Microbiology News: Sep 2020

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Microbiology News: Sep 2020

Now, You Can Put a Price on (Biological) Safety with Baker's New Cost of Ownership Calculator

30 Sep 2020 | Clinical

the cost of ownership calculator allows you to compare your existing BSC with Bakers new SterilGARD

Baker's new cost of ownership calculator allows you to compare the running costs of your existing biological safety cabinet with those of the SterilGARD^® e3 and thus prepare a persuasive argument for your planned investment. more...

Safe And Efficient Collection And Containment Of Biological Liquid Waste

30 Sep 2020 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

Laboratories can achieve stringent biosafety level guidelines, for handling contaminated solutions, using INTEGRA’S VACUSAFE system. more...

Pasteur Institute Start Clinical Trial on Point-of-Care COVID-19 Test

29 Sep 2020 | Clinical

RT-Lamp Point of care rapid test for sars cov 2 from C4Diagnostics

C4Diagnostics, Bertin Technologies and Enalees have developed the BEC-SARS-CoV-2 test for humans with the Pasteur Institute. The kit is currently for RUO but is now on clinical trial at several sites and C4Diagnostics hope to have CE-IVD at the end of Sept. more...

Seasonal Flu and Coronavirus Identification

28 Sep 2020 | Clinical

influenza flu a b lateral flow test rapid thermo fisher xpect

Influenza and coronavirus are contagious respiratory illnesses. It may be difficult to tell the difference between them because some symptoms are similar and testing may be needed to confirm a diagnosis. more...

Is it Flu or is it COVID-19? Test with a Puritan Swab!

28 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Puritan COVID 19 and Inluenza flock swab foam spun polyester tip swab

When testing for COVID-19 or flu, whether with a flock, foam or spun polyester tip swab, Puritan delivers reliability. Today, tomorrow and beyond - Puritan produces fine quality specimen collection devices. US made and reliable. more...

Influenza Virus Research Tools

28 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Sino Biological also offers customized antigen microarray services for influenza studies

Sino Biological launched the world's largest recombinant viral antigen collection, ProVir™. It features 600+HA, NA, and ME antigens from over 300 strains of influenza viruses, including vaccine strains and the pandemic strains. more...

Platform Puts COVID-19 Vaccine Developers In-Line

28 Sep 2020 | Pharmaceutical

Management platform for content data and regulation

A platform that manages regulated business processes, content and data across core areas is popular amongst vaccine developers. The CARA Life Sciences Platform, by Generis, enables companies to greatly reduce development and submission cycles and focus on stringent health regulations. more...

Novel Molecular Transport Media for Dual COVID-19 and Influenza Sampling

28 Sep 2020 | Clinical

PrimeStore^® MTM (Molecular Transport Medium) is an FDA class 2 & CE-IVD marked sample collection and transportation device for COVID-19, flu A, flu B, HIV and TB which deactivates any viruses present, enabling safe sample handling and subsequent molecular testing. more...

Thaw Samples 60% Faster with SPL Guard Florida

25 Sep 2020 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiome

fast rack thawing as stand alone or for robotic liquid handler workstation

SPL Guard claims to have developed the "fastest rack thawing solution on the market". The SPL Guard Florida is said to be 60% faster than other instruments on the market and can thaw up to 10 racks in as little as 9 minutes with consistent rate and temperature guaranteeing sample integrity. more...

Flu Testing During COVID-19

25 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Triage influenza and COVID-19 fast with Thermo Scientific^™ Xpect^™ Flu A&B, a lateral flow assay delivering a clear, easy to read result in 15 minutes from human nasal wash, nasal swab and throat swab specimens. SPECIAL OFFER BUY 4 Kits GET ONE EXTRA! (for U.S. Customers only) more...

New Reader Quantifies the Level of Viral Load in COVID-19 Infected Patients

24 Sep 2020 | Clinical

iPeak lateral flow reader gives quantitative and qualitative results and offers connectivity

A breakthrough in lateral flow readers, iPeak® delivers quantitative and qualitative results, interprets IgG, IgM, and Ag tests, is highly sensitive, and offers cyber-secure connectivity, ensuring patient confidentiality. more...

