Microbiology News: Dec 2020

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Microbiology News: Dec 2020

Winter Multiplex Panel Detects SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV

29 Dec 2020 | Clinical

Detect most significant winter viruses on one panel

Differentiate multiple respiratory viruses (SARS-CoV-2, Flu A and B, RSV) in one test without additional workload or costs. Saliva sampling option convenient for patients, do not require extraction and enable a faster, resource-effective workflow, while also achieving high PCR sensitivity. more...

Beckman Coulter Launches First High Quality, High-Throughput COVID-19 Antigen Test for Mass Testing

29 Dec 2020 | Clinical

Address the scalability constraints of POC tests with Beckman Coulter’s Access SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay, offered to healthcare providers at $4, making reliable and frequent mass testing affordable. more...

Three Surface Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Receive AOAC Validation

22 Dec 2020 | Food & Beverage

Surface Tests for SARS-CoV-2 AOAC validated

bioMérieux's VERIPRO SARS-CoV-2 assay, the PathogenDx EnviroX-Rv assay and the COVID-19 Indoor Test™ by Phylagen are the first three surface tests to receive AOAC Certificate of Validation under its Emergency Response Validation process. more...

RT-qPCR Assay Optimised for Multiplexed SARS-CoV-2 Testing

21 Dec 2020 | Clinical

Multiplex RT-qPCR assay for SARS-CoV-2 and Winter viruses

Multiplex assays, ideal for SARS-CoV-2 and winter virus testing, have the potential to save considerable time, effort and reagent use (but are more complex to optimise). Therefore, in a new app note, PCR Biosystems has done the hard work for you. more...

New Room Temperature-Stable Viral Transport Medium

21 Dec 2020 | Clinical

Teknova's new Active Viral Transport (ATM) maintains viral (SARS-CoV-2) stability at room temperature for up to 72 hours and can also be stored at room temperature before use and has been tested for USP quality control standards. more...

New CE-Marked ELISA Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2

21 Dec 2020 | Clinical

EUROIMMUN's new ELISA Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2 has received CE-marking. It has been validated for swab sample material from the upper respiratory tract and demonstrated superior diagnostic accuracy. more...

FDA Authorizes Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Home Test

16 Dec 2020 | Clinical

Ellume Over-the-Counter Antigen test for COVID-19

Ellume has received FDA-authorization for its rapid lateral-flow home-test that detects SARS-CoV-2 antigens. The test demonstrated 96% accuracy in a multi-site US clinical study of both adults and children 2 years and above. more...

AOAC Validation and Next Day Results for N-Light™ Listeria monocytogenes Kit

16 Dec 2020 | Food & Beverage

Food Processors sampling for Listeria monocytogenes in a factory environment will welcome the first reliable on-site method that conveniently enables rapid lab-free testing of surfaces. N-Light™ Listeria monocytogenes diagnostic kit is now AOAC® Performance Tested Method^SM(PTM) Certified. more...

Quick and Easy Tests for Meat Speciation

16 Dec 2020 | Food & Beverage

NEOGEN’s new Reveal® tests for horse, beef, sheep, and poultry can detect as little as 0.5% of the target species in raw meat or raw processed samples, and have also been validated for use with environmental swabs and rinse water samples. more...

Learn From the Experts: Bio-Rad Webinars on Food Safety, Cannabis and Water Testing

15 Dec 2020 | Food & BeverageWater

Scientists with responsibility for the microbial testing of food, water and cannabis will want to view these Bio-Rad free on-demand webinars. more...

Red One™ Platform for Instantaneous Detection of Microorganisms in Waters and Pharmaceuticals

15 Dec 2020 | Food & BeverageWaterPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Rapid method for Bioburden in waters and pharmaceuticals

The newly launched Red One™ is an innovative, fully automated solution for waters and pharmaceuticals, able to detect the presence of low numbers of micro-organisms in raw materials or finished products in 10 minutes. more...

