Product News & Information

  • BioVigilant - Next generation IMD-A real-time air monitoring. Family of rapid biologic detection systems for real-time environmental air monitoring for pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
  • Sartorius Stedim - Microsart @filter units, sterile and ready to use, combine a funnel and a gridded membrane filter in one unit. They have been specifically developed for the detection and enumeration of microorganisms in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, beverages, water and other liquids.
  • SGM Biotech - Smart-Read EZTest Biological indicator monitoring system. Relying only upon bacterial spore growth, the Smart-Read system can detect sterilization failure in as few as 3 to 5 hours, and negative results can be confirmed with an additional five hours of incubation.
  • Thermo Scientific - Smart-Vue wireless monitoring solution. A monitoring system that permanently records measurement parameters, alarms, and user acknowledgments: Monitors temperatures ranging from -200ºC to +350ºC, CO2 percentage, relative humidity (RH), differential pressure (clean rooms), sensing devices providing outputs of 4-20 milliamps and dry contact state.
  • Caron - Benchtop GelJacket™ CO2 incubator. GelJacket incorporates proprietary gel active insulation, which surrounds the incubator on all sides.
  • ATCC - Universal Mycoplasma detection kit. The Universal Mycoplasma Detection Kit offers a quick and sensitive PCR-based test to detect mycoplasma contaminants in cell culture. All components required for the PCR reaction are provided and have been optimized for amplification.
  • Advanced Instruments Inc - Anoxomat™. The Advanced®  Anoxomat is a microprocessor-controlled system for creating anaerobic, microaerophilic, and capnophilic environments in jars.
  • Biotest - RCS High Flow Touch. High-resolution color touchscreen for convenient operation.
  • Associates of Cape Cod Inc. - New chromogenic endotoxin detection system. Incorporates the enhanced Pyrochrome® chromogenic reagent and the new-to-market Pyros Kinetix® Flex Incubating Kinetic tube reader.
  • Microbiologics - EZ-Accu Shot™ Select. Includes 5 compendial microorganism strains for growth promotion testing in 1 convenient package. 
  • Synbiosis - new ProtoCOL 2 automated colony counting and zone measurement system. For quick and easy analysis of standard and large plates
  • BD FACSMicroCount flow cytometry system. BD Biosciences and BD Diagnostics, two business segments of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced the addition of the new BD FACSMicroCount flow cytometry system to the Company’s industrial microbiology portfolio. BD obtained worldwide rights from Advanced Analytical Technologies to market the instrument, which was previously known as the Micro PRO Microbial Detection System.
    “Acquiring this new platform allows us to draw upon expertise from across the Company,” said James Glasscock, President of Cell Analysis, BD Biosciences.  “It will allow us to leverage our collective expertise in industrial microbiology quality control and flow cytometry to benefit our customers.”
    This BD FACSMicroCount system is especially suited for makers of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, beverages, probiotics, and home cleaning products, as well as water treatment facilities   It screens for a variety of microorganisms including bacteria, yeast, mold, spirochetes, Mycoplasma, and parasite cysts.  The system reduces the time to result and automates traditional methods, helping to reduce production cycles and achieve cost savings, especially in labor, inventory and warehouse costs.
  • Oxoid Quanti-Cult Plus. Derived directly from ATCC® strains, each ready-to-use vial is just 3 passages from the original seed lot – well within pharmacopoeial requirements – ensuring reliable and consistent phenotypic characteristics.
  • Shimadzu TOC-L series analyzers. Shimadzu has launched the TOC-L Series of combustion catalytic oxidation total organic carbon analyzers for laboratory applications.
  • Agilent 7000 Series Triple Quadrupole GC/MS. The latest addition to Agilent's MS portfolio.
  • Perkin Elmer launches next generation DNA sequencing and analysis services. Richard Begley, PhD, president, Emerging Technologies, PerkinElmer, said, “There is strong demand for the type of highly targeted outsourced genome sequencing and analysis services that PerkinElmer offers. With our new services, we are meeting customers’ needs for highly actionable information on how to combat disease – not just providing data on a hard drive.” He added, “We are confident that our technology-agnostic approach - whereby PerkinElmer continually seeks best-in-class platforms to support client requirements - is the correct model for providing pharma and academic researchers with valuable genomic information.
  • Waters XevoG2 Tof mass spectrometer with UPLC®/MSE and QuanTof technology. Xevo G2 Tof delivers the highest quality, most comprehensive information to scientists engaged in peptide mapping experiments, protein intact mass analysis, metabolite identification, discovery DMPK quantification, food safety screening, and environmental monitoring.
