Microbiology News : Feb 2020

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Microbiology News : Feb 2020

LAMP-based Covid-19 Near-Patient Assay Provides Results in One Hour

28 Feb 2020 | Clinical

HiberGene's LAMP-based Covid-19 assay is currently primed for evaluation in China for clinical use. The 'near-patient' assay can provide results in one hour after taking a sample from the patient. In this interview, rapidmicrobiology.com talks to Gary Keating (HiberGene's CTO). more...

Latest Microbiology Newsletter - 25 February 2020

28 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Confused on coronavirus terminology? SARS-CoV-2 is the name of the virus and COVID-19 is the name of the disease it causes. SARS-CoV-2 stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 and COVID-19 stands for Coronavirus Disease 2019. Read the rapidmicrobiology newsletter. more...

Vela Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 Assay Available for Pre-Order

27 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Vela Diagnostics have announced that its ViroKey™ SA201 SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Test is now available for pre-order as the NGS solutions provider applies for emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US FDA. more...

Shenzen Bioeasy Receive CE-Marking for its Lateral-Flow Ag and Ab SARS-CoV-2 Test Kits

27 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Shenzen Bioeasy Biotechnology is the first company to attain CE-marking for its lateral flow immunoassay test kits. These are its 2019-nCoV IgG/IgM Rapid Detection Kit, 2019-nCoV Fluorescence Ag Rapid Test Kit and the 2019-nCoV Colloidal Gold Ag Rapid Test. more...

AOAC-RI Performance Tested Method^SM Certification Now Includes New EnSURE™ Touch System

25 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageClinical

Hygiena’s UltraSnap ATP Test received Performance Tested Method^SMcertification from the AOAC-RI on the new EnSURE^™ Touch luminometer, demonstrating the system's sensitivity, reliability and robust operation. more...

First CE-Mark on SARS-2-CoV Assay Goes to Primerdesign

25 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Primerdesign is the first medical diagnostics company to receive CE-marking for its Covid-19 diagnostic assay. The genesig® Covid-19 Real-Time PCR Assay has 100% homology with all 87 whole-genome sequences available on the public GISAID Epiflu database. more...

Liferiver Biotech Works 24/7 Shifts to Meet Covid-19 Diagnostic Kit Demand

25 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Liferiver Biotech have announced massive demand on its 2-hour SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test. LifeRivers partners Bio Molecular Systems have prioritized its production to meet the demand for its compatible MIC qPCR instrument. more...

NEW: Bio-Rad’s RAPID’Campylobacter Available in Pre-poured Plates

24 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

RAPID'Campylobacter agar is a selective chromogenic media for the detection and enumeration of the main species of thermophilic Campylobacter (C. jejuni, C. coli and C. lari) in food products and environmental samples. more...

Eggs: a Challenge to Allergen Analysis

24 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

Does your test system detect only native egg protein? Processed eggs can be harder to detect. Find out how you can safeguard your products and protect allergy sufferers with R-Biopharm, ELISA test Ridascreen^® Egg. more...

WHO Invites SARS-2-CoV Test Developers to Participate in Evaluation Study

24 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Expression of Interest: Test Developers to Participate in FIND-WHO initiative to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostics. more...

Latest Microbiology Newsletter - 18 Feb 2020 - Salmonella Testing Special

24 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Everything you need to know about Salmonella testing in foods plus latest updates on swabs and kits for COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics. more...

Ares Genetics AMR Database Supports New NGS-Based AST

20 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Ares Genetics has launched an early access version of ARESupa Universal Pathegenome Assay; an AI-powered AST with a reference database containing whole-genome information on 40,000 clinical isolates. more...

A Complete System for Water & Bioburden Testing Designed for Pharma QC Labs

19 Feb 2020 | WaterPharmaceutical

Merck, the vibrant science and technology company, announced the launch of the latest innovation in pharmaceutical bioburden and water testing with the new Milliflex^® Oasis system. more...