Cherwell Appoints Director of Sales to Support Continued Company Growth and Future Customer Needs

15 Dec 2020 | Pharmaceutical

Emma Millburn Director of Sales at Cherwell Laboratories

Emma Millburn brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning to a newly created leadership role at Cherwell Laboratories.
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Leading Rapid Malaria Test Kit Manufacturer Has SARS-CoV-2 Test FDA-Authorized

15 Dec 2020 | Clinical

Rapid Lateral Flow Antigen Test With Enhanced Colours

AccessBio's rapid lateral-flow antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 is now available in the US after receiving FDA authorization. Results are shown clearly on the test due to the NanoAct™ colored cellulose nanobeads embedded in the test strip. more...

Coronaphobia and Coinfections

14 Dec 2020 | Clinical

Bacteria-based diseases present similar symptoms to COVID-19. ImmuView® P&L is the only urinary Antigen Test capable of identifying both Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila at the same time – with just one test. more...

Saliva Collection Kit for COVID-19 Specimens With Classic or Inactivated Medium

14 Dec 2020 | Clinical

For the collection, transportation, and storage of saliva samples, with stabilized nucleic acid. more...

Cobas e Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test is CE-Marked

11 Dec 2020 | Clinical

Roche's monthly output for its new CE-marked Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test will be a double-digit million number by 2021. The test returns a result in 18 minutes and runs on the automated cobas e analyzer that can run 300 tests per hour. more...

Moderna Use Roche Antibody Test During Vaccine Trials

10 Dec 2020 | Clinical

Testing for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine immunity - antibodies

Moderna will use the Roche Elecsys^® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test for its mRNA-1273 vaccine research trials. The test measures quantitative levels of anti-RBD SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and has been authorized by the US FDA. more...

SGL Introduces a Pre-Poured Burkholderia cepacia Agar 90mm Plate Compliant with USP <60>

08 Dec 2020 | ClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Burkholderia cepacia (BCC) is one of the contaminants most frequently encountered in sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products. SGL’s BCC selective media meets the requirements of USP chapter <60> and offers improved isolation of BCC. more...

Rapid Microbial Results for Food and Personal Care Industries

07 Dec 2020 | Food & BeverageCosmetic/Personal Care

Certablue offers real time microbiological detection

Ideal for rapid microbiology testing of foods, personal care and home care products Certablue™ provides real-time detection of Coliforms, Enterobacteriaceae, Lactobacilli, Staphylococci, Total Viable Counts and Yeasts and Moulds. more...

Multicenter Study Shows Benefits of Full Laboratory Automation

07 Dec 2020 | Clinical

A multicenter study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology that evaluated the benefits of COPAN's WASP® and WASPLab® automated solutions has revealed how small to large size laboratories can benefit from changing to a fully automated laboratory. more...

ATCC Launch External Control Kit for COVID-19 Testing

07 Dec 2020 | Clinical

ATCC has launched a quality control solution that addresses the critical need for verification and assessment in COVID-19 molecular diagnostic testing for clinical laboratories and test manufacturers. more...

Lonza's MODA-EM™ Paperless Solution to be Implemented at UK Vaccine Manufacturing Facility

07 Dec 2020 | Pharmaceutical

The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre will be using Lonza’s MODA-EM™ for paperless management of a wealth of microbiological data - reinforcing data integrity compliance, real-time access to data, and providing fast input necessary to make informed decisions. more...

The One-Stop Guide for Food Safety Testing Has Been Updated!

03 Dec 2020 | Food & Beverage

Bio-Rad's updated reference guide includes best practices for food safety testing. more...

Codex DNA Releases New Synthetic Genomes for the Fight Against COVID-19

02 Dec 2020 | Pharmaceutical

Codex DNA now offers 10 SARS-CoV-2 synthetic genomes. The full-length genomes, genome derivatives, and replicons with reporters can be used to generate recombinant viruses and pseudotyped virus particles for vaccine, drug and diagnostic development. more...

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