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03 Nov 2025
Let our expert curator be your guide through the most significant developments shaping the future of microbiological science. Take a break and discover our Journal Club.

ProtonDx's Dragonfly Evaluated for Identification of Hidden Malaria Cases to Aid Elimination Efforts

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MalariaPoint of Care/Need
03 Nov 2025
Researchers have validated Dragonfly, a low-cost, rapid molecular test detecting asymptomatic malaria from a simple finger-prick sample, enabling earlier identification and control across Africa.

Puritan® Sterile Foam Swabs - Short or Long - Essential Testing Supplies

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InfluenzaRespiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)Respiratory Viruses
30 Oct 2025
Puritan® foam swabs, short or long, are essential testing supplies to have ready at point-of-care or for sample self-collection. Call today and inquire about volume discounts.  

The Trusted Marketing Solution for Global Microbiology Brands

Best Way to Market Microbiology Products
Marketing
30 Oct 2025
Ready to get your 2026 marketing started? Contact our specialist team today for tailored microbiology marketing solutions designed to engage your microbiology audience and influential laboratory specifiers.

Maximize Microbiology Lab Performance with INTEGRA's Advanced Liquid Handling Technology

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Expert Insight Automated Media PreparationAutomation
14 Oct 2025
In this exclusive interview, Dagmara Lewandowska, Product Manager at INTEGRA Biosciences, shares expert insights on how forward-thinking laboratories are leveraging automation not just to keep pace with industry demands, but to set new standards for efficiency and accuracy.

Simplify Your Workflow: Automate Nucleic Acid Extraction with the HeiDi-NA System

HeiDi-NA MAGneat Nucleic Acid Extraction Purification System
Droplet Digital PCRNext Generation Sequencing (NGS)Nucleic Acid Extraction
13 Oct 2025
Automate nucleic acid extraction with HeiDi-NA from Microzone. Deliver consistent, high-purity DNA/RNA using magnetic bead technology. Compatible with MAGneat kits for bacteria, fungi, viral and TRIzol samples - reliable results every time.

How to Simplify Workflows in a Microbiology Lab - a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

How to Simplify Workflows in Microbiology Laboratories
AutomationCandida aurisNucleic Acid Extraction
13 Oct 2025
In this rapidmicrobiology special focus on improving workflows, we showcase some ideas for that can help revolutionise your microbiology lab - improve efficiency, address skilled staff shortages, and get more consistent reliable results - sometimes faster too!

Capture Seasonal Culprit’s with Puritan® Specimen Collection

Depend on Puritan Specimen Collection and Transport Products For the Usual Seasonal Culprits
BordatellaInfluenzaRespiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
09 Oct 2025
Collect and Transport Your Specimen with Puritan® It’s that time of year again - back to school, back indoors, and back to more togetherness. Seasonal bugs and viruses are lining up right on schedule. Puritan® specimen collection and transport systems deliver reliability you can count on. 

INTEGRA Acquires Shares in CleanNA 

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Magnetic Separation
06 Oct 2025
INTEGRA Biosciences now boasts an all-inclusive portfolio for bead-based applications, including liquid handling instruments, consumables, reagents and modules for magnetic separation.

INTEGRA Biosciences Unveils the SWITCH Hybrid Pipette

SWITCH Hybrid Pipette
Liquid HandlingMultichannel PipettesPipettes
23 Sep 2025
The SWITCH hybrid pipette combines manual control with fast electronic aliquoting, allowing scientists to transition seamlessly between manual liquid handling and electronic repeat dispensing with a single ergonomic device.

Puritan Medical Products Announces New PurSafe Plus Collection and Transport System

New PurSafe Plus Collection and Transport System with HydraFlock Swabs
PreanalyticsSample CollectionSARS-CoV-2
22 Sep 2025
Puritan Medical Products Company - America’s swab experts - announces PurSafe Plus® Collection & Transport System. PurSafe Plus® is intended for the collection, inactivation, and preservation of human upper respiratory specimens suspected of containing SARS-CoV2.  