  • BioSilta EnBase microbial cultivation kit. Technology provides an optimal environment for microorganisms to ensure a bigger and better harvest of cells compared to standard shaken cultivations
  • MIT receives 1st production Rapid Microbial Identification Systems manufactured by OSI Optoelectronics. "All of OSIO's world class facilities are ISO 9001:2000 certified, FDA registered and GMP compliant making them a perfect company to fabricate MIT's Systems for its food safety applications and its planned pharmaceutical and clinical diagnostic applications," stated John Ricardi, MIT's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. The MIT 1000 Rapid Microbial Identification System can identify bacteria in less than five minutes after culturing at a cost of less than 10 cents per test and is a certified AOAC Research Institute (RI) test method for Listeria, one of three bacteria (the others are Salmonella and E.coli) that are responsible for most of the worldwide food contamination events. The Company is in the process of preparing the MIT 1000 to become AOAC RI certified later this year for the presence of all "three" bacteria with a single mouse click.
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific. New Heratherm Microbiological incubators. Units are available in 60, 100 and 180 liter sizes.
  • Denver Instrument’s New Pinnacle Series balances offer simple menu-driven operation, easy-to-read display, an extensive list of applications and the most comprehensive standard serial interfacing available.
  • BioTek's new Epoch Multi-Volume Spectrophotometer System. Combining the Epoch™ Microplate Spectrophotometer and the Take3™ Multi-Volume Plate, the result is a system that’s designed to allow the scientist to run a variety of assays, in a variety of sample vessels and volume ranges.
  • DNA sequencing for the masses. A benchtop machine that reads DNA using semiconductor technology could help make gene sequencing affordable to labs around the world.
  • Stratophase SpectroSens. The FDA Process Analytical Technology (PAT) initiative is forcing pharmaceutical manufacturers to monitor quality online in real time rather than carrying out batch testing off line in the laboratory. Stratophase’s SpectroSens sensors help manufacturers to meet these demands.
  • Mettler Toledo LiquiPhysics™ Excellence. The LiquiPhyics Excellence product line offers far more than reliable instruments to measure density, specific gravity, refractive index and related values such as Brix, HFCS, Alcohol concentrations and API degrees or API gravity.
  • TheScientist Top 10 Innovations 2010. The Scientist received more than 60 entries to their third annual Top 10 Innovations competition, presenting our judges—Northwestern University molecular chemist Neil Kelleher, sequencing pioneer Jonathan Rothberg, Princeton University genomicist Amy Caudy, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory biologist H. Steven Wiley—with the very challenging task of winnowing these products down to the 10 best.
  • Lancaster Laboratories' new mycoplasma USP <63> assay. Lancaster Laboratories has introduced a new cGMP compliant mycoplasma assay, harmonizing both United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter <63> monograph and European Pharmacopoeia Chapter 2.6.7 guidelines.
  • Particle Measuring Systems BioLaz. The BioLaz Real-Time Microbial Monitor provides real-time detection of biological organisms in controlled environments used for the manufacture of sterile products.
  • Gilson Microman pipette. A positive-displacement pipette works like a syringe; there is no air cushion between the sample and the disposable piston, which is actually located inside the tip or "capillary".
  • InvivoGen PlasmoTest. Detection of Mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures.
  • Sartorius-Stedim Certomat CTplus. Incubation shaker designed for cultivation of mammalian cells.
  • Emtek Microbial air samplers. Designed to operate in a variety of critical environments incl. LAF hoods, isolators, etc.
  • Disposable bioreactors enter mainstream. Disposable bioreactors have become the vanguard of single-use processing, a litmus test of sorts for the acceptance of single-use equipment in biomanufacturing. Adoption has been slower than expected, but progress has been encouraging nonetheless. The steady uptake of disposables in critical unit operations suggests that, eventually, single-use bioreactors will be more the rule than the exception, particularly at small- to mid-scale - GEN.
  • Rotronic Hygrolog HL-20/21 data logger for humidity and temperature.
  • EMD Millipore Enhanced Mobius CellReady bioreactor. Now offering increased operational flexibility and enhanced process monitoring capabilities, the Enhanced Mobius CellReady 3L Bioreactor is the ideal single-use solution for bench-scale process development of cell culture processes. New features include an injection port for small volume additions, a sub-surface fluid port for either addition or removal, and an additional port for insertion of a third probe. The enhanced version will replace the first generation Mobius CellReady Bioreactor, which was launched in 2009.
