.

MIT will unveil the first commercial unit of its Rapid Microbial Identification System, the MIT 1000, at the Annual Meeting of the IAFP in Rhode Island July 22-25, 2012.


Merck Millipore Introduces Unique Lab Water E-Solution:
Millitrack® Compliance, a novel e-solution designed to enable regulatory compliance for lab water purification system users.

Neogen Corporation has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its rapid and accurate test for the total viable count (TVC) of microorganisms in a sample.


New Molecular Technology Helps Manage Mastitis in Dairy Cattle
Use Thermo Scientific PathoProof Mastitis PCR Assays for convenient, fast and accurate bovine mastitis testing.

Cherwell Expands Clean Room Facilities for Redipor® Prepared Media
Cherwell Laboratories has successfully completed the first phase of its clean room expansion.

SampLok® Sampling Kit (SSK) provides a simple, safe solution for obtaining platelet or cellular product samples for bacterial detection testing or further testing.


Priorclave awarded a United Arab Emirates contract to supply 27, compact C40 steam sterilisers from the company's standard product range.


Sherry Laboratories help companies in the poultry and egg industry comply with the FDA's “Egg Rule”, 21 CFR part 118.


The Advandx QuickFISH is a PNA based molecular diagnostic platform for 20 min. pathogen identification from positive blood cultures.


AOAC Approval for Legipid® Legionella Fast Detection - 1 Hr Results
The Legipid® Legionella Fast Detection test developed by Biótica, has received the prestigious AOAC Performance Tested Method SM certification from the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI).

ITL Corporation have two videos (drop method and syringe method) showing how their Safety SubCulture Unit (SCU) can be used to obtain samples from positive blood culture bottles without the risk of needlestick injury.


RIDASCREEN® Campylobacter (R4204) detects C. jejuni and C. coli
RIDASCREEN® Campylobacter ELISA (Art. No. R4204) is now available for the qualitative detection of Campylobacter in food samples and can be ordered from R-Biopharm.

Looks Can Be Deceiving
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently announced that “traditional poultry meat inspection may not suffice to fully address the most relevant biological hazards to public health.

Lee Oakley has been confirmed as the new Sales Manager for Priorclave, one of the UK's top autoclave manufacturers.


ELITech Molecular Diagnostics launches a second generation CE-IVD test, MRSA/SA ELITe MGB®* Kit.


EPS is offering state-of-the-art analytical services, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS).


The assay is performed on the fully-automated BD MAX™ System and is designed to rapidly and accurately identify patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).


EMSL Indianapolis offers a wide variety of testing services, now including food testing.


Waters Corporation have announced that VICAM® introduced the DON-NIV™ WB Immunoaffinity (IA) column, the only IA column on the market to simultaneously screen for deoxynivalenol (DON) and nivalenol (NIV).


Use Thermo Scientific Microbiology Media for Fast Salmonella Detection
The simple two-step procedure - one broth to one plate - delivers accurate results in two days, compared to the traditional method which can take up to four days.

Application Capabilities & Benefits of Using Electronic Pipettes
INTEGRA has created a new web page giving lab scientists instant access to a wealth of information relating to the applications capabilities and benefits of using electronic pipettes.

Lab M Completes Move to New HQ
After almost a year of highly detailed planning, preparation and fitting out, on 18 June 2012 microbiology company Lab M moved into the company's new global headquarters - ahead of time and on plan!

Cherwell Aseptic Process Validation Range
Cherwell Laboratories will be exhibiting their full range of products at the Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines Course (APDM) , on 10th and 11th July 2012, at Leeds Trinity University College.

Compact WASPLab™ to be Unveiled at AACC
COPAN Diagnostics, Inc. to announce the unveiling of the latest WASPLab™ system at the AACC Clinical Lab Expo on July 17 - 19th in Los Angeles.

The BC-GP test expands Nanosphere's infectious disease test capabilities to include fast detection of bacteria that can cause deadly bloodstream infections.


ANSR™ Salmonella assay designed for rapid and definitive detection of Salmonella in food and environmental samples.


Clinical Study Finds ESwab Superior Collection and Transport for GBS
A new study in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology compared performance of ESwab with traditional Amies transport swabs and found Copan ESwab was superior to Amies at all temperatures evaluated.

Microbiologics Launches Quantitative CRM QC Microorganism Product
Epower™ Certified Reference Material (CRM) is designed to help laboratories maintain compliance to ISO/IEC 17025 standards.

ATCC now offers a high-titer, sucrose-cushion purified RSV A-2 strain ( ATCC® VR-1540P™ ) for use in RSV research.


New Food Microbiology E-Book Now Available
Food Safety Watch, an online news and information service covering all aspects of food safety, has published the first in a planned series of e-books for the food industry.

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