New Kit Isolates High Molecular Weight Single-stranded DNA Efficiently, Without Bias

19 Feb 2020 | Microbiome

For obtaining a complete microbiome, the lysis/DNA purification protocol (patent pending) of the Shoreline Rapid Prep ensures that no microbe is left behind, without the need for cumbersome bead beating, while preserving DNA integrity. more...

Special Focus on the Detection of Salmonella in Food

18 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

Best Detection Method for Salmonella in Foods

In this special focus find out about the latest rapid test methods for the detection of Salmonella in Foods. more...

[White Paper] Impact of Data Integrity Audits on Pharma Microbial QC Labs

18 Feb 2020 | Pharmaceutical

Data Integrity Audits for Pharma Microbial QC Labs

This recent whitepaper uncovers data integrity requirements and what auditors may be looking for in your lab. more...

Reduce the Time to Prepare Enrichment Media by as Much as 80%

18 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

Improve your lab’s testing throughput and safety by eliminating many of the standard steps in preparing enrichment media for bacteria detection. With Actero™ EZ-Media Bag, the medium is ready-to-use in 30 minutes or less. “Always easy. Always right.” more...

MicroVal Extends MALDI Biotyper Salmonella spp. Certificate to Include CASE Agar

18 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

The MALDI Biotyper was already validated by MicroVal for the confirmation of Salmonella spp. presumptive colonies isolated from XLD, BGA, 3 chromogenic agars based on C8-esterase activity detection and nonselective media, it now includes Neogen's CASE agar. more...

If Microbiology is Your Thing - You Definitely Need This!

18 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiome

Does your microbiology lab need the most accurate, most robust results possible? Do you need to improve workflows whilst keeping costs down? The free weekly rapidmicrobiology.com newsletter is focused on the very latest products and services to help you do just that! more...

Regulatory Compliance of Culture Media Based Detection of Salmonella spp.

17 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

Salmonella spp. is one of the most important pathogens in the food chain, and most food samples are tested for it by culture media methods. But not all culture media is compliant with regulations. more...

Food Poisoning from Campylobacter spp.

17 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

With millions of cases, worldwide, each year of foodborne Campylobacteriosis; learn more about these important diarrheal disease-causing pathogens, including the detection and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. in food and environmental samples according to international standards. more...

Unique New and Improved all-in-one Salmonella Poultry Boot Swab Test Kits

17 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

Technical Service Consultants Ltd [TSC] have recently launched a new and improved range of 2 x paired and 5 x paired poultry boot swab kits for the monitoring of Salmonella in poultry flocks by way of floor litter and other surfaces. more...

Proficiency Testing Samples that Provides a Real-World Challenge

17 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

LGC Proficiency Testing Salmonella range provide your analysts with the opportunity to fully challenge their methods under a number of different scenarios and increase their likelihood of detecting Salmonella in a real-world sample. more...

Real-Time PCR and Chromogenic Media to Detect Salmonella in Food

17 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

Learn more about Salmonella detection in food samples with the Bio-Rad complete solution.
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Food Safety Law Firm's Petition to Prevent Salmonella Outbreak Serovars Entering Food Chain

17 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

The Food Safety law firm Marler-Clark are petitioning the USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Services (FSIS) to have 31 'Salmonella Outbreak Serovars' to be declared as adulterants in meat and poultry products as they have demonstrated to be injurious to human health. more...

NEOGEN’s Solutions for Salmonella

17 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

We offer a range of both traditional and rapid, alternative methods for the detection of Salmonella including our proprietary CASE (Chromogenic Agar for Salmonella Esterase) formulation. View our innovative solutions & workflows with our free Guide to Food Microbiology Testing - available now. more...

Thermo Fisher Partner up to Develop Nanotech Clinical Assays

17 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Thermo Fisher Scientific has begun a collaboration with NanoPin, a developer in advanced blood-based infectious disease detection platforms. Using Thermo Fisher's LCMS technology, they will develop sensitive clinical assays for infectious diseases. more...

