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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. 

Boost Bioburden Testing Efficiency with an ISPE Award-winning Automated Solution!

Merck automated bioburden system for enhanced QC efficiency
AutomationBioburden
02 Dec 2025
As pharmaceutical companies aim to boost QC productivity and data integrity, Merck’s fully automated bioburden testing solution, developed in cooperation with leading partners, has been honored as “Best QC Automation Application 2025” by the ISPE.

EP 2.6.7 Revision: Compliant Mycoplasma Testing for Biopharma and ATMPs

Update EP mycoplasma chapter
MycoplasmaQuantitative PCR (qPCR)Real-Time PCR
25 Nov 2025
New EP 2.6.7 (12.2) recognizes NAT as equivalent to culture-based methods for mycoplasma testing. Minerva Biolabs’ Venor® Mycoplasma qPCR and 100GC® Standards deliver fully compliant, sensitive, and validated NAT solutions for reliable mycoplasma detection.

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.  

Cut Sterility Test Time from Days to Hours

Cut Sterility Test Time from Days to Hours with RiboNAT
Sterility Testing
20 Nov 2025
Compendial sterility testing requires 14-day incubation, which may not suit short-shelf or immediate-use products. The RiboNAT Rapid Sterility Test kit offers a rapid microbial NAT method, retaining sterility assurance while reducing false positives and sensitivity issues.

Advancing Microbial Identification - a rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

Download study on the identification of pharmaceutical strains
Special Focus IdentificationMALDI-TOF
18 Nov 2025
Microbial identification plays a vital role in safeguarding pharmaceuticals, selecting patient therapies, and ensuring food safety. In this special focus, discover the latest solutions, including NGS, MALDI-TOF, molecular serotyping, and more.

Celleo Biotech Uses INTEGRA’s PIPETBOY GENIUS to Improve Reproducibility and Efficiency

Scientist from Celleo Biotech using Pipetboy Genius
Cell and Gene TherapiesLiquid Handling
13 Nov 2025
The PIPETBOY GENIUS, combined with INTEGRA’s serological pipets, has streamlined the lab’s workflow with its set volumetric control, enabling effortless, time-saving, and consistent dispensing at the click of a button.

From Guesswork to Certainty: Achieving Species-level Microbial Identification

DNA helix on a blue background
Expert Insight IdentificationRoot Cause Analysis
12 Nov 2025
In microbial identification, even ribosomal RNA gene-based methods can fail when accuracy is most important. In this conversation, Jessica Rayser explores how protein-coding gene sequencing provides species-level accuracy for isolates like Bacillus cereus group or Burkholderia cepacia complex.

VITEK® MS PRIME: Trusted Microbial Identification for Pharma QC 

VITEK MS PRIME the trusted microbial identification system for Pharma QC
IdentificationMALDI-TOF
06 Nov 2025
From study results to real-world application at ACM Pharma, VITEK® MS PRIME delivers fast and reliable microbial ID. Its proven accuracy, even with stressed environmental strains, reinforces compliance and boosts efficiency in pharma quality control.

MicronView Dual-mode Robot: Improving Cleanroom Monitoring Efficiency

MicronView dual mode robot for cleanroom environmental monitoring
Environmental MonitoringMicrobial Air Sampler
04 Nov 2025
MicronView’s Dual-mode Robot automates viable and non-viable cleanroom monitoring, saving companies time and labor. It ensures precise, traceable, and contamination-free sampling, enabling efficient, compliant, and fully digital environmental monitoring.

Rapid Microbial Detection Relies on the Power of Traditional Media

The Power of Traditional Media
Chromogenic MediaIdentificationReady-to-use Media
04 Nov 2025
"Rapid" is the buzzword in microbial identification. But these techniques depend on the reliable foundation of traditional prepared media such as AnalytiChem’s Redipor® - a robust, consistent, high-quality range supporting faster, smarter workflows

Strip Control BAT E6 Biological Indicator

Strip Control BAT E6 Biological Indicator
Biological IndicatorsSterilization
04 Nov 2025
Bacillus atropheus ATCC® 9372 spores inoculated on special filter paper strips for dry heat or ethylene oxide sterilization processes for validation, re-validation and process monitoring of dry heat and ethylene oxide sterilizers.

New! Journal Club on rapidmicrobiology

Journal Club on rapidmicrobiology
Journal Club
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.

Plate Design Optimization for a Reliable Automated Evaluation of EM Media

Plate Design Optimization
AutomationEnvironmental MonitoringEU GMP Annex 1
03 Nov 2025
The demand for automated evaluation of EM plates has been increasingly frequent during the last few years. Triggered by customer requests, PMM has improved the design of contact and 90 mm plates by removing all structures that may interfere with a reliable colony identification and plate evaluation.

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.

