Microbiology News: Apr 2018

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Microbiology News: Apr 2018

Award Winning HydroGienic® - Bulk Pure Water Distribution System

30 Apr 2018 | OtherPharmaceutical

HydroGienic is a bulk pure water distribution

The HydroGienic® system utilises a central storage tank, with each area of the factory supplied through its own send and return PTFE hoses. These are connected through a specially designed "plug and play" manifold. more...

CE-IVD Marked Unyvero UTI Cartridge Covers 103 Diagnostic Targets

24 Apr 2018 | Clinical

UTI panel covers 103 diagnostic targets - 443-patient multi-center study demonstrates overall weighted average sensitivity of 95.6% at an overall weighted average specificity of 99.3%. more...

New Sample Storage Tubes with Easy Automated and Visual Sample ID

24 Apr 2018 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

An exceptional new sample storage tube range is introduced by Micronic, leader in sample storage innovation, to guarantee the complete traceability of samples. more...

ELITechGroup and R-Biopharm Cooperate to Expand Real-Time PCR Portfolio

24 Apr 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalOther

R-Biopharm and ELITechGroup have agreed to cooperate in the development, production and marketing of Real-Time PCR reagents. more...

FDA Authorizes New Use of Test to ID Emerging Pathogen Candida auris

24 Apr 2018 | Clinical

The BRUKER MALDI Biotyper CA system uses MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in combination with a reference organism database. FDA findings indicated that the system can reliably identify C. auris 100 percent of the time. more...

3M Completes Integration of Allergen Kits for Food and Beverages

24 Apr 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

3M Food Safety adds 33 allergen specific lateral flow and ELISA test kits - designed to detect both processed and unprocessed allergen proteins in a variety of sample types including environmental swabs, rinse water and food products. more...

BD Synapsys™ Microbiology Informatics Solution Announced at ECCMID

24 Apr 2018 | Clinical

BD Synapsys™ Microbiology Informatics Solution which provides laboratories with secure connectivity across instruments and locations will be amongst the new offerings shown at BD ECCMID booth #13. more...

Bruker Introduces Bologna Workflow for ID and AMR Positive Blood Cultures

23 Apr 2018 | Clinical

Microbial ID of 2,700 Species from positive blood cultures in 60-90 minutes, combined with functional testing of Cephalosporin- and Carbapenem-Resistance on MALDI Biotyper®, at Bruker ECCMID stand. more...

QIAGEN Launches QIAstat-Dx® in Europe

20 Apr 2018 | Clinical

QIAstat-Dx enables accurate, fast, cost-effective and flexible syndromic testing with novel Sample to Insight solutions powered by QIAGEN chemistries. more...

Microbank™ - Original Long Term Microbial Culture Storage Now 2D Barcoded

20 Apr 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

For long-term storage and retrieval of bacterial and fungal cultures only Microbank™ guarantees up to 25 years of successful storage, now with barcoding, package includes barcode reader, data storage device and Microbank™ Assets Web Database. more...

Amplidiag® CarbaR+MCR - CE Marked Multiplex Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

19 Apr 2018 | Clinical

Amplidiag® CarbaR+MCR is a cost-effective solution for high-volume screening directly from stool, rectal swabs and pure cultures for carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) and colistin-resistant Enterococci (CRE). more...

Novodiag® Bacterial GE+ for Enteric Pathogens - Single Test Directly from Stool

18 Apr 2018 | Clinical

Combining qPCR and microarray technologies, Novodiag offers an all in one solution for on-demand targeted and syndromic testing. more...

Automating the Diagnosis of Urogenital Mycoplasma Infections

17 Apr 2018 | ClinicalOther

ELITech's new EM Smart-Reader brings automation to urogenital mycoplasma (Mycofast®), fungi and parasites diagnosis answering the modern needs of laboratories in terms of standardization and Quality Control management. more...

ISPE Guide to Sterile Product Manufacturing Facilities (Third Edition)

17 Apr 2018 | Pharmaceutical

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) have released their latest guide, ISPE Baseline® Guide: Sterile Product Manufacturing Facilities (Third Edition) . This publication provides guidance on engineering facets of designing new sterile products manufacturing facilities more...

Need to Revalidate Your Sterility Testing System? Don’t Wait Too Long!

17 Apr 2018 | OtherPharmaceutical

Are you not yet using the Sartorius Sterility Testing Solution? If you need to adapt your documentation regarding your current sterility testing procedure, think about elegantly introducing benefits into your daily workflow. Think about Sartorius. more...

QIAGEN - See Disease Differently – from Sample to Insight

17 Apr 2018 | Clinical

Discover solutions for infectious disease diagnostics and research at ECCMID 2018, join us at the QIAGEN booth #36 for expert talks every day! Space is limited so reserve your spot now. more...

Special Focus - What's on Show at ECCMID 2018

17 Apr 2018 | ClinicalOther

Browse the highlights from the exhibition at ECCMID 2018 in Madrid from bioMérieux, Bosch, Clever Culture, Check-Points, Microbiologics, Medical Wire, Qiagen, Vircell, CHROMagar........ more...

Sigma MM™ Molecular Medium - Specimen to Safe DNA/RNA in a Single Step!

16 Apr 2018 | ClinicalOther

Sigma MM - Specimen to Safe DNA RNA in a Single Step

MWE will be launching Sigma MM™, a powerful reagent based liquid medium that renders pathogenic material safe within seconds and ready for molecular analysis. Booth #108 more...

Fast, Accurate QC Microorganisms from Microbiologics

16 Apr 2018 | ClinicalOther

Microbiologics offers over 900 strains in a variety of formats for assay and instrumentation validation/verification, routine QC, proficiency testing and more. Visit booth 120 to learn how we can simplify testing in your lab. more...