FDA Clears Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test for P. aeruginosa

24 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Accelerate Diagnostics have received clearance from the US FDA for improvements made to its Pheno® antimicrobial susceptibility testing system. These include improvements made for four antibiotics used to treat P. aeruginosa. more...

Asymptomatic People Need to be Tested for COVID-19 says CDC

24 Sep 2020 | Clinical

CDC are now advising asymptomatic people to be tested for COVID-19 after several studies showed asymptomatic people to be positive for COVID-19 and a high incidence of COVID-19 in a 20-29 age group. more...

Limit of Detection Data Released for FDA-EUA COVID-19 qPCR Kits

23 Sep 2020 | Clinical

data on limit of detection of covid 19 qpcr rt pcr kits

The US FDA has released comparative data on 55 molecular COVID-19 tests that are authorized under emergency use legislation. The information supplied are limit of detection (LoD) values and are compared against an FDA standardized sample panel. more...

Is It Bacterial or Viral? - Triage Assay Tested on COVID-19 Symptomatic Patients

23 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Biomarker test for viral and bacterial infections using MxA and CRP

Study results have been released on Lumos Diagnostics' viral and bacterial infection biomarker assay, FebriDx^®to assess its potential to rapidly triage patients with symptomatic respiratory infections during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Not available in US) more...

Quantitative Test Measures Antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

22 Sep 2020 | Clinical

quantitative antibody test for spike protein of sars cov 2 vaccine evaluation

Roche has achieved CE-marking for its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test that delivers a quantitative measurement of antibodies produced for the spike protein of the virus. The test can be used to evaluate the efficacy of vaccines and plasma donations. more...

Pipette Tips Demonstrate High Bacterial Filtration Efficiency

22 Sep 2020 | Other

Porvair Sciences have announced details of an independent study carried out on its proprietary filter tips, showing them to have greater than 99% Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE). The pipette tips are fully compliant with FDA, USP Class VI and EU Pharmacopoeia regulations. more...

New Rapid Winter Flu, COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Viruses Test Is CE-Marked

22 Sep 2020 | Clinical

GenMark respiratory virus panel for covid and influenza in single test

GenMark Diagnostics' new respiratory virus panel, ePlex^® RP2, is now CE-marked for the upcoming winter flu and virus season. The kit is designed for use with the ePlex systems and provides rapid results for infections with similar symptoms from a single syndromic assay. more...

Lawrence Whittard Obituary: Founder of Cherwell Laboratories

22 Sep 2020 | Pharmaceutical

Cherwell Laboratories bids sad farewell to its founder who passed away on 10th September, aged 83. more...

Get your Product Update in our Special Focus: Is it Flu or COVID-19?

22 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Next week's newsletter will highlight products to distinguish between Flu and COVID-19. Find out how you can include your product.. more...

Use of Neutralisers in Cleanroom Environmental Monitoring Plates

22 Sep 2020 | Pharmaceutical

USP <797> advises that neutralisers should be contained within culture media for cleanroom environmental monitoring but why is that and with so many different kinds to choose from which one should you use? Cherwell Laboratories brings you this guide to neutralisers. more...

First SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Testing Lab For Public Opens in Europe

21 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Innatoss Laboratories have begun testing the general public for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies using the GenScript cPass^™ test. The test is in 96-well ELISA format and uses the virus's receptor-binding domain is used for detection. more...

Rapid 3-Minute COVID-19 Antigen Test Planned for Airports

18 Sep 2020 | Clinical

QIAGen ELLUME rapid antigen test for airports

QIAGEN has announced it will have its Access Anti-SARS-CoV-2 test available in US and EU markets once authorization is obtained. The test detects the nucleocapsid protein of the virus and can give result of a strong positive in 3 minutes. more...

PCR Biosystems Aids Winter Virus Test Development With New Products

17 Sep 2020 | Clinical

one step SARS CoV 2 influenza RSV and winter RNA virus detect plus inhibitor

For those developing diagnostic kits for viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, RSV or influenza, PCR Biosystems has launched RiboShield RNase Inhibitor and qPCRBIO Probe 1-Step Virus Detect – a 4x RT-qPCR kit for highly multiplexed RNA detection assays. more...

