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Microsart® @filter 100 and 250, Filter Units for Advanced Colony Counting
Ready-to-use combination of funnel, filter base and gridded membrane all together in one unit. Choose different volume sizes, pore sizes and filter colors. Specially designed for Microbial Limits Testing.

MWE to Attend Two Prestigious Medical Events in USA
MWE have recently announced that they will attend the ASM (American Society of Microbiology) 2012 event which is taking place in San Francisco on the 16-19 June.

Cherwell Labs Exhibit Aseptic Process Validation Range at PHSS Event
Cherwell Labs will be exhibiting at the Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Sciences Society (PHSS), Aseptic Services Pharmacy Training Course on the 13th June.

Romer Labs and Germany's ifp Institut für Produktqualität announce launch of new product line for enzymatic food analysis, thereby expanding cooperation between the two companies.


vermicon AG located in Munich, specialist in the field of microbiology, has now been certified in accordance with the GMP standard by the government of Upper Bavaria.


Cepheid have announced that both Xpert CT/NG and Xpert CT have received CE marking, with shipments expected to begin immediately.


ATCC Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Panels now include cultures tested for and organized into either SCC mec type or PFGE type


Effective Screening for Resistant E. coli
Brilliance CRE Agar with E. coli (pale pink) and KESC group (blue) colonies Thermo Scientific Brilliance ESBL Agar and Thermo Scientific Brilliance CRE Agar

3M Health Care Receives Two Top Edison Awards
3M Kind Removal Silicone Tape and Aerobic Testing Procedure for Lactic Acid Bacteria have been awarded with Silver at 2012 Edison Awards.

The InstantLabs® Salmonella Species Food Safety Kit has been certified as Performance-Tested MethodsSM (PTM) No. 031202 by the AOAC Research Institute.


Approved Reliable Method for Global Bottled Water Safety
3M Food Safety have announced that its 3M™ Petrifilm™ Aqua Coliform Count Plate has received NF VALIDATION from France-based Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR)

Working with infection control and point-of-care providers to develop specific collection guides and training videos demonstrating proper technique for collection of swab samples from single and multiple sites for MRSA.


Italian researchers from San Raffaele Scientific Institute,(Milan )report an innovative approach to selectively amplify DNA


MOgene, LC, has announced the signing of an agreement with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to provide services using the Lawrence Livermore Microbial Detection Array (LLMDA).


It exponentially amplifies the DNA of any bacteria present in food and environmental samples to detectable levels.


Octygen - the first externally threaded, 2D coded, 0.50ml screw cap sample storage tube uses just 60% of the space typical 0.50ml 96-well screw cap tubes use to store the same volume.


Häns Kissle Company, LLC of Haverhill, Mass., was recently honored as winner of the 11th annual Food Quality Award at a reception reception hosted by DuPont Nutrition & Health


NHS/CSP Approved HPV Assay Helps Labs to Ready for HPV Triage Roll-out
The Roche cobas HPV test has already enabled more than 30 laboratories to be ready to offer an HPV testing service.

Hygiena is supporting the Food Standards Agency and local authorities by supplying simple, rapid test systems that provide instant information about surface cleanliness and its associated risks.


Captivate™ Accelerates Isolation of Important Strains of E .coli
Lab M is adding to its range of Captivate™ antibody coated paramagnetic particles for the specific immunomagnetic separation (IMS) of micro-organisms.

INTEGRA has introduced a new 10mL disposable multichannel reagent reservoir whose low dead volume (650µL) generates significant savings on reagent usage.


Neogen has expanded its line of tests for use with its Soleris® microbial detection system to include rapid assays for process monitoring in aseptic and UHT production.


A new Youtube video from Life Technologies illustrates the workflow involved in food pathogen testing using the Pathatrix Auto System which uses immunomagnetic separation.


Pathogen Detection Option Helps Ensure Product Safety for Food Companies
Pall Corporation have announced that its GeneDisc ® assays for Listeria have received Performance Tested Methods (PTM) Certification from the AOAC Research Institute

The choice of backgrounds reduces glare, making plate counts quick and easy


ATCC Viral Nucleic Acids can save you the time and expense of isolating DNA or RNA yourself.


Secure software for easier validation and process reporting of wireless data-logger data


Quick, Convenient Media Preparation with Thermo Scientific Oxoid Dry-Bags
Reduce time and labor for preparing large volumes of media and diluents in your food microbiology laboratory.

TSI's BioTrak™ Real-Time Viable Particle Counter
The latest innovation in rapid microbiology method (RMM) instrument technology is real-time viable detectors, like TSI's BioTrak™ Real-Time Viable Particle Counter.

Legionella Test for the qualitative detection of Legionella pneumophila antigens in urine.


Idaho Technology, Inc., have announced the presentation of several posters highlighting the Company´s diagnostic FilmArray® Respiratory Panel (FilmArray RP).


Neogen Corporation has developed the quickest and easiest test system to definitively detect pathogen DNA in food and environmental samples.


SeraCare Life Science has launched the HPV Genotype Qualification Panel.


Celsis AutoSampler Provides High Capacity Rapid Microbial Screening
Dairy and beverage manufacturers test larger volumes of product faster, saving time and money

BioLaz™ Real-Time Detection of Biological Organisms in Controlled Environments
Particle Measuring Systems offers their innovative instrument, the BioLaz™ Real-Time Microbial Monitor for rapid detection of airborne biological organisms in controlled environments.

QC Laboratories has adopted the Atlas System, an innovative fully automated molecular system for food pathogen detection.


Greater Protection for Lab Samples with New Polypropylene Universal Containers
Sterilin Quick Start 30mL Polypropylene Universal Containers are leak-proof, resistant to temperature and chemicals and easier to use, they can better protect samples in all types of laboratories.

Seward Ltd, has recruited Gary Ross as European Sales Manager to its growing team.


COPAN launches Educational Specimen Collection Videos
Copan launch videos demonstrating sample collection techniques for respiratory samples created for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and The Joint Commission.

The U.S. FDA have announced that AdenoPlus™ - an improved version of RPS® first POC diagnostic test for conjunctivitis - has been granted waived status under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).


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