1 Media, 1 Protocol, 3 Food Pathogens - AOAC PTM

11 Apr 2018 | Food & Beverage

Simultaneously detect Shiga Toxin producing E. coli (including serotype O157:H7), Salmonella species, and Listeria monocytogenes in a single enrichment in 24 hours. more...

Rapid Mycoplasma Testing Method Now Accepted by Regulators for QA/QC and Lot Release

10 Apr 2018 | OtherPharmaceutical

MycoSEQ Mycoplasma Detection Method can accelerate production timelines for manufacturers of cell and gene therapies, biotherapeutics, vaccines and other cell-culture-based modalities. more...

CHROMagar, Pioneer in Chromogenic Media, will be Present at ECCMID 2018

10 Apr 2018 | ClinicalOther

Chromogenic media for antibiotic resistance detection

CHROMagar offers the widest range of chromogenic media, all available in dehydrated format, including a family specially designed for the detection of drug and multi-drug resistant bacteria. Come visit us at ECCMID 2018 - Booth #152 and find out about our latest products. more...

APAS Independence - The First Automated Culture Plate Reader

10 Apr 2018 | Clinical

APAS Independence is the first automated culture plate reader. A breakthrough in AI technology, it can read 200 plates per hour, provides accurate reproducible results and removes the negative or non significant plates out of your workflow. Booth #1A. more...

FDA-cleared Microbroth Dilution Plates for Delafloxacin and Meropenem/Vaborbactam

10 Apr 2018 | Clinical

FDA-cleared microbroth dilution plates provide true minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) results, facilitating more targeted patient therapy. more...

Vivalytic from Bosch – Universal, Intuitive, Fast

09 Apr 2018 | ClinicalOther

Vivalytic is a universal platform for molecular diagnostics that will allow you to test a wide variety of samples and to perform fully automated analytical procedures. Visit us at booth #30. more...

bioMérieux and DIAGNOSTICS IS POWER at ECCMID 2018

09 Apr 2018 | ClinicalOther

Innovative Diagnostics in Microbiology Real- World Impact on Patients

bioMérieux will be showcasing their extensive offer in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS). Experience how the power of diagnostics can help optimize antibiotic therapy – initiation, optimization and discontinuation. Booth #3. more...

Innovative Sample Preparation System for Quantifying Live Probiotic Bacteria

06 Apr 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Best way to count live probiotic bacteria

The Inlabtec TA12 offers labs performing 10-fold sample dilutions, with up to twelve steps, a unique protocol that requires virtually no work preparation or setup time thereby realizing unmatched ergonomic, economic and ecological benefits. more...

Check-Points Introduces the CE-IVD BD MAX™ Check-Points CPO Assay

05 Apr 2018 | Clinical

Early 2018 Check-Points has obtained CE-IVD registration for its BD MAX™ Check-Points CPO assay for the fully automated BD MAX™ System, detecting the five worldwide most prevalent carbapenemase genes in less than 2.5 hours. Visit us at booth #20B. more...

Make Sure We Have Your ECCMID Stand Details

05 Apr 2018 | Clinical

For the next few weeks we will be running a special feature focusing on what's happening at this year's ECCMID tradeshow and we'd like to tell our website visitors about what's going be displayed on your stand. more...

Prepare Assay Plates Directly from 2D Coded Tubes

04 Apr 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Externally threaded tubes for sample storage eliminates the possibility of the sample coming into contact with the screw thread, greatly reducing the chance of cross-contamination while improving sample integrity. more...

VirClia® Monotest and the Automated Solutions Adapted to You

04 Apr 2018 | Clinical

Vircell specialises in diagnostic solutions for human infectious diseases. Come to ECCMID booth #18A to learn more about our products and the latest additions to VirClia® catalogue. We will be doing demos on the VirClia® systems, don’t miss out! more...

INTEGRA – a Driving Force in Pipetting Innovation

04 Apr 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

easier liquid handling with INTEGRA range of pipettes

By engaging with its customers, INTEGRA understands the challenges faced by today’s laboratories, bringing novel products – such as the VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipette, GripTips and the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot – to the market year after year. more...

How Will Changes to Annex 1 Effect Your Disinfection Processes?

04 Apr 2018 | OtherPharmaceutical

Denise Irving, Senior Microbiology Consultant, Honeyman Group reviews the recent enhanced requirements for disinfection and the factors to consider during risk assessments of disinfection processes in the manufacture of sterile medicinal products. more...

PDA Releases Comments on Annex 1: Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products

03 Apr 2018 | Pharmaceutical

PDArecommends that EMA completely revises Section 8.84 of the draft on the pre-use, post-sterilization integrity test (PUPSIT) for sterilizing filters. more...

Big Data Analytics Shows Pandemic Rise in E. coli ST1193

03 Apr 2018 | Clinical

ID Genomics (IDG) have announced the discovery of a nationwide rise in the levels of a drug-resistant ‘superbug’ - Escherichia coli strain ST1193. “Our analysis is the first notification of E. coli ST1193’s pandemic rise in the last six years. We are witnessing a seven-fold increase more...

INTERSCIENCE Introduces New Bag for Easy Media Prep and Blending

03 Apr 2018 | Food & BeverageOther

Just add water and blend! This new filter bag comes pre-dosed with dehydrated media, allowing a 2-in-1 process that ends time consuming media preparation. The dehydrated media dissolves in the bag as the sample is blended. more...

Fijifilm Pyrostar testing critical water used in the reprocessing of medical devices

SGL Plates and Culture Media for Pharmaceutical Microbiology

QC Standards Controls and Proficiency Testing Schemes

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