WHO Approves Dried Blood Spot Test For HIV-1

16 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Hologic Aptima Quant Dried Blood Test for HIV 1 With Global Access Initiative

The World Health Organization has approved Hologic's Aptima^® HIV-1 Quant Dx Assay, a dried blood spot test, taken by either finger or heel prick and can be used to monitor viral load, disease progression and to aid in diagnosis of infected infants under 18 months. more...

96-Well Microtiter Plate Reading with BIOMIC V3

16 Sep 2020 | Clinical

BIOMIC V3 Automated reader of 96 well microtitre plates from Giles Scientific

Receive MIC & SIR results automatically, instant plate reading for color and turbidity with high-res images and follow CLSI/EUCAST guidelines with the BIOMIC V3 Microbiology System from Giles Scientific. more...

SARS-CoV-2 IVD Inactivated Whole Virus & Full Process Controls

16 Sep 2020 | Clinical

SARS CoV 2 COVID Process controls from microbiologics

Microbiologics’ SARS-CoV-2 IVD Whole Virus and Full Process Controls validate every step of a molecular assay. Uniquely formatted to mimic patient samples in ready-to-use pellets or swabs, they join the broadest portfolio of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza controls. more...

New IDEXX RT-qPCR Test to Aid COVID-19 Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Efforts

16 Sep 2020 | Water

Test wastewater for SARS COV 2 with qpcr kit by IDEXX

Testing untreated wastewater can show prevalence of COVID-19 in communities and the new IDEXX Water SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test is a ready-to-use kit, validated in wastewater, that eliminates routine tasks and accelerates testing efforts. more...

FDA Clears New Influenza A/B & RSV Test

15 Sep 2020 | Clinical

DiaSorin Simplexa RT PCR Test for Influenza RSV

FDA has authorized the use of DiaSorin's Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct Gen II assay for the upcoming flu season. The test has been validated with over 100 Flu A and Flu B strains, aswell as 2020/21 vaccine strains. It is designed to run on the LIAISON^®MDX instrument. more...

UK Begin At-Home COVID-19 Antibody Testing Programme

15 Sep 2020 | Clinical

UK antibody home testing kit by rapid test consortium

UK Government has embarked on a national at-home antibody testing programme with an in-house rapid test consortium kit. The lateral-flow kit detects IgG antibodies in the patient's blood and provides a result in 20 minutes and is developed by Abingdon health, Omega, BBI and CIGA. more...

FDA-EUA COVID-19 Sanger Method Avoids RNA Extraction

15 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Laboratories with Sanger Sequencers can now test for COVID-19 using a newly FDA authorized test. The test is made by BillionToOne and avoids the use of reagents needed for RNA extraction that are prone to shortages. Sanger sequencers can process 4000 of these tests per day. more...

How Taking a Look at QC Micro can Improve Speed, Capacity and Agility

14 Sep 2020 | Pharmaceutical

short survey to identify areas to improve your microbiology lab efficiency

The first step for creating your optimal QC micro lab is to assess your current lab environment and the ways in which it may be underperforming.
Download and complete our Lab Performance Questionnaire to get started today more...

The Importance of the LAL Assay in COVID-19 Vaccine Development

14 Sep 2020 | Pharmaceutical

Endotoxin contamination poses risks for COVID-19 vaccine research, with the LAL assay possibly offering the best option for testing most types of vaccines in terms of cost, sensitivity, and accuracy. This downloadable report considers the role of the LAL Assay in vaccine development. more...

Control High-Throughput Microbial Growth Curve Analysis with App

14 Sep 2020 | Food & Beverage

The logphase 600 microbial growth curve analysis reader from Biotek

Biotek's LogPhase 600 is engineered for the demands of long-term microbial growth assays. With exceptional shaking and superior temperature control, it delivers consistent microbial growth conditions for your microbial growth assay. more...