CDC Covid-19 Diagnostic Kits Can't be Validated say Public Health Labs

17 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Public health laboratories are sending back CDC 2019-nCoV diagnostic kits due to inconclusive results during validation. CDC state the reagents are being reformulated but have yet to announce the date of their release. more...

Touch Screen Repeating Pipette Can Sequentially Dispense Different Volumes

17 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

In addition to standard pipetting, dispensing, auto dispensing and a proprietary “learn” function, advanced modes include sequential dispensing of different volumes, multi-aspiration of different volumes and a titration mode. more...

Experts Cover E. coli STEC and Salmonella

14 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

On Thursday 27 February, Campden BRI is running a seminar with expert international speakers to discuss the prevention of STEC and Salmonella contamination in the food industry. Fiona Cawkell, Microbiology Proficiency Scheme Manager, Campden BRI tells us what to expect. more...

IRIS Salmonella, a Negative Screening Within 37 Hours

14 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

IRIS Salmonella^® is an alternative research method of Salmonellae. It permits the detection of all Salmonellae in human, animal food products and environmental samples and provides a negative screening within 37 hours. more...

No Interference from Positive Control at Low-Copy Number with PCRmax™ Covid-19 qPCR Kit

14 Feb 2020 | Clinical

PCRmax releases their Covid-19 qPCR Kit, a diagnostic kit that has 100% homology with 95% of the sequences published on the GISAID as of the 23rd of January. The target gene is RdRP, the same target used for SARS and related viruses but without any cross-reactivity shown. more...

3M Food Safety Covers the Broadening Scope of Environmental Monitoring

14 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

Raj Rajagopal, 3M Technical Senior Global Technical Service Specialist talks to rapidmicrobiology.com about the broadening scope in environmental monitoring (EM) and how with 3M's advancement in EM methods, food producers can keep above the high standards in place. more...

Emergency Special Focus on Covid-19 (2019-nCoV, Coronavirus)

13 Feb 2020 | Clinical

In this rapidmicrobiology emergency special focus, we bring you the latest options for specimen collection, ready to use diagnostics and reagents for kit development - please note many kits are suitable for research use only (RUO). more...

Austrian and Chinese Biotech Partners Make 2019-nCoV NGS and RT-PCR Testing Available in Europe

12 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Ares Genetics and BGI Group work together to equip European laboratories to sequence and detect 2019-nCoV with MGI Tech's DNBSEQ-T7 sequencing platform and BGI's RT-PCR reagents. more...

Roche Distribute Tib-Molbiol Wuhan Coronavirus Assays for RNAP, Envelope and Nucleocapid Genes

12 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Roche is now distributing Tib-Molbiol's LightMix® Modular assays for the screening and confirmation of the 2019 Wuhan Coronavirus. This diagnostic tool is compatible with Roche's Lightcycler 480 series and Magna Pure24 instruments. more...

Best Practices for Sample Collection for Respiratory Specimens, Inc. Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19)

12 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Best way to collect specimen for corona virus

A successful diagnostic test begins at sample collection because improper sampling can result in an inadequate specimen, rendering a diagnostic test inconclusive or incorrect. more...

Live & Inactivated Coronaviruses for Assay Development

12 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Microbiologics is your trusted partner in biomaterials for research of the 2019n-CoV. We offer live & inactivated 229E and OC43 coronaviruses (which contain the entire RNA virus genome) and subgenomic DNA clones of the HKU and NL66 coronaviruses. more...

Which Swabs to Use for Coronavirus Testing

12 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Based on CDC guidelines for clinical specimens, swabs with synthetic fibers and plastic shafts, like Puritan flock swabs, should be used for nasopharyngeal collections when 2019-nCoV is suspected. It’s important not to use calcium alginate swabs or those with wooden shafts. more...

Not Just Any Sponge on a Stick!

11 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

TSC new and improved Envirostik is perfect for sampling larger surfaces in a wide and varied range of environments including food production areas, clinical and veterinary infection control and pharmaceutical and cosmetics facilities. more...

