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Pyrogen Detection No Longer Requires Animal Testing

Pyrogen detection no longer requires animal testing
Endotoxin
28 Jun 2018
Did you know that current regulations recommend replacing the Rabbit Pyrogen Test with in vitro tests such as the Monocyte Activation Test (MAT)? Find out how the new ready-to-use PyroMAT™ kit can help you to perform MAT in your lab.

BAX® System Assays Now Meet New ISO 16140-2 Standard for All AFNOR-approved Methods

BAX Real-Time PCR Assays for Salmonella and E coli O157
Listeria spp.SalmonellaListeria monocytogenes
27 Jun 2018
AFNOR has granted extensions to cover 10 BAX® System PCR assays for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes and Genus Listeria . See list of BAX System Real-Time and traditional assays meeting ISO 16140-2 and AFNOR standards.

Both Phenotype and Genotype Testing for Antibiotic Resistance in UTIs

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Urinary Pathogens
26 Jun 2018
Guidance is a commercially available molecular diagnostic test that detects 42 microbial organisms associated with chronic urologic infections, determines antibiotic sensitivity, and identifies the resistance genes to determine the susceptibility of the infection to antibiotics considered for treatment.

Dry Sample-ready Plates Are Ideal Alternative to RMMs

Replace the Petri dish
Listeria spp.ColiformsTotal Counts
26 Jun 2018
Experts in the food microbiology testing market, Strategic Consultants, Inc. report that around 50% of global microbiological testing is still done on traditional media. But that doesn't mean everyone is filling plates with agar.

CosmosID Achieves Highest Score in Strain-level Microbial Profiling and Identification

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MetagenomicsMicrobiome
25 Jun 2018
The FDA CFSAN Pathogen Detection Challenge, CosmosID strain identification by correctly identifying the highest number of culture negative and spiked-in samples.

One Enrichment, One Protocol, One Kit. All Common Pathogens Detected.

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SalmonellaListeria monocytogenes
21 Jun 2018
Simplify pathogen testing. One enrichment, one protocol, one multiplex PCR kit. Simplify workflow, inventory, logistics, labor, training, lab footprint, & regulatory.

New Polypropylene Multichannel Reagent Reservoirs Offer Enhanced Chemical Resistance

New Polypropylene Multichannel Reagent Reservoirs
Sample Preparation
21 Jun 2018
INTEGRA has expanded its popular reagent reservoir product family to include polypropylene reservoirs with enhanced chemical compatibility.

Romer Labs: Change What You Thought You Knew About Service

Change Pathogen and Allergen detection program
Listeria spp.Environmental MonitoringSalmonella
20 Jun 2018
Whether it’s pathogen or allergen detection, environmental or product testing, we know that your food and feed safety needs come first. Learn how these companies made the change to Romer Labs.

New Website to Support Your Biological Sample Transport Compliance

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15 Jun 2018
Find specimen transport packaging to comply with the UN3373 regulation for transport of category B biological materials such as human or animal samples of blood, urine, faeces or tissue for diagnostic, research or clinical trials purposes.

Hygiena Launches New Selective Media for Listeria, Salmonella

Hygiena launches new selective media for Listeria Salmonella
Listeria spp.SalmonellaListeria monocytogenes
15 Jun 2018
Actero™ Elite Enrichment Media for the BAX® System reduces sample handling, improves throughput and time to results. Together with the BAX® System it can provide environmental detection results in 22 hours for Listeria and 16 hours for Salmonella.

FDA-Cleared Liofilchem MTS™ (MIC Test Strip) Ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA)

MIC C freundii ATCC 8090 CZA jpg
Antibiotic SensitivityMRSANew Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase NDM-1
14 Jun 2018
Liofilchem has received clearance from the FDA to market in the United States the Ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) MTS™ (MIC Test Strip) for determining MIC against C. freundii, E. cloacae, E. coli, K. oxytoca, K. pneumonia, P. mirabilis, P. aeruginosa.

How to Choose an Anaerobic Workstation

A135 HEPA Workstation
Anaerobic/Microaerophilic EnvironmentsAnaerobiosis
14 Jun 2018
The new Whitley A135 HEPA from Don Whitley Scientific delivers efficient, cost effective anaerobic incubation conditions for routine and research laboratories.

Go Beyond TaqMan Specificity - Gain Additional Control With Less Work

Sartorius Mirosart
MycoplasmaPCR
14 Jun 2018
Contaminated ATMPs pose life-threatening risks for immunocompromised patients who need rapid QC results prior treatment. For PCR-based Mycoplasma detection a unique combination of highest specificity and more control with less pipetting is available.

Ready-to-use PyroMAT® In Vitro System

Monocyte Activation Test MAT Pyrogen Testing
Bacterial Endotoxin Test (BET)EndotoxinPyrogen
12 Jun 2018
Pyrogen Detection: Want to stop using animal based methods and get higher sensitivity?

New Safety Guidance for Use of Compressed Gases in Labs

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11 Jun 2018
This code of practice is of value to any industry or process where single gas cylinders are in use, such as laboratories as well as industrial, scientific and academic environments

Integrated Hoist for Astell Vertical Autoclaves adds Loading Safety and Versatility

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Autoclaves
11 Jun 2018
Astell Scientific has added a new lifting hoist to the options available on its main top-loading circular section autoclave range.

Study Shows Not all ATP Systems Produce Stable, Consistent Results

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Hygiene Monitoring
06 Jun 2018
A third party evaluation study of ATP detection systems for hygiene monitoring found the 3M™ Clean-Trace™ Hygiene Monitoring and Management System was the only one to provide stable and consistent results across time and temperature.

COPAN Defining the Future of Human Robot Collaboration in Clinical Microbiology

COPAN s new Collaborative Robot
AutomationWorkflow Optimization
05 Jun 2018
Launching at ASM Microbe 2018, COPAN’s Collaborative Robot automatically manages many manual microbiology processes such as processing traditional fiber swabs, positive blood culture bottles, tissues, wound aspirates, and sterile body fluids.

Sterisart® Sterility Testing – Minimizes Contamination Risk

Sartorius Sterisart
Sterility TestingWorkflow Optimization
05 Jun 2018
Sterility testing can be challenging during validation and in routine testing. Sartorius offer customized, specific solutions which reduce the risk of a false positive result and save time.

Real-time Incubator and Colony-counter Large Capacity - NEW ScanStation 200

Real time incubator and colony counter - large capacity
Workflow Optimization
04 Jun 2018
INTERSCIENCE’s ScanStation is a revolution for microbiological analyses : it detects and counts colonies as soon as they appear, now available with larger capacity able to incubate and read up to 200 Petri dishes.

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