Accelerating Molecular Testing with INTEGRA Biosciences’ Pipetting Solutions

INTEGRA Pipetting Solutions for Molecular Testing
Cell CultureLiquid HandlingPipettes
11 Sep 2025
The QIAGEN Genomic Services laboratory in Germany is using INTEGRA’s ASSIST PLUS, VOYAGER and VIAFLO 96 pipetting solutions to streamline PCR sample prep. These tools reduce manual workload, improve reproducibility, and increase consistency across molecular testing workflows for global customers.

High‐resolution Melting in Microbiology: Principles, Applications and the Role of Optimised Reagents 

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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)GenotypingIdentification
02 Sep 2025
High-resolution Melting (HRM) delivers rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective detection of genetic variation in microbes. From AMR genes to viral variants, HRM provides reliable results in under an hour. Microzone’s HRM Mastermix ensures accuracy, stability, and seamless performance.

PIPETBOY GENIUS: Ergonomic Cell Culture Control

PIPETBOY GENIUS
Cell CultureLiquid HandlingPipettes
27 Aug 2025
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany, use INTEGRA's PIPETBOY GENIUS controllers for efficient cell culture work, enabling precise and comfortable serological pipetting.

Puritan® Flocked Swabs - Designed with People in Mind

Puritan patented flocked swabs manufactured and designed with people in mind
Diagnostic ManufacturingDiagnostic SystemsSample Collection
12 Aug 2025
Puritan® patented HydraFlock® and PurFlock Ultra® flocked swabs are designed with people in mind  -  the professionals that use them and the patient at the end of the swab. Flocked swabs are proven to collect and elute more specimen when compared to spun fiber swabs.  

Chikungunya Virus Research Tools

Sino Biological Chikungunya Virus Research Tools Ready to Ship
AntibodiesAntigen SupplierAssay Development
11 Aug 2025
Sino Biological supports researchers in the development of CHIKV vaccines, antiviral drugs, and immunodiagnostic assays. Responding to the latest outbreak, the company has launched recombinant E1 and E2 proteins, as well as antibodies for the Chikungunya virus.

Diaago Partners With Evolve Genomix To Make High-quality Genomic Tools More Accessible

Dependable Supply of High-quality Genomic Tools
Lab DisposablesPCRWhole Genome Sequencing
01 Aug 2025
By partnering with Diaago for a range of lab essentials, Evolve Genomix can provide fast turnaround and dependable stock, for next-generation sequencing, molecular diagnostics, food microbiology, plant pathology, crop sciences, bioinformatics, and laboratory practice.

Protect Your Cultures with Precision – Introducing the MycoDetect qPCR Detection Kit from Microzone

MycoDetect - Mycoplasma Detection Kit
AntibodiesBioreactorsCell Culture
21 Jul 2025
Detect mycoplasma contamination with speed and precision using the MycoDetect - Mycoplasma Detection Kit. With broad species coverage, internal controls, and 1-hour results, it’s your reliable tool for protecting cell cultures.

Rapid, Reliable DNA Extraction for PCR and Sequencing: microLYSIS Plus in Action

microLYSIS Plus For Rapid Microbial DNA Extraction
16SIdentificationLactobacillus
15 Jul 2025
microLYSIS Plus rapidly extracts high-quality bacterial DNA in just 7 minutes, reducing plastic waste and hands-on time. Proven effective for PCR and sequencing, it matches traditional kits' performance while enabling high-throughput, eco-friendly workflows in molecular biology labs.

ZeptoMetrix Launches H5N1 Control with Phage-like Particle (PLP) Technology

ZeptoMetrix H5N1 Controls
Assay DevelopmentInfluenzaInfluenza H1N1
26 Jun 2025
With H5N1 outbreaks on the increase, ZeptoMetrix has responded to the urgent need for reliable diagnostic tools with the launch of NATtrol™ Influenza A H5N1 Quantitative Stock, an external run control intended to be used with molecular assays that detect RNA from Influenza A H5N1.