BIOTECON Diagnostics Launches NEW foodproof^® Beer Screening 2 LyoKit

11 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

The foodproof Beer Screening 2 LyoKit is a user-friendly lyophilized real-time PCR test for simultaneous detection of 30+ beer spoilage organisms that also differentiates between some of the worst spoilers. more...

Public Health England 2019-nCoV Diagnostic Test Now Used to Support WHO

11 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Public Health England has increased its 2019-nCoV testing capacity to 1000 samples today using their in-house designed diagnostic kit. They have now also agreed with the WHO to take in samples from countries who do not have the resources. more...

HHS Opens up Funding Agency for 2019-nCoV Diagnostic Kits

11 Feb 2020 | Clinical

The US Department of Human Health and Services are now accepting abstract submissions for 2019-nCoV diagnostics development funding. The technology must already be approved by the FDA and meet the criteria for EUA within 12 weeks of receiving the award. more...

New Panther Scalable Solutions Help Labs to Meet Changing Molecular Testing Needs

11 Feb 2020 | Clinical

A fully automated, sample-to-result platform for molecular diagnostics, now with new options for scalability, the Panther portfolio lets labs increase testing capacity without additional staff. more...

Latest Microbiology Newsletter - 11 Feb 2020

11 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Get the latest updates on microbiology products for Covid-19, flow cytometry, Grade A air monitoring, large swabs for EM of surfaces and the latest in seminars and webinars. more...

New POC Breath Test for Virulent Lung Infections Receives Funding

10 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Based on the presence of the urease enzyme found in certain bacterial species that cause pneumonia, such as S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella and H. influenzae. Live urease-containing bacteria can be detected using inhaled ¹³C-urea which is converted by these bacteria to labelled carbon dioxide more...

Ultra-Rapid Microbial Testing Solutions Using Flow Cytometry for Industrial Quality Control.

10 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageCosmetic/Personal Care

Metis solution is a rapid method for microbiological testing using flow cytometry for quality control in food and cosmetic industries. We enable you to release your product faster with maximum reliability and decrease up to 20% of your storage area. more...

Insight into GPS™ 2019-nCoV Ready-to-Use qPCR Kit - Interview with CEO Prof. Martinez-Murcia

10 Feb 2020 | Clinical

On the frontline developing qPCR primers/probes to detect 2019-nCoV is Prof. Antonio Marinez-Murcia, CEO of Genetic PCR Solutions (GPS™). In this interview with rapidmicrobiolgy.com, he talks about why their ready-to-use qPCR format can detect multiple variants of this virus. more...

Microbiologics Appoints Raffaella Giardino as Vice President of Sales and Marketing

10 Feb 2020 | Pharmaceutical

Newly appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Dr. Raffaella Giardino will lead strategy development and oversee execution for Microbiologics’ global sales, business development, and marketing teams. more...

Future Textbook on Coronavirus Prevention gets Fast-Track Treatment

10 Feb 2020 | Clinical

A study on coronavirus prevention has been published ahead of time to stem the 2019-nCoV epidemic. Professors of Hygiene and Virology, based in Germany, have collaborated in the study and have found prevention strategies to be efficient against the coronaviruses and applies to 2019-nCoV. more...

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10 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiome

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GPS™ Delivers Same Day Foodborne Pathogen Results

10 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

GPS™ has developed a protocol for foodborne pathogen detection that gives sample to result in a single working day. The time of each step (enrichment, extraction, thermo cycling) has been reduced and the qPCR procedure simplified and optimized, using ready-to-use MONODOSE qPCR reagents. more...

Primerdesign: The First European Team to Deliver to the World a 2019-nCoV Diagnostic Kit

10 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Adam Herridge, Product Manager at Primerdesign, talks to rapidmicrobiology.com about the genesig 2019-nCoV qPCR Kit, the first diagnostics kit to be made in Europe with 100% specificity, and relays to us his concerns over his competitor's products. more...

