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DxM MicroScan WalkAway System Automates Bacterial Identification and MIC

20 Aug 2018 | C

The DxM MicroScan WalkAway solution is designed to keep laboratories at the forefront of bacterial identification and susceptibility testing with proven detection of emerging resistance to the toughest pathogens. more...

Lab Innovations Show to Focus on Making Labs More Sustainable

16 Aug 2018 | F&BCP

‘Reduce, reuse and recycle’ is regularly repeated advice to reduce a laboratories impact on the environment, but the methods to reuse and recycle things are not always clear. more...

New 25 ml Divided Reservoir Offers Lowest Dead Volume on the Market

16 Aug 2018 | CP

Divided reagent reservoirs with lowest dead volume on the market
Integra has expanded its Clear AdvantageTM product family to include a divided reservoir, offering 5 and 10 ml volumes side-by-side, while still using their standard 25 ml reusable, sturdy base.  A pipetting experience with less reagent and plastic waste, and the lowest dead volume on the market. more...

Microbiome Therapeutics Innovation Group (MTIG) Forms

16 Aug 2018 | C

Microbiome Therapeutics Innovation Group (MTIG) are involved in promoting microbiome therapeutics and microbiome based products. more...

Hygiena Completes Acquisition of Biomedal Diagnostics Food Safety 

13 Aug 2018 | F&B

Hygiena acquires Biomedal Diagnostics
Rapid and ELISA tests for gluten, other allergens added to company product portfolio
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Galileo™AMR to Identify and Annotate Gram-Negative Bacteria AMR is <5 Mins

05 Aug 2018 | C

The Galileo™ AMR cloud-based proprietary software provides precise AMR annotations, quick and reliable results, an intuitive user interface that does not require bioinformatics expertise, and detailed, easy-to-understand diagrams. more...

Solus Scientific Opens Operations in the USA

03 Aug 2018 | F&BO

SOLUS opens office in USA
Solus Pathogen Testing Systems offer food testing laboratories a highly efficient method for the detection of Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli O157 in food and environmental samples. Results available in: 36 hours (Salmonella) 44 hours (Listeria) 18 hours (E.coli O157). more...

Priorclave’s Autoclaves NOW Have Wi-Fi Connectivity

02 Aug 2018 | F&BWCOPVCC

Priorclave autoclaves with WiFi
With Bee Live Wi-Fi laboratory staff can remotely monitor autoclave sterilising parameters during the processing cycle. Bee Live also allows authorised personnel a facility to alter, re-set programmed parameters and provide diagnostics for servicing. more...

Tools to Avoid Product Recalls Due to Listeria

01 Aug 2018 | F&BO

Campden Listeria identification service
Avoid product recalls from Listeria using the latest tools for environmental monitoring and detection of Listeria in food processing environment and finished product. more...

NBB®-PCR Broth – Fast and Universal Enrichment for PCR Detection of Beer Spoiling Microorganisms

01 Aug 2018 | F&BO

NBB® PCR Broth
The ready-to-use NBB®PCR Broth allows reliable, fast and universal enrichment for PCR or real-time PCR detection from all samples in the brewing process. more...

Vela Enters Microbiology Market With Great Basin Scientific Purchase

31 Jul 2018 | C

Vela add 6 FDA approved products on a medium multiplexing platform and microbiology know-how enabling our customers to benefit from a new sample-to-result solution cost-efficiently in near patient care setting; adds a manufacturing and R&D site in Salt Lake City, UT, United States. more...

FDA-Cleared Liofilchem MTS™ (MIC Test Strip) Azithromycin AZM

31 Jul 2018 | C

Azithromycin MIC strip
Liofilchem has received FDA clearance to market in the USA, the Azithromycin (AZM) MTS™ (MIC Test Strip), a quantitative assay for determining the MIC of azithromycin against Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant isolates). more...

Microbiologics Expands Its Molecular Diagnostics QC Offering

30 Jul 2018 | CO

QC panels for common molecular assays
The eight new panels, for verification and routine quality control of common molecular assays are designed to mimic patient sample processing, include convenient features such as pellets and swabs pre-pooled with multiple strains and room temperature storage. more...

Avoid Food Scandals: Safe Solutions for Food

30 Jul 2018 | F&BO

Avoid food scandals: safe solutions for food
Food safety goes far beyond the visible. Changing regulations and complex processes can lead to delayed product releases. Learn more about safe solutions for food testing. more...

Frozen Veg Cause Deaths in Multi-country Listeriosis Outbreak

27 Jul 2018 | F&BO

Listeria in Frozen Vegetables
Dr Kathie Grant who leads the UK’s national reference laboratory for L. monocytogenes discusses with rapidmicrobiology how whole genome sequencing helped to pinpoint the source of contamination as Greenyard frozen vegetables produced in Hungary. more...

