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ATP Hygiene Monitoring Reduces Hospital Infection Rates

ATP Hygiene Monitoring Reduces Hospital Infection Rates
Environmental Monitoring
31 Aug 2015
ATP monitoring can quickly identify contamination hotspots and improve cleanliness, offering large reductions in infection rates

Great Results for COPAN’s ESwab™ Maintaining Fastidious Anaerobic Bacteria Viability

Copan Eswab
Swabs
27 Aug 2015
COPAN’s ESwab™ tests well against the Gold Standard Transport System for maintenance of fastidious anaerobic bacteria viability

Launch of Captivate™ O91 Strengthens Lab M's IMS Range for STEC

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26 Aug 2015
For concentration and isolation of shiga toxigenic E.coli O91 from food, Captivate™ immunomagnetic beads now includes O91, also available for O103, O104, O111, O121, O145, O157, O026, O45 serotypes.

FDA 510(k) Clearance for VIDAS® 3 - the New Generation of VIDAS®

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Workflow Optimization
26 Aug 2015
With over 29,000 installed instruments offering 100 test parameters the VIDAS® is the most established automated immunoassay instrument, the new generation VIDAS® offers increased automation, traceability and security for greater productivity.

New Book on How to Manage Biorisk in the Lab

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26 Aug 2015
How to implement a program for controlling biorisk in the laboratory to prevent accidental release or exposure to pathogens.

Brightfield LED Illumination for Upright and Inverted Microscopes

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Microscopy
25 Aug 2015
The Brightfield LED has a 550 nanometre flip-in filter in the light path which reduces background fluorescence attributed to stray light.

QIAGEN and Seegene to Develop Infectious Diseases Panel

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24 Aug 2015
Multiplexed real-time PCR analysis will enable simultaneous amplification of up to 20 target genes per tube in a single reaction

INTEGRA Helps Forsyth Institute Increase Pipetting Workflow Efficiency

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Liquid Handling
24 Aug 2015
The VIAFLO Assist is flexible in the lab and can be used for multiple applications including Luminex, ELISAs, PCR, or any other plate based assays

Have You Checked out the CDC/NARMS Antibiotic Resistance Data Tool?

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CampylobacterSalmonella
24 Aug 2015
The CDC/NARMS interactive tool allows review of the antibiotic resistance patterns of 4 major pathogens in the USA since 1996

3M Responds to Customer Feedback with Next-Generation Assays for Pathogen Detection

Listeria and L mono - next generation assay
Listeria spp.Listeria monocytogenes
24 Aug 2015
The 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay 2 for Listeria and L. monocytogenes - 30% faster than before.

Meet New Industry Standards with Lab M’s New Pre-poured Plates for Legionella

Pre poured Pinnacle Legionella plates
Environmental MonitoringLegionella spp.
24 Aug 2015
The two new Legionella media (Pinnacle™ Legionella GVPC and Legionella BCYE) are compliant to ISO 11133:2014 formulation and performance.

Verification of the Inlabtec Serial Diluter Made Easy

Inlabtec Serial Dilutor
Automation
22 Aug 2015
Automate and improve the quality of serial dilutions allowing accurate plate counts with the Inlabtec Serial Diluter, practical template available for verification according to ISO/IEC 17025.

PositiveID Successfully Detects MRSA in Less than 20 Minutes

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MRSAPoint of Care/Need
18 Aug 2015
The MRSA assay was run on the Firefly Dx prototype system, which the company is developing to be a handheld, fully automated, lab quality, real-time device.

FDA Pre-Market Approval for the BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab Assay

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HIV
17 Aug 2015
The BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab assay offers early detection of HIV by detecting HIV antigens and consequent early treatment of patients

World’s First Poultry Biochip for Pathogen Detection

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CampylobacterSalmonella
17 Aug 2015
VereVet can detect, differentiate and identify nine major poultry infectious disease agents in one sample using a single disposable biochip.

Understanding M40-A2. Are Your Swabs Compliant?

Transwabs M40-A2 compliant
Swabs
14 Aug 2015
Dr Monika Stuczen, Medical Wire & Equipment Co will be giving a free to attend talk on CLSI M40-A2 compliance for transport swabs at this year's IBMS congress in Birmingham, UK.

Roche Acquires GeneWEAVE - Sample-In/Susceptibility-Out

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Antibiotic ResistanceMRSA
14 Aug 2015
Smarticles combine with the target species DNA causing the organism to produce luciferase - drug resistant organisms become detectable by luminescence measurement.

Set up a New Microbiology Laboratory – Save Time & Reduce Costs

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Environmental Monitoring
14 Aug 2015
Details the basic equipment needed to start microbiology testing for environmental and food/beverage samples plus example instructions from sample collection through sample preparation to results.

200 Sample TwistAmp® Kits Give Away

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CampylobacterSalmonellaListeria monocytogenes
11 Aug 2015
TwistDx announce the first viable alternative to PCR for every day lab work in over 30 years

MERS-CoV Kit Receives Emergency Use Authorization

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MERS
11 Aug 2015
altona Diagnostics Receives Emergency Use Authorization of RealStar® MERS CoV RT-PCR Kit U.S.

IAFP 2015 - 3,200 Attendees from 49 Countries

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11 Aug 2015
IAFP 2015 was another successful meeting for the International Association for Food Protection.

Interpreting 2015 Updates to USP <51> for Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing

Interpreting Updates to USP
QC Organisms
10 Aug 2015
Microbiologics has created a list of frequently asked questions and answers to assist our customers in understanding the new USP guidelines.

Environmental Monitoring Doesn’t Stop at Detection

Environmental Monitoring
Environmental MonitoringIdentification
10 Aug 2015
Your guide to determining what to do with environmental isolates found in non-sterile manufacturing

Chromogenic ID Software Counts and Identifies from Plates

Automatic colony counting and identification from chromogenic media
IdentificationAutomation
10 Aug 2015
Automatic generation of accurate, objective microbial identification and colony counts.

Shuttered Fluoresent Illumination System for Sensitive Samples

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Microscopy
07 Aug 2015
The Lumen 200S minimises thermal drift and aids image stability in long term experiments, bulb life is approx. 10 times longer than of a conventional mercury bulb.

Credit Card Access to UK Contract Laboratory Testing Facilities

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04 Aug 2015
Eurofins launches new 'self service' sample booking for smaller food companies

Check-Sample-Survey Provides Valuable Insights into Test Effectiveness and Accuracy

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MycotoxinsAflatoxins
04 Aug 2015
The study had a good response with more than 150 participants from 28 countries comparing DON mycotoxin

Neogen’s ANSR® for Listeria monocytogenes Receives AOAC Approval

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Environmental MonitoringListeria monocytogenes
03 Aug 2015
This rapid and accurate test can provide definitive results in as little as 17 hours for environmental samples

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