Microbiology News : Jun 2020
Special Focus on Choosing the Right Swab
30 Jun 2020 | F&BCP
Capture, maintain and release - that's all a swab has to do but there are a range of different swab materials and different transport systems. Browse through some of the options in our rapidmicrobiology special focus on swabs, covering applications in clinical and food sectors. more...
The GenePro SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test, developed by Gencurix (South Korea), has received FDA-EUA. The kit can work on a varitey of PCR instruments and has been designed to work on 384-well plates, quadrupling standard runs. more...
Avacta and Cytiva, who are developing a point-of-care COVID-19 antigen detection test, are pleased with early performance data and claim the test can detect the virus' spike protein within the clinical range found in the saliva of COVID-19 patients. more...
This week, Campden BRI have developed a clever way of testing the effectiveness of cleaning for SARS-CoV-2, Avacta announce early data on antigen test and WeSail Biotech launch their COVID-19 antibody test with free samples for the industry. more...
Hygiene Monitoring: Have Confidence in Your Cleaning Programme
29 Jun 2020 | F&B
Hygiene monitoring is an essential part of any food production process. But how do you make sure you are taking accurate samples? NEOGEN’s patented AccuPoint® samplers greatly increase the accuracy and consistency of ATP sampling. more...
WESAIL Biotech launches IgM/IgG Antibody COVID-19 Test Kit with 99% specificity and ≥90% sensitivity. It is used for the qualitative detection of IgM/IgG antibody in human whole blood/serum/plasma samples and indicates recent and previous infections in one single test. more...
CavSwab™ nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal flocked swabs can be used with MedSchenker™ Smart Transport Medium for specimen collection, transport, maintenance and long term freeze storage of viruses (including SARS-CoV-2), chlamydia, mycoplasma and ureaplasma. more...
The US FDA has sent out warning letters to several companies who are illegally marketing COVID-19 serology kits as FDA approved and for also using the FDA logo on kits. FDA are encouraging health care professionals and consumers to report any concerns on quality to the FDA's MedWatch. more...
To Ask The Correct Question Choose The Correct Swab – Choose MWE!
25 Jun 2020 | F&BWPV
Sigma Transwab® & Transwab® - best for bacteriology, Transwab® - the best gel swab, Sigma Transwab® - best for automated platforms, Fecal Transwab® - best for enterics, Sigma Virocult® - best for viruses, Sigma VCM™ - best universal /multi-purpose. more...
BIOTECON Diagnostics has launched its new real-time PCR cycler: the Dualo 32®. Use the foodproof® Beer Screening Kits and foodproof® Spoilage Yeast Detection Kits with the Dualo 32, and you can detect more than 30 of the most important beer spoilage bacteria and several spoilage yeasts. more...
Campden BRI has developed a new test using a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus to assess the effectiveness of disinfection operations. Campden BRI can test sanitisers and other cleaning products in its UK laboratories, and can also test and advise on the effectiveness of cleaning practices. more...
Monitoring water samples collected from wastewater treatment facilities for coronavirus RNA, can provide data on the prevalance of COVID-19 within a community, track the spread of the virus and alert communities to a rise in RNA levels before clinical diagnosis. more...
High Quality Swabs for Collection and Transportation of Samples
23 Jun 2020 | CP
Alpha Laboratories has the expertise to respond to unique requirements and can help you choose the right swab to preserve your sample and protect your staff. more...
The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) are constantly updating their 'allowed' of COVID-19 test kit vendors who they have given approval for export. You can download the most recent list here. more...
Expansion of FSIS STEC Testing to Additional Raw Beef Products
23 Jun 2020 | F&B
The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced plans to expand its routine verification testing for six Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coil (non-O157 STEC; O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, or O145) aswell as E. coli O157:H7. more...
The US FDA have revoked an EUA given to Chembio for its COVID-19 serology test. Data submitted by Chembio and an independent study found the DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG System showed a higher rate of false results that outweighed it's benefit to COVID-19 testing regimes. more...
LGC SeraCare has launched AccuSet™ SARS-CoV-2 Performance Panel; an out-of-the-box solution to provide confidence, mitigate sourcing challenges and accelerate antibody assay development, validation, verification and onboarding. more...
Find which antibody test has EUA removed, plus ultra-sensitive PCR kits, latest kits to gain EUA, robotic systems for high sample throughput and materials for evaluating SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests.
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Developed by ProGnosis Biotech the Rapid Test 2019-nCoV Total Ig demonstrated 98,75% sensitivity and 100% specificity for total antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the latest clinical performance study.
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ChromaCode's High-definition COVID-19 qPCR test is now FDA-EUA
22 Jun 2020 | C
Chromacode's high-definition multiplex technology is now used to detect SARS-CoV-2. The HDPCR™ SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time PCR Assay is now FDA-EUA, allows high-throughput testing and runs on standard qPCR instruments with no on-site training required. more...