COVID-19 qPCR Kits Ranked by Low Limit of Detection

14 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Diacarta QuantiVirus SARS CoV 2 COVID 19 Test Low Limit of Detection

An article published in Nature Biotechnology has ranked FDA-EUA COVID-19 kits based on their limit of detection (LoD). DiaCarta's QuantiVirus™ SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex has perfomed well in the evaluation alongside Perkin Elmer, Roche and Quest Diagnostics. more...

SARS-CoV-2: Validate Every Step from Swab to PCR Signal Detection with Microbiologics' Controls

11 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Microbiologics' Process Controls and Inactivated Whole Virus controls are available in ready-to-use swab and pellet formats that mimic patient samples to challenge every step of molecular testing, including sample collection and handling. more...

Easy Transfer Between Tubes and 96/384 Well Plates With Move It® Adjustable Spacing Pipettes

11 Sep 2020 | Laboratory Equipment

The Eppendorf Move It® is an adjustable space pipette making liquid transfers between tubes to 96 or 386 well plates, easier and safer. more...

AOAC Validated Kit Detects the 3 Main Vibrio Species in Raw or Undercooked Seafood

11 Sep 2020 | Food & Beverage

Now with AOAC validation Bio-Rad’s iQ-Check Vibrio Real-Time PCR Kit detects the presence of the three main Vibrio species found in raw or undercooked seafood with an enrichment time that is faster than other existing testing methods. more...

Microbial Monitoring of Beverages - A rapidmicrobiology Special Focus

10 Sep 2020 | Food & BeverageWater

rapid microbiology methods for water and beverages

What’s new for microbial monitoring of beverages? Find out the latest updates, for the detection and identification of spoilage organisms, in this rapidmicrobiology special focus on rapid methods for drink and water processors. more...

Soleris^®: A Faster Solution for Alicyclobacillus

08 Sep 2020 | Food & Beverage

Alicyclobacillus soleris rapid fruit vegetable juice

A comparison study according to ISO 16140-2 for the detection of Alicyclobacillus showed Soleris^® offers quicker time to results versus the IFU (International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association) No. 12 standard, with qualitative results in just 4 days. more...

Bio-Rad Methods for Beverage Analysis

08 Sep 2020 | Food & Beverage

Bio Rad manufactures innovative methods for the microbiological analysis of water

Certified by NF validation Bio-Rad's innovative methods for the microbiological testing of water are faster, easier and more reliable than classical methods. more...

FDA Authorizes Flu & SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex Assay

07 Sep 2020 | Clinical

cobas 6800 8800 PCR systems for sars and influenza tests

Roche has been granted FDA-EUA for its cobas® SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B Test. The CE-marked test runs on the cobas 6800/8800 systems which provide up to 96 results in about 3 hours and takes nasal or nasopharyngeal swab samples. more...

Sensilux^®: The Easiest Solution for Your Beverage Batch Release

07 Sep 2020 | Food & Beverage

Quality control labs of beverage and dairy producers now have a best option for final batch release with Sensilux^®. It offers a complete solution: automated sampling, specific software and simple protocol for sensitive and fast results’ analysis. more...

CHROMagar™, Your Microbiology Solution for Beverages Testing

04 Sep 2020 | Food & Beverage

Chromagar Chromgenic plates for water and beverage spoilage organisms

CHROMagar™ is offering a large product range for the beverages industry to detect and enumerate various bacteria such as E. coli, coliforms or Pseudomonas. CHROMagar™ ECC allows simultaneous detection and differentiation between E. coli and coliforms. more...

Brazil Approves Finnish SARS-CoV-2 Antibody and Antigen Test Kits

04 Sep 2020 | Clinical

ANVISA approved rapid antigen and antibody test kits for sars cov 2 from biohit healthcare

Biohit Healthcare's rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen and antibody tests have been given ANVISA status by the Brazilian Government. The antibody kit is a lateral-flow test, which provides a result in 15 minutes and is already authorized by the US FDA. more...

Rapid Microbiology Testing Solutions for Bottled Water

04 Sep 2020 | Water

IDEXX rapid colour change tests for bottled water for 250ml

IDEXX Water offers rapid, reliable, accurate and simple tests for microbial contamination in bottled water, ensuring quality for customers. The tests require less than 1 minute of hands-on time, and definitive results are available after 24 hours. more...