Cut Sterility Testing Time from 14 Days to Hours with Digital PCR

Sterility Testing with Digital PCR
Sterility Testing
30 Oct 2025
Digital PCR technology reduces sterility testing time from 14 days to hours, offering rapid, sensitive, and robust detection of microbial contamination in cell therapy products. The Cyclus® dPCR Tool Box enhances precision and compatibility across various systems.

Lonza to Expand Bioscience Testing Offering With the Acquisition of Redberry 

Redberry Rapid Solutions for Sterility Testing and Bioburden
BioburdenSterility Testing
27 Oct 2025
Lonza has agreed to acquire Redberry SAS, a company specializing in rapid microbiology testing solutions using solid-phase cytometry technology, to deliver faster and more reliable results to ensure quality control and regulatory compliance.

Symcel and Johnson and Johnson Collaborate to Advance Cell and Gene Therapies Sterility Testing

Symcel and Johnson and Johnson Collaborate on Sterility
Cell and Gene TherapiesSterility Testing
22 Oct 2025
Symcel partners with Johnson and Johnson to advance its rapid sterility testing platform, aiming to cut test times from 7 to 14 days to under 3, accelerating validation, regulatory approval, and patient access to cell and gene therapies.

FlexiPump Scale: A Perfect Dose, Every Time  

Peristaltic dosing pump for liquid dispensing
21 CFR part 11
21 Oct 2025
FlexiPump® Scale is a compact, precise peristaltic pump designed for reproducible liquid dispensing, ideal for culture media preparation and laboratory workflows.

Roadmap to Rapid Sterility Testing

Rapid Sterility testing with the growth direct for results in as little as 1-3 days
Sterility Testing
17 Oct 2025
Rapid Sterility testing with the Growth Direct® Rapid Sterility system yields results in as little as 1-3 days and eliminates human errors. Navigate the Fast Track to Rapid Sterility Testing by downloading this free infographic.

Proven Performance: Real-time Viable Monitoring with the Remote BAMS

Micronview Remote BAMS BioAerosol Monitoring System
Air Monitoring Real TimeAutomationCleanroom
14 Oct 2025
MicronView’s Remote BAMS delivers both real-time viable particle detection and culture confirmation through its newly validated gelatin filter. Designed for modern cleanroom environments, it offers proven stability, accuracy, and flexibility while supporting fully compliant continuous monitoring.

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!

Sustainable, High-sensitivity Endotoxin Detection with PYROSTAR™ Neo+

FUJIFILM Recombinant Endotoxin Detection Reagent
EndotoxinPyrogenSustainability
09 Oct 2025
PYROSTAR™ Neo+ is a genetically engineered endotoxin detection assay offering the same sensitivity as traditional LAL reagents, with greater negative control stability, improved endotoxin recovery in heparin compounds, and a more sustainable, environmentally friendly method.

Bespoke Microbiological Culture Media for Biotechnology

Bespoke Culture Media for Biotechnology
ATMP - Advanced Therapeutic Medicinal ProductsCell and Gene TherapiesCell Culture
06 Oct 2025
Struggling to scale your bespoke microbiological culture media as your biotech business grows? SGL specializes in bridging this critical gap – transforming your small-scale, customized formulations into commercially viable volumes without compromising the exact performance and consistency.

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.

Comprehensive Genomic Solutions: Identify Your Microbial Samples with Novogene

Figure illustrating our sequencing services
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)Third-Generation SequencingWhole Genome Sequencing
06 Oct 2025
If you've isolated a bacterial or fungal strain but are unsure of its identity, WGS is the ideal starting point. Download our new eBook on long-read sequencing applications here.

Introducing the Cyclus® dPCR Tool Box Bacteria Fungi - Rapid Sterility Testing Solution

Cyclus dPCR Tool Box Bacteria Fungi
Sterility Testing
02 Oct 2025
The Cyclus® dPCR Tool Box Bacteria Fungi offers rapid sterility testing, detecting bacterial and fungal contamination within hours. It ensures high sensitivity and compatibility with existing dPCR systems, providing accurate results for patient safety in cell-based therapeutics.

Simplifying Workflows with Redipor®: Trusted, Integrated Solutions

Redipor an AnalytiChem brand for simplified workflows and reliable results
Ready-to-use MediaTriple Wrapped Plates
01 Oct 2025
AnalytiChem’s Redipor range simplifies workflows with high-quality, interconnected solutions. With ongoing investment, trusted products such as TwistLock, BetaBag, and plastic bottles work seamlessly to save time, reduce risk, and improve reliability.

AMM/RMM – Pharmacopoeial Developments and More

Pharmalab 2025
BioburdenSterility Testing
30 Sep 2025
Modern microbiological methods offer various alternatives to traditional methods, with faster or more accurate results, for example for products with a short shelf life or for faster IPC. This is also recognised by various pharmacopoeias such as Ph. Eur., USP, ChP and JP, which deal with this topic.

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