  • Helmer i.C3 constant temperature monitoring
  • PALL MicroFunnel™ Plus Filter Funnel. Product includes sample container and filter funnel all in one. No need to transfer sample from cup to disposable funnel and risk introducing contamination.
  • BD Diagnostics and Lonza collaborate to commercialize the Lonza microCompass molecular assays on the BD Max™ system. Lonza has the exclusive worldwide license to co-market the BD MAX™ System with the complete microCompass™ product line in selected fields. The microCompass™ assays on the BD Max™ system will provide an automated platform with same day results for quality control testing in the Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products market segments. BD and Lonza are also developing and optimizing automated rapid microbial testing solutions that are easy to use with true “load and walk away” functionality.
  • New Brunswick BioCommand SFI. To monitor and permanently record the key operating parameters from multiple shakers, CO2 incubators, freezers, or other OPC-compliant systems throughout your lab from a single PC.
  • Sartorius Stedim Sartoflow Alpha plus SU. Combines innovative single-use technology with excellence in crossflow performance.
  • BioRad TC 10 automated cell counter. Automated device that provides a total count of mammalian cells and a live/dead ratio in one simple step with accurate, reproducible results
  • bioMérieux - BioBall® Plant isolates. Allows you to order custom BioBall products with the strain that you require. It provide you with BioBall made from your strain isolate, e.g. during environmental monitoring of your production plant.
  • MIT - MIT 1000 Rapid microbial identification system. Micro Identification Technologies, Inc. will conduct a Webinar later this month on the operation of the MIT 1000 Rapid Microbial Identification System. The objective of the Webinar is to demonstrate the speed and operational simplicity of performing bacteria identification (ID) tests using the MIT 1000 System and to give a brief education on the non-biological light scattering technology that is used to obtain an ID.
  • Shimadzu GC-2025 Energy-Saving Gas Chromatograph. Shimadzu Corporation has launched the GC-2025, its next-generation energy-saving capillary gas chromatograph. The new GC represents a comprehensive revision to the basic design, including a more compact column oven and improved thermal insulation to achieve energy savings of approximately 30 % compared to previous Shimadzu instruments.
  • Modular Circular Polarimeter: MCP 300 / MCP 500. MCP 300/500 is an automatic polarimeter for measuring the optical rotation angle of optically active substances. It utilizes the latest technology to ensure high measuring accuracy and great ease-of-use.
  • Biochrom Libra S80, Biochrom's new double beam spectrophotometer is ideal for customers looking for the flexibility and future proofing that a variable bandwidth optical system offers.
  • Single-quad LC/MS Flexar SQ 300 MS platform from PerkinElmer. Combining efficient chromatographic separation with mass spectrometry detection capabilities, the new Flexar SQ 300 MS system is designed for analysts seeking a fast, accurate and robust system to quickly identify and quantify compounds.
  • Gilson PLC 2020 Personal Purification System. The PLC 2020 Personal Purification System is a fully-functioning purification system in a small, compact footprint intended to support an individual or a small group of chemists. It is designed for all levels of purification, from high pressure reverse phase chromatography to FLASH.
  • Arium® pro, ultrapure water systems from Sartorius. The arium® pro system defines the latest benchmarks for operating performance and cost control. The innovative glass display with touch screen functions and graphic support enable users to control and activate all procedures with total efficiency.
  • Airclean Systems Independance ductless fume hood technology. Independence™ utilizes a new filtration system known as Silconazyne™. By combining two filtration technologies, Silconazyne™ allows for one gas phase filter that fits most gas phase applications.
  • Pall new GeneDisc® Rapid Microbiology System. This new application in Pall’s GeneDisc product group is based on established quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology, which provides a simple, rapid tool for microbiological analysis. This single-protocol solution yields highly reproducible results with simplicity, speed and security, enabling quality control testing to be executed on a much shorter timetable than by using traditional methods. The first of these assays is a Specified Microorganism Test, which simultaneously detects indicator pathogens as required by Pharmacopeia. Results are obtained within hours and not the several days required by traditional microbiology methods. Additional assays are planned that will further expand the GeneDisc System to perform accelerated microbiological testing during various stages of pharmaceutical and biotech production.
  • bioMérieux LockSure®, Secured settle plate.
  • Oxoid Brilliance™ chromogenic agars.
  • Molecular test for rapid detection of TB. Cepheid announced that its Xpert(R) MTB/RIF test was the subject of a study published in the latest edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), "Rapid Molecular Detection of Tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance." The complete study is now available online (http://www.nejm.org) and will appear in the September 9 print edition.