Looking for a cannabis microbiology testing solution that you can trust while keeping your profitability in mind? Perfect for screening, confirmation and more, CompactDry™ is an easy and efficient microbiology solution for labs of every size. more...
AMSBIO Launch Better Specific-Antibody Binding COVID-19 Products
22 Jun 2020 | C
Adding to its ever-expanding COVID-19 portfolio which includes recombinant proteins, antibodies, inhibitor screening kits, AMSBIO has launched a new range of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Products to be used in immunocapture, cell-stimulating, flow cytometry applications, ELISA assays and biopanning. more...
EC 2073 has required the testing of powdered infant formula for Salmonella and recommends screening for the Enterobacteriaceae family. BIOTECON Diagnostics real time-PCR foodproof Enterobacteriaceae plus Salmonella Detection LyoKit can detect both in a single assay. more...
Quidel's Sofia® SARS Antigen FIA, the first FDA-Emergency Use Authorized COVID-19 Antigen test, is now allowed to run on both of Quidel's Point-of-Care instruments; the Sofia 1 & 2. The instruments provide a result within 15 minutes. more...
What Caused Most Food Recalls in 2019 & What are the Future Trends
18 Jun 2020 | F&B
In this exclusive interview with rapidmicrobiology, Etienne Casal, Senior VP Europe at Mérieux NutriSciences gives readers a glimpse of what to expect in the newly released Blue Paper (4th ed.) on 'European food safety trends, key issues & perspectives' and future editions. more...
Flowbot ONE, a Danish designed robot is becoming popular in Europe and Australia, where clinical laboratories are putting it to use in manipulating multiple live samples of SARS-CoV-2 simultaneously for analysis, potentially removing risk to personnel and error from the process. more...
EUROIMMUN, a PerkinElmer Company, has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its EURORealTime SARS-CoV-2 assay. more...
PCR Biosystems' 4x RT-qPCR kit enables ultra-sensitive, high-throughput detection of viral RNA sequences, the new kit allows users to add more sample to their reactions to boost analytical sensitivity, even when working with small volume reactions. more...
Beckman Coulter has received CE-marking for its Access SARS-CoV-2 IgG assay. The serology test detects IgG antibodies targeting the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein and has confirmed 100% sensitivity and 99.8% specificity. Beckman Coulter can now manufacture 30 million tests per month. more...
ALS Expands A2LA Scope to Cover COVID-19 Surface Testing
15 Jun 2020 | F&BC
ALS, the international provider of lab services, has added surface testing for SARS-COV-2 to its US labs. ALS is one of the first to be accredited for this type of test by A2LA. The customer swabs their surfaces and sends this on to A2LA for testing. more...
OPTI Medical Systems (IDEXX Laboratories) has received CE-marking for its FDA-EUA OPTI® SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test kit. OPTI Medical was also awarded FDA-EUA for OPTI DNA/RNA Magnetic Bead Kit for nucleic acid extraction: Allowing OPTI to provide labs with a complete COVID-19 testing solution. more...
The Illumina COVIDSeq™ Test is the first sequencing-based method to detect SARS-CoV-2 awarded EUA from the US FDA. It allows high-throughput testing, accommodating up to 3,072 samples per run on the NovaSeq™ 6000 Sequencing System & returns results in 24 hours. more...
TBG Diagnostics Ltd (TDL), a global molecular diagnostics company with its manufacturing hub based in Taiwan, has been awarded US FDA-EUA for its CE-marked ExProbe™ SARS-CoV-2 Test Kit. TDL also has a CE-marked SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Kit with a result turnaround of 15 minutes. more...
Video Introduces Don Whitley Scientific’s Contract Microbiology Labs
11 Jun 2020 | CP
This new DWS video presents an introduction to their GLP compliant contract microbiology research laboratories, providing services from routine analysis/quality control to substantial research and development programmes. more...
Latest developments for COVID-19 testing - PCR kits, Serology kits, Liquid Handling Automation more...
Roche's FDA-EUA COVID-19 Test Predicts a 'Cytokine Storm'
10 Jun 2020 | C
Roche has received FDA-EUA for its Elecsys IL-6 test that warns clinicians their patients are at risk of severe inflammatory response due to COVID-19. The test measures levels of biomarker interleukin 6 (IL-6), which at high levels is known as a 'Cytokine Storm', that can be fatal. more...
Is it Clean? Be Sure. ATP Testing & Sanitation
09 Jun 2020 | C
Fast and easy way to monitor the success of cleaning and disinfection procedures with MVP ICON® system. more...
The US CDC, in collaboration with NIH, BARDA, FDA & DoD has performed evaluation studies on FDA- EUA COVID-19 Antibody test kits. Links to supplier pages with contact info, news articles and instruction booklets are provided on this page. more...
Eurofins Technologies Launch COVID-19 Total Antibody ELISA Assay
09 Jun 2020 | C
Eurofins Technologies announces the launch of INgezim COVID 19 DR kits, a serology-based total antibody (IgG, IgA and IgM) detection ELISA assay (open platform) for indirect diagnostic of past exposure to COVID-19.With an incubation time of 75 minutes and no requirement for sample pre-dilution. more...