Shift to Paradigm™ Low-Retention Tips

07 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiome

Paradigm™ low-retention range of non-filter reload, and filter tips featuring Aerogard® technology, truly epitomises the perfect pipetting experience. Universal design means the tips are compatible with a variety of popular pipette brands and models, including the alpha+ range of pipettes. more...

Hygiene Monitoring: Are You Getting The Most From Your System?

07 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

Are you using the best ATP hygiene system

Hygiene monitoring is an essential part of any food production process. With so many testing options available on the market how can you be sure you are getting the most from your system? Register to attend our webinar today!
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Solus One Salmonella for Next Day Detection in Cocoa Products.

06 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

Solus One Salmonella granted AOAC PTM extension to scope for cocoa products. more...

MoBiTec Now Offers Novel Coronavirus Real Time Multiplex RT-PCR Kit (Detection for 3 Genes)

06 Feb 2020 | Clinical

In addition to Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Kit, MoBiTec Now Offers Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time Multiplex RT-PCR Kit (Detection for 3 Genes) more...

New Strains Added to NCIMB Culture Collection

06 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageOther

Four new strains have been added to the NCIMB culture collection - the UK's National Collection of Industrial Food and Marine Bacteria. more...

Latest Microbiology Newsletter - 4 Feb 2020

06 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalMicrobiome

Find the latest product updates for your micro lab - 2019-CoV swabs and detection kits, Camplyobacter without tears, competition for pipettes more...

Shipping of CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diagnostic Test Kits Begins

06 Feb 2020 | Clinical

The CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Panel authorised for Emergency Use Only has begun shipping to selected laboratories more...

First 2019-nCoVqPCR Kit Commercially Available

05 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Genetic PCR Solutions™ real time PCR (qPCR) has been adapted to our innovative MONODOSE format, single PCR reactions tubes which contain all reagents (dehydrated) to which only sample need to be added. more...

Investigate Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) per CDC Guidelines with COPAN's FLOQSwab™ Kit

04 Feb 2020 | Clinical

CDC has released Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from PUIs for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). COPAN’s Kit of 3mL UTM® & 2 FLOQSwabs™ can be used to investigate novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as per CDC guidelines. more...

Introducing RapidChek^® Campylobacter from Romer Labs^®

04 Feb 2020 | Food & Beverage

The poultry industry needs a simple, cost-effective alternative for Campylobacter testing that allows for high throughput. RapidChek^® Campylobacter uses a streamlined aerobic enrichment and sensitive antibody-based lateral flow to detect C. jejuni, C. coli, and C. lari in poultry carcass rinses. more...

Find the Right Autoclave For Your Lab on New Priorclave Website

04 Feb 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Find the right autoclave for your lab using the new Priorclave website - choose from benchtop, compact, top loading, front loading, pass-through, powerdoor and stackable designs. more...

BGI Develops Real-Time Fluorescent RT-PCR Kit for Detecting the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

04 Feb 2020 | Clinical

BGI has successfully developed a Real-Time Fluorescent RT-PCR kit for detecting 2019-nCoV, which can issue results in a few hours. The kits have already been issued to many hospitals and disease control centers. more...

Veredus' Lab-on-Chip Coronavirus Identifier Now Available

03 Feb 2020 | Clinical

Veredus Laboratories have developed a Lab-on-Chip diagnostic tool for the detection and differentiation of 2019-nCoV, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. The PCR and microarray technology can give results in 2 hours and is designed to be able to detect mutated versions of each of the viruses. more...

China Approves Sansure Biotech's 2019-nCoV 30-Minute Nucleic Acid Reagent Kit

03 Feb 2020 | Clinical

China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved China's first CFDA certified 2019-nCoV nucleic acid diagnostic kit. The Sansure Biotech diagnostic kit has a 30 minute turnaround time which will shorten detection time and recognise suspected cases and latent infections. more...

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Ag Antigen rapid test kit PEI evaluated and CE-marked on EU Common list

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