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Collect, Transport, and Preserve Fecal Samples with Puritan® Fecal Opti-Swab®

Puritan Fecal Opti-Swab Collection and Transport System
Sample TransportationSelf Collection KitsSpecimen Transport
22 Jan 2026
The Puritan® Fecal Opti-Swab® Collection & Transport System, featuring patented HydraFlock® flocked swabs, for the collection, transport, and preservation of fecal and rectal specimens used in gastrointestinal diagnostics.  

Microzone Introduces Avian Gen Dx RT-qPCR Assays for Poultry Disease Detection

Image showing Microzone Avian Gen Dx RT-qPCR assays for NDV H9N2 and IBV
Avian InfluenzaNewcastle DiseaseQuantitative PCR (qPCR)
12 Jan 2026
Microzone has launched the Avian Gen Dx RT-qPCR assay range for the detection of NDV, H9N2 and IBV. Designed for poultry disease surveillance, the assays offer reliable molecular detection in a 100-reaction kit format.

INTEGRA Biosciences Continues Partnership with CleanHub to Tackle Plastic Pollution

Beach clean up
Liquid HandlingMicroplasticsSustainability
17 Dec 2025
INTEGRA Biosciences continues its partnership with CleanHub to combat plastic pollution. With over 2 billion people lacking access to adequate waste management, plastic waste enters the ocean at alarming rates, harming marine life and potentially affecting food safety through microplastics. 

myLIMS Achieves ISO 27001 Certification

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LIMS
15 Dec 2025
myLIMS achieves ISO 27001 certification, strengthening its position as a secure and enterprise-ready LIMS platform

Three Days of Skills, Insights and Connection at Biotool

BioTool PCX
AgarAutoclavesAutomated Media Preparation
25 Nov 2025
Technicians from around the world gathered for Biotool’s three-day technical training in Switzerland - combining expert instruction, hands-on practice, and shared experiences. Graduates qualify their company for an advanced Biotool partnership.  

Collect, Stabilize, and Transport Your Specimen to the Lab with Puritan®

Various Specimen Collection and Transport Options from Puritan
Sample CollectionSample TransportationSpecimen Transport
13 Nov 2025
Collect and transport with Puritan® well-known as the swab experts, Puritan not only has many options for specimen collection, but also has many media and transport options. Including dry transport and liquid media to protect and preserve your specimen.

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

Images of short and long sterile foam swabs next to short and tall super heroes
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 New Vaginal SELF FLOQSwabs® SensiGrip™

Copan Self FLOQSwabs SensiGrip
HPVSwabs
28 Oct 2025
Copan launched Vaginal SELF FLOQSwabs® SensiGrip™, the new benchmark in self-sampling. Featuring a redesigned shaft for improved grip and effortless use, SensiGrip™ delivers professional performance and comfort, enabling accessible HPV prevention worldwide.

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
Special Focus AutomationCandida auris
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. 

Explore the Microbial World with Novogene

Applications in microbial researches
BioinformaticsNext Generation Sequencing (NGS)Third-Generation Sequencing
06 Oct 2025
Novogene has developed extensive expertise in microbial library preparation, sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis across numerous species. Click to read on for more information about our project experiences.

Disease X Readiness: How MWE’s SIGMA MM Ensures Safe, Stable Diagnostics

MWE DISEASE X PREPAREDNESS WITH SIGMA MM AND SIGMA VIROCULT
Sample PreparationSample TransportationSwabs Virology
02 Oct 2025
Disease X preparedness was a key focus at ESCV 2025. MWE highlights SIGMA MM™, inactivating pathogens in 60 seconds while preserving RNA for 90 days, and SIGMA VIROCULT®, a proven viral transport medium, together strengthening lab readiness

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.  

Learn How Biotool Supports Microbiology Labs

Biotool Streamline your Workflow
Automated Media PreparationBunsen Burner (Safety)Liquid Handling
15 Sep 2025
Learn how Biotool supports microbiology labs with innovative instruments, high-quality products, and local expertise - helping you save time, improve quality, and work with confidence.

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 

PCR tubes with mastermix and dye
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.  

INTEGRA Biosciences Explains How to Prevent Repetitive Strain Injuries With Ergonomic Pipetting

RSI Infographic
AutomationLiquid HandlingPipettes
28 Jul 2025
Prevent repetitive strain injuries in the lab with ergonomic liquid handling solutions and pipetting tips from INTEGRA Biosciences.

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.

Get the Latest on Rapid Sterility Industry Adoption, Lonza’s Customer Success Story, and More

Business Case for Rapid Sterility Testing Adoption
AutomationBioburdenSterility Testing
21 Jul 2025
In the latest edition of RMB's Quarterly Newsletter the focus is: Adoption of Automation for Rapid Sterility Testing – results in as little as 1-3 days,  Register for GD Day 2025 – Nov 12-13, Germany, Lonza Case Study – customer success story on implementation of the GD System (webinar/whitepaper).

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.

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.

New on CoScience HUB - HPV Screening and Cervical Cancer Prevention

New on CoScience HUB HPV Screening and Cervical Cancer Prevention
HPVSexually Transmitted Diseases (STD/STI)
01 Jul 2025
CoScience HUB launches its first application-focused release, discussing HPV screening and cervical cancer prevention. Featuring expert lectures, white papers, and educational videos, these releases will provide exclusive insights into trending clinical microbiology topics.

New Self-collection Devices from MWE

New self colleciton devices from MWE
Diagnostic ManufacturingHPVMRSA
01 Jul 2025
MWE’s latest range of self-collection devices is designed to make diagnostic testing more accessible, more comfortable, and easier to scale.

Lonza - Customer Success Story - Transforming QC EM with Automation 

Growth Direct Automated Paperless EM
Environmental Monitoring
01 Jul 2025
Lonza successfully integrated the MODA-EM® Module with Rapid Micro Biosystems' Growth Direct® System, achieving more accurate testing, reduction in human error, improved data integrity, reduction in TTR from 8 days to 72 hrs, and increased compliance with automation. 

Automated Precision: PyroTec® PRO Robotic Solution

Researcher using PyroTec PRO
AutomationData IntegrityEndotoxin
23 Jun 2025
PyroTec® PRO automates endotoxin testing with precision, reducing errors and boosting data integrity. It supports rFC and LAL assays, integrates with WinKQCL®, and scales with lab needs - streamlining QC workflows for reliable, efficient, and compliant results.

Solgate Streamlines SLC Drug Discovery With INTEGRA’s Automated Pipetting Systems

Lab personnel
AutomationLiquid HandlingPipettes
17 Jun 2025
Biotechnology company Solgate relies on the INTEGRA ASSIST PLUS and VIAFLO to streamline high throughput screening workflows, supporting the discovery of novel therapeutics targeting solute carrier transporters.

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