COPAN SRK™ For Environmental Surface Sampling Made Simple!

27 Jul 2018 | F&BO

COPAN Swab Rinse Kits
Rapid, simple, cost efficient system to assess microbial presence on surfaces and equipment. more...

Determine the Presence of Listeria monocytogenes with a 10-minute Assay

27 Jul 2018 | F&BO

RapidChek® Listeria monocytogenes AOAC PTM
Are you testing for Listeria monocytogenes in your production environment? RapidChek® Listeria monocytogenes from Romer Labs® is fast, convenient, scalable and AOAC Performance Tested℠. more...

Listeria PatternAlert™ Assay – Rapid Typing, Direct from Enrichment

27 Jul 2018 | F&B

Rheonix, Inc. launches the Listeria PatternAlert™ assay, a breakthrough method to rapidly characterize Listeria strains direct from enrichment. The method helps food producers identify Listeria harborage sites and trace back sources of contamination. more...

Chromogenic Detection of Pathogenic Listeria from Environment and Surfaces

27 Jul 2018 | F&B

Testing for Listeria in Food environment
SwabSURE ListeriaP is a self-contained test for the presumptive detection of pathogenic Listeria from the environment and food contact surfaces. After incubation, a colour change indicates presence of L. monocytogenes or L. ivanovii. more...

Listeria: Ubiquitous Bacteria Hoping to Ruin Your Day. Don't Let Them!

27 Jul 2018 | F&BOP

ESK® kits for detection of Listeria
Listeria is everywhere. When present in your food, beverage or pharma operation, it can sicken your staff, or worse yet, your customers - resulting in recalls, shut downs, and loss of revenue. Don't take a chance - test now, test often. more...

The Fastest Way to Identify Listeria

27 Jul 2018 | F&BO

Campden Listeria identification service
Julie Archer, Microbiology Analytical Services Manager at Campden BRI describes how their validated MALDI-TOF based Listeria identification service prevents unnecessary actions from false positives by delivering an ID in just 15 minutes. more...

New Reference Strains Available from NCIMB

27 Jul 2018 | WO

Three new reference strains have been added to the NCIMB collection. more...

Simplify Your Listeria Workflow

25 Jul 2018 | F&BO

Simplify Your Listeria Workflow
Neogen’s range of validated rapid and conventional testing solutions can simplify the Listeria workflow of your microbiological testing laboratory. Find out more about our complete range of traditional and rapid methods. more...

Fast & Flexible Listeria Detection Kits: Multiplex or Species-Based

25 Jul 2018 | F&BO

Eurofins GeneScan
Eurofins GeneScan Technologies’ innovative BACGene Listeria Multiplex Real-Time PCR kit detects L. spp. and L. monocytogenes simultaneously in less than 21 hours. Our other PCR kits detect the two separately and our ELISA kit offers a screening. more...

Qualitative Detection and Differentiation of Bordetella pertussis and B. parapertussis

24 Jul 2018 | C

The Solana molecular diagnostic instrument FDA cleared for qualitative detection and differentiation of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis nucleic acids isolated from nasopharyngeal swab specimens more...

Eliminate False Positives With Logix Smart™ MTB Test

24 Jul 2018 | C

CoPrimer™ design platform means that primer-dimers, the often-occurring phenomenon that leads to false positives in these types of diagnostics, are virtually eliminated. more...

Compare Baker Ruskinn Bugbox to Anaerobic Jars – True Cost Calculator!

24 Jul 2018 | F&BWCOPV

Baker Ruskinn Bugbox
This calculator works out the true costs in materials and labor for Anaerobic or Microaerophilic Jars/Packs and compares it to the costs of buying and running a Baker Ruskinn incubated anaerobic or microaerophilic workstation. Compare today! more...

Bio-Rad Launches iQ-Check Vibrio Real-Time PCR Detection Kit

24 Jul 2018 | F&BO

PCR for Detection of Vibrio in Seafoods
The iQ-Check Vibrio Real-Time PCR Kit detects the three main Vibrio species (V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus) in raw or undercooked seafood, faster and more accurately than other existing methods. more...

Guidelines - Identification of Bacteria and Fungi by Targeted DNA Sequencing

23 Jul 2018 | C

CLSI guideline includes information on sequencing DNA targets of cultured isolates, provides a quantitative metric for perceiving microbial diversity, and can serve as the basis to identify microorganisms. more...

Environmental Monitoring Provides Early Warning of Endemic Listeria

23 Jul 2018 | F&BO

The Matrix Gemini Environmental Monitoring solution provides a solid framework to drive food safety/HACCP compliance across an entire food processing plant. Early warning of food contamination avoids costly product recalls costing millions of dollars. more...

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