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Microbiological Production Control Made Simple

BacTrac 4300 banner
Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingAutomationBacillus cereus
15 Jul 2025
Using BacTrac impedance technology, microbial contaminants can be monitored in real time with a simple-to-use process.  An ideal tool to monitor your manufacturing process with rapid access to results and much shorter reaction times for process interventions.

Elevate Your Lab's Quality Control With Cytiva's Microbiology QC Solutions

Cytiva Microbiology Solutions
Environmental MonitoringMembrane Filtration
15 Jul 2025
Cytiva provides a comprehensive range of products designed to deliver dependable results while streamlining your workflow.  Get your free guide to discover how Cytiva can transform your quality control processes and ensure you achieve the highest standards in testing.

Every Test Matters: Hygiena® AlerTox® Sticks Peanut Sets a New Standard for Allergen Detection

Selection of foods
Allergens
15 Jul 2025
Hygiena® has enhanced its AlerTox® Sticks Peanut test offering greater specificity, faster results, and ambient room temperature storage. The improved test meets the real-world needs of QA teams, production managers, and lab technicians alike.

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.

ProGnosis Biotech’s Bio-Shield Histamine Test Earns AOAC PTM Certification

Prognosis Bioshield Histamine
AOAC PTMELISAHistamine
14 Jul 2025
Bio-Shield Histamine ELISA test receives AOAC Performance Tested Methods SM (PTM) certification. Delivering accurate histamine determination in seafood in just 20 minutes, it ensures compliance with EU and FDA standards.

Confience Acquires Labsoft, Uniting Two Purpose-built Teams to Create a Global LIMS Leader

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LIMS
10 Jul 2025
The combination of Confience and Labsoft forms a tech-forward entity poised to accelerate its global reach and redefine the standards for laboratory data management.

Easy Way to Monitor L. monocytogenes in Food Processing Environments

Listeria test for food contact surfaces
Environmental MonitoringListeria monocytogenesListeria spp.
08 Jul 2025
SwabSURE ListeriaP offers easy to use and easy to read chromogenic detection of pathogenic Listeria from food contact and other environmental surfaces. Campden BRI validated, ISO 18593 compliant, all reagents are ready-to-use with neutralising buffer included.

SureFast® Listeria 3plex ONE qPCR Kit Earns AOAC-RI Certification

SureFast Listeria 3plex ONE qPCR Kit
AOAC PTMListeria monocytogenesListeria spp.
08 Jul 2025
The SureFast® Listeria 3plex ONE qPCR Kit is now approved by the AOAC Performance Tested MethodsSM (PTM) Program as per ISO 16140-2:2016. The kit is a fast and dependable way to detect Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in a variety of food matrices.

Sartorius' Nutrient Pad Sets Excel in Extreme Transport Conditions

Sartorius Nutrient Pad Sets
Dehydrated Culture MediaReady-to-use MediaTotal Counts
01 Jul 2025
Sartorius´ Nutrient Pad Sets (NPS) outperform competitors in extreme transport conditions, maintaining quality and selectivity. The study highlights the importance of robust packaging for reliable microbiological quality control.

Introducing Patented IDEA™ STEC: Simplify Confirmation of STEC. 

stec ehec biomerieux patented technology
E. coli inc VTEC/STEC
01 Jul 2025
Introducing Patented IDEA™ STEC: Simplify Confirmation of STEC - bioMérieux's IDEA™ STEC simplifies and enhances the confirmation step in detecting Shigatoxin-producing E. coli (stx+). This innovative agar ensures high specificity, reduces costs, and improves decision-making in food safety.

Test Four Times Faster – Say Goodbye to Slow Testing with TEMPO® 

tempo vs traditional method
AutomationCampylobacterColiforms
01 Jul 2025
Quality indicators help define food quality in addition to food safety. With a simple 4-step process, TEMPO® by bioMérieux enables rapid analysis of food quality indicators, allowing testing four times faster than traditional methods

Revolutionize Your Microbiology Lab: Automation and Ergonomics - a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

PhenoMATRIX AI powered plate interpretation and workup
Special Focus Artifical IntelligenceAutomation
23 Jun 2025
In this rapidmicrobiology special focus we highlight particular products and services that are specifically designed to help microbiology labs improve their sample setup, data integrity and results interpretation. Discover here how your micro results can be made faster, better and more cost effective.

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

Download White Paper on Future of Lab Operations
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.

One Platform for All Your Environmental Monitoring Needs: Hygiena® Delivers Integrated EM Solution

Hygiena Suretrend fully integrated environmental monitoring solution
AllergensATP TestingAutomation
19 Jun 2025
With one connected platform, Hygiena transforms outdated approaches and delivers an integrated, data-centric ecosystem that unifies all aspects of your environmental monitoring program.

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

Petri dish showing antibiotic resistance
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.

Visibly Simple Pathogen Testing – Scalable Workflows, Reliable Results

Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR System
AutomationPCRWorkflow Optimization
12 Jun 2025
Less hands-on time and accurate results with automated lysis and PCR setup. Designed for high-throughput labs and validated by AFNOR and AOAC, the rapid yet precise workflow ensures maximum efficiency, while the compact design saves valuable bench space.