CRISPR COVID-19 Test - Accurate as Gold-Standard PCR Says Study

03 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Sherlock Bioscience CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 Kit

Sherlock Biosciences has released outstanding results from a pilot study on its Sherlock™ CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 kit. The analysis was performed at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre and showed high sensitivity & specificity across a range of viral loads. more...

Discover Our Beer and Beverage Testing Solutions - For The Very Best in Quality Control

03 Sep 2020 | Food & Beverage

Biotecon real-time PCR cycler Dualo 32 for beer and beverage microbial monitoring

BIOTECON's Dualo 32^® in combination with their foodproof^® Beer Screening Kits and foodproof^® Spoilage Yeast Detection Kits can detect more than 30 of the most important beer spoilage bacteria and several spoilage yeasts more...

COVID-19 Patient-Derived Neutralizing Antibodies Available

03 Sep 2020 | Clinical

high affinity Neutralizing antibodies for COVID 19 research and diagnostics

The Absolute Antibody catalog now includes neutralizing antibodies for COVID-19 research and diagnostics. The clones are derived from COVID-19 patients and said to bind to the receptor-binding domain and inhibit the virus from binding to ACE2. more...

Clinical Diagnostics Firm Make 40 Million CE-Marked Rapid Antigen Tests Available Each Month

02 Sep 2020 | Clinical

The SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test from Roche will be officially launched in late September when they will have 40 million tests available per month, with that number to double by the end of the year. The test shows results in 15 minutes and is CE-marked. more...

TRINITY V3 Antibiotic Potency Zone Reader for Cylinder-Plate Assays

02 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Trinity V3 Digital Imaging Reader of Antibiotic Potency Zone

TRINITY V3 Antibiotic Potency Zone Reader from Giles Scientific utilizes digital imaging to automate USP & EP cylinder-plate assays. Complies with 21 CFR Part 11 electronic signature requirements. An optional colony counting module is available more...

Viral Transport Medium Manufacturer Now Does Monthly Output Each Day

02 Sep 2020 | Clinical

Teknova Viral Transport Medium for SARS Cov 2 COVID Transport

Teknova are now manufacturing 30,000 tubes of viral transport medium with the aid of its flexible automated systems. Teknova's VTM and saline is made and validated according to CDC procedures and under GMP conditions. more...

Detection and Enumeration of Alicyclobacillus by IFU Method No.12 Explained

02 Sep 2020 | Food & Beverage

The International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association (IFU) has recently published a revised method for the detection and enumeration of Alicyclobacillus spp. in quality control labs. more...

Universal Lysis Buffer Included in CE-IVD SARS-CoV-2 Kit

01 Sep 2020 | Clinical

OpGen sars cov 2 PCR kit with universal lysis buffer

Curetis (OpGen) has received CE certification for its SARS-CoV-2 PCR assay. The kit includes a PCR-Compatible Universal Buffer (PULB), which they say can help laboratories avoid trying to source RNA extraction kits in short supply. more...

PCR Test for HIV-1 & 2 Diagnosis Receives FDA Approval

01 Sep 2020 | Clinical

roche kit hiv 1 hiv 2 on the cobas 6800 8800 gets FDA approval

The US FDA have approved the Roche cobas^®HIV-1/HIV-2 qualitative test, a PCR test with high sensitivity that promises to pick up infections that serology tests would show negative due to lack of antibodies generated. more...

Customer Collaboration for Product Innovation - How Does Merck Implement it?

01 Sep 2020 | Pharmaceutical

In this interview, Michel van Musschenbroek, Merck, discusses with rapidmicrobiology the Milliflex Oasis^® system for bioburden testing and how building relationships with customers can encourage feedback to improve products and is the driving force behind the company's innovations. more...

Fijifilm Pyrostar testing critical water used in the reprocessing of medical devices

SGL Plates and Culture Media for Pharmaceutical Microbiology

QC Standards Controls and Proficiency Testing Schemes

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