Omega Bio-tek’s New Viral RNA Extraction Kit for COVID-19
09 Jun 2020 | C
Omega Bio-tek Launches a New Viral RNA Extraction Kit for COVID-19 Testing with Production Capacity for 6 Million Tests A Month. The new magnetic bead-based extraction kit is adaptable to most liquid handling platforms for scalable, high-throughput purification. more...
As the world moves into the next phase of COVID-19 pandemic control the challenging task of re-opening public spaces without compromising public safety requires science-based surety. Bertin Technologies can help with the Coriolis Air Sampler + RT-PCR platform that collects and detects SARS-CoV-2. more...
Alpha Labs' COVID-19 Swabs Can Be Used with Alternative VTM
05 Jun 2020 | C
Alpha lab's swabs meet UK Government guidelines for COVID-19 sampling. They are manufactured in ISO class 8 or higher cleanroom conditions, under an ISO:13485 accredited quality system, certified free of PCR inhibitors, human DNA, RNase, DNase and pyrogens and sterilized by irradiation or EtO. more...
COVID-19: Sigma Virocult®- the VTM You Can Trust
05 Jun 2020 | C
MWE's Virocult® medium has shown to be completely reliable on molecular platforms, whether PCR or antigen, as well as the gold standard cell culture methods. A recent study shows it's possible to test directly from Sigma Virocult® medium using RT-qPCR without extraction. more...
The ENDOZYME® II GO kit for endotoxin testing is a recombinant factor C (rFC) assay with a 96-well microplate GOPLATE™. Preparation time is reduced five-fold with the aid of an automated pipetting robot (ASSIST PLUS), and throughput increased by 33% with on-deck INHECO microplate heater. more...
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus matures within the community, serology testing has ramped up. ELISA kits are a mainstay in clinical laboratory and this aspiration system can avoid unneccesary mistakes and is simple and ready-to-use. more...
World Accreditation Day - 9 June 2020
05 Jun 2020 | F&B
June 9th 2020 marks World Accreditation Day (#WAD2020), a global initiative established by ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) and IAF (International Accreditation Forum) to promote the value of accreditation. more...
When the ANDiS®350 Nucleic Acid Extraction System is used with 3DMed's 2019-nCov nucleic acid detection kits (ANDiS SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A&B RT-qPCR Detection Kit and ANDiS SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Detection Kit), the detection sensitivity will be higher and the results more accurate. more...
Hydrosense’s ultra-fast Legionella pneumophila SG1 test spots serious problems, fast. It creates immediate calls to action, quicker remedial solutions and mitigates the risk of potentially devastating Legionella outbreaks and public health impacts. more...
Combining accuracy, speed, flexibility, and ease of use, Logos Biosystems, LUNA-FX7™ is the latest addition to the LUNA™ cell counter family. more...
Priorclave has gained approval by the SFDA- Saudi Food & Drug Authority, for its entire range of research-grade laboratory autoclaves. Priorclave has developed and manufactures more than 60 standard laboratory models at its UK production facility. more...
Bio-Rad Laboratories is an innovative, trusted global partner for food safety - delivering fast results, easy-to-use optimized workflows, with capacity to increase throughput. more...
A State-of-the-Art Mobile COVID-19 Testing Platform
02 Jun 2020 | C
A mobile platform for COVID-19 testing has been developed through a Tangen BioSciences and LabWare partnership. The rapid portable test and disease surveillance kit will be used in drive-up test centres and assisted-living premises to provide rapid results to patients and CDC. more...
Reliable Tracking for Large-Scale COVID-19 Testing Labs
02 Jun 2020 | C
To assist labs involved with the essential RT-PCR assay part of the “test, trace and isolate” strategy for dealing with the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic – Ziath has introduced two optimized packages for reliable tracking of patient samples submitted for Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing. more...
USP has provided guidelines for Recombinant Factor C (rFC), critical to the development of vaccines and other sterile pharma products. USP is also making draft guidelines on rFC testing available for developers of COVID-19 vaccine and therapies as part of the Trust Accelerated program. more...
As part of World Food Safety Day 2020, this rapidmicrobiology special focus details products that can help manufacturers and microbiology laboratories ensure safe, reliable food, every time. more...
INTERSCIENCE is Proud to Support World Food Safety Day!
01 Jun 2020 | F&B
The INTERSCIENCE range of products and unique solutions are designed to avoid risk of cross contamination during sample preparation, reduce repetitive and tedious operations and ensure traceability and saving of all data. more...
Environmental Swabbing for Norovirus – Prevent Outbreaks with Puritan
01 Jun 2020 | F&B
Puritan’s Norovirus Collection and Transport System is used for the detection of human norovirus on environmental contamination during outbreaks. Available dry or pre-moistened it detects viruses when clinical samples are not available and monitors the effectiveness of cleaning practices. more...
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