Enhanced Ergonomics With Intelligent Serological Pipetting

A scientist using a PIPETBOY GENIUS serological pipet controller
Liquid HandlingPipettes
12 Jun 2025
Imagine starting your day with a sore wrist and ending it with back pain from hours of manual pipetting; it’s a daily reality that affects health, morale and productivity. This challenge is even greater with serological pipetting, that’s why INTEGRA developed the PIPETBOY GENIUS.

bioMérieux's D-COUNT®: ISO 16140-2 Validated for Fast, Reliable Spoiler Detection in UHT Beverages

d count iso validated
Commercial SterilitySpoilage Organisms
10 Jun 2025
Safeguard your brand from spoilage and supply chain delays with bioMérieux's D-COUNT® now ISO 16140-2 validated for commercial sterility of UHT-treated milks and UHT plant-based drinks.  

Looking for a Better Alternative to XLT4?

CHROMagar Salmonella Plus - Chromogenic culture medium for Salmonella species detection
AgarChromogenic MediaDehydrated Culture Media
10 Jun 2025
Looking for a better alternative to XLT4? Discover CHROMagar™ Salmonella Plus: fast, accurate detection of Salmonella (including lactose-positive strains), improved selectivity, and results in 18–24h. Scientifically validated and easy to integrate into your workflow.

Highly Sensitive and Reliable Detection of Pine Nut, a Regulated Allergen

Sensispec Pine Nuts
AllergensELISA
10 Jun 2025
Pine nut is a regulated allergen in countries such as the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, requiring clear declaration on food product labels. To ensure your products are both safe and compliant, use the new SENSISpec ELISA Pine Nut Kit.

Protect Microorganism Preservation System, Store it, Preserve it, Protect it

Protect low temperature bead storage system from TCS
Cryopreservation Storage SystemsDairyMicrobial Preservation/Storage
10 Jun 2025
For a dependable cryopreservation method, choose Protect from Technical Service Consultants. Protect maintains the integrity of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms, sustaining the exact strain for consistent results every time.

Smarter Serial Dilution: Labs Cut Strain, Waste and Costs

iNLABTEC Serial Diluter
Serial Diluters
05 Jun 2025
Labs using the new Inlabtec Serial Diluter UC report less strain, lower waste, and more reliable results - all with minimal investment and low-cost consumables. Discover how a small change is making a big difference.

Instant and Accurate Single Tube Code Reading

Scanner 1D barcodes and 2D Data Matrix codes
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.

Elevating Environmental Monitoring Standards

Nemis technologies pathogen detection product range
ATP TestingE. coliListeria monocytogenes
27 May 2025
Maintaining a robust environmental monitoring program (EMP) is critical for food production facilities to demonstrate compliance with regulations and confidently navigate audits. Discover Nemis on-site pathogen detection for environmental monitoring.

From Preparation to Identification: bioMérieux Covers it All! and More... 

sample prep to id biomerieux
Food Safety Management SystemPCRReal-Time PCR
27 May 2025
From Preparation to Identification – bioMérieux Covers It All!  Discover our end-to-end food safety solutions, from sample prep to rapid pathogen detection and microbial ID. Boost efficiency, ensure traceability, and stay compliant with our expert support and connected systems. 

ProGnosis Biotech: Aligning Allergen Testing with Global Safety Standards

Allergen Quantification
Allergens
27 May 2025
Explore how ProGnosis Biotech’s solutions align with WHO/FAO and VITAL 3.0 guidelines, enabling robust, compliant allergen control through precise, integrated testing technologies.

Verify Sanitation Protocol with Puritan® ESK Environmental Sampling Kits

Environmental Sampling Kits
E. coliEnvironmental MonitoringListeria spp.
27 May 2025
Learn how Puritan® ESK® sampling kits can help you know your product is safe. By testing production or manufacturing surfaces, you can confirm that your sanitation protocol has been sufficient and that your production environment is safe and contaminant-free.

PowerLine: Fast, Accurate Milk Testing Solution

Child drinking milk
AllergensDairy
27 May 2025
Gold Standard Diagnostics announce the SENSIStrip Milk PowerLine Lateral Flow Device! This test detects bovine milk residues in food matrices, rinse water, and swabs using polyclonal antibodies.

New Tools, New Rules: Smarter Sampling for a Safer Food Industry from MWE

Food production line with POLYWIPE for environmental sampling and new products for new legislation
E. coliEnvironmental MonitoringFoodborne Viruses
27 May 2025
Discover how POLYWIPE™, NRS II™, and STERISWAB™ help tackle today's food pathogen challenges and prepare for upcoming Listeria regulations.

Addressing Subjective Readings and Manual Workflows in Allergen Testing

Addressing Subjective Readings and Manual Workflows in Allergen Testing
AllergensFood Safety Management System
27 May 2025
Advancing Allergen Control in Food Safety: Learn how AgraStrip® Pro Allergen tests and the AgraVision™ Pro reader enhance testing accuracy, streamline workflows, and improve data traceability to support food manufacturers in maintaining safety and compliance. Read more to explore the details.

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