Survey Shows Enhanced Lab Data Management and AI Critical to Labs of the Future

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Artifical IntelligenceData ManagementLIMS
19 Jun 2025
Titian-Labguru surveyed more than 150 scientists about the state of lab operations, and the results show that sample management and automation are more pressing issues than AI adoption.

Antimicrobial Resistance and the MRSA Crisis: A Silent Pandemic Demanding Urgent Global Action

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Antibiotic ResistanceAntibiotic StewardshipAntimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
16 Jun 2025
Kits like the Microzone MRSA qPCR Detection offer several advantages over culture techniques, as they identify MRSA by detecting both methicillin resistance genes (mecA and mecC) and species-specific markers (femA and nuc) in under an hour.

Instant and Accurate Single Tube Code Reading

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Laboratory AutomationSample Collection
03 Jun 2025
For instant and accurate scanning, the Micronic Tube Reader DT520 scans both 1D barcodes and 2D Data-Matrix codes in under one second, enhancing laboratory productivity with rapid and reliable sample identification.

Video: How to Compare Products in the rapidmicrobiology Buyers Directory

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Sample Processing
20 May 2025
The rapidmicrobiology website has a new look and it has never been easier to find the right rapid test method for your laboratory. Watch this short video to discover the Buyers Directory.

INTEGRA Biosciences’ Tools Support Vital PCR Purification Protocols

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PCRWorkflow Optimization
13 May 2025
INTEGRA Biosciences offers a variety of solutions to streamline crucial PCR purification workflows with magnetic beads and spin columns. These cost-effective devices help to improve reproducibility and free up staff for other tasks, improving lab productivity.

PCR Plates Designed to Improve Consistency of Results

MicroPlates for Consistent PCR Results
Liquid Handling in MicroplatesPCR
29 Apr 2025
4titude® PCR plates from Azenta Life Sciences are optimized to meet the varied and often overlooked needs of modern PCR workflows, available with a variety of frame colours and well finishes - clear, frosted, and white - allowing for quick visual differentiation between samples or workflows.

Mastering Quality: New Method Validation, QC Standards and PT - a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

Microbiologics QC Portfolio Includes Culture based and Molecular Methods
Special Focus Proficiency Testing SchemesQC Organisms
04 Apr 2025
Why do microbiology labs get results wrong? Discover how following correct sample collection and transportation procedures, validating and verifying protocols with QC organism labs, and proficiency testing can help reduce errors to a minimum.

Introducing MAGneat gDNA Extraction Kit – Now Optimised for Bacterial Samples!

Introducing MAGneat gDNA Extraction kit Now Optimised for Bacterial Samples
Acinetobacter baumanniiDroplet Digital PCRE. coli
01 Apr 2025
The MAGneat gDNA Extraction Kit simplifies bacterial DNA extraction with magnetic bead-based purification, ensuring high-yield, high-purity DNA. It works with Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, supports automation, and is ideal for PCR, qPCR, and sequencing. View the application note.

Reagents for Immunodiagnostic Testing of Infectious Diseases

Sino Biological essential reagents for immunodiagnostics
AntibodiesAntigen SupplierRecombinant Viral Antigens
18 Mar 2025
Sino Biological’s groundbreaking ProVir® collection comprises over 1,000 products derived from more than 100 virus types/subtypes and 550+ strains, establishing itself as the world's most extensive repository of recombinant viral antigen reagents for immunodiagnostic test kit development.

Protecting Your Peace of Mind: Introducing the OCEAView™ Range

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Data ManagementEnvironmental Monitoring
19 Feb 2025
Don Whitley Scientific has expanded their portfolio with the recent launch of the OCEAView™ range, a web and mobile solution designed to support environments that demand specific and consistent ambient conditions.

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