  • EMD - BSE certification for pharma culture media.
  • pE3 BioTrends™ Environmental monitoring software
  • Eppendorf Innova ultra-low temperature lab freezers. New Brunswick Scientific's Innova ultra-low temperature lab freezers combine Vacuum Insulation Panel design with NBS cooling technology to provide the ultimate in space and power efficiency
  • Testo Saveris: Wireless temperature and humidity monitoring system. Testo Saveris is ideal for monitoring ambient conditions in laboratories, hospitals and pharmacies, warehouses and more.
  • Hach Lange HIAC 9703+ Liquid particle counter.
  • Applied Biosystems Cell culture Rapid methods Program. It applies core technologies from across the company to combine one sample preparation step with one instrument platform for real-time PCR based detection of Mycoplasma, Vesivirus 2117 and Mouse Minute Virus (MMV).
  • BTF BioBallMultiShot 10E8. Pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations often require antimicrobial activity to prevent microbial proliferation or to limit the effects of contamination. The Pharmacopoeias require testing these products for the efficacy of antimicrobial preservation (e.g. USP 51, EP 5.1.3, JP19). BioBall MultiShot 10E8 is ideal for this application and simplifies preparation and provides a precise inoculum.
  • Illumina Eco Real-time PCR system. A novel platform that promises to extend the access of real-time PCR applications to the individual bench scientist. The Eco system sets new standards in performance and simplicity for qPCR, while offering unprecedented access to a wide range of applications at one-quarter of the price of other commercially available, similarly featured, real-time PCR systems.
  • Microbiologics Lab-Elite. Lab-Elite certified reference material (CRM) is a pure, homogeneous, stable, lyophilized microorganism preparation with well characterized microscopic, phenotypic, and genotypic characteristics.
  • Oxoid Animal-free media fill broth in ready-to-use bags. Oxoid Cold Filterable Vegetable Peptone Broth (cfVPB) is now available ready-prepared in low-density Bioprocess Containers (BPCs), designed specifically for pharmaceutical media fill trials.
  • Berthold Lumat LB 9508. As successor of the renowned Lumat, the Lumat tube luminometer is controlled via the easy-to-use ICE software while maintaining the excellent performance.
    The Lumat3 is an ideal instrument for reporter gene assays, ATP measurements, enzyme assays, luminescencent immunoasssays and other glow and flash type luminescence applications.
  • UVP ColonyDoc-it Imaging station to visualize white light and fluorescent colonies.
  • Applied Biosystems Myco SEQ. Mycoplasma detection system.
  • BioTek: Epoch, multi-volume spectrophotometer system. Measure nucleic acid, protein and other samples as low as 2 µL with the world's most versatile multi-volume, multi-sample Spectrophotometer System.
    Combining the Epoch Microplate Spectrophotometer and the Take3 Multi-Volume Plate, the result is a system that’s designed to allow the scientist to run a variety of assays, in a variety of sample vessels and volume ranges.
  • Brucker SampleXpress: a robust and cost-effective solution for medium-throughput automation in NMR routine and research applications.
  • Eppendorf Xplorer: electroninc pipette.
  • Waters Acquity UPLC. Powered by the ACQUITY UPLC H-Class platform with a flow-through-needle sample manager and quaternary solvent manager, the new system performs multiple chromatographic techniques that are needed to characterize complex biomolecules. Additionally, it features an inert flow path, and leverages Waters Auto•Blend Plus™Technology to optimize the analysis of proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, and glycans.
  • Sartorius Stedim arium® pro system defines the latest benchmarks for operating performance and cost control. The innovative glass display with touch screen functions and graphic support enable users to control and activate all procedures with total effi ciency.
  • Agilent Technologies Inc. announced Fourier Transform-Infra Red (FT-IR) solutions for biomedical and biological applications that reduce analysis times and reveal more detailed information about biomedical and biological samples. FT-IR spectroscopy is an emerging tool in life sciences. Applications range from new drug development to the study of diseased tissues. The new solutions feature Varian's superior performing 600-IR Series spectrometers and microscopes, software and accessories. 
  • Labconco, Class II, Type B2 Biological Safety Cabinet. The Purifier® Logic® Type B2 Total Exhaust Biosafety Cabinets combine microprocessor control, instant feedback and rugged components with an elegant, ergonomic design. The cabinets provide personnel, product and environmental protection and are suitable for work with agents that require Biosafety level 1, 2 or 3 containment.

  • Contained Environments. Flow Sciences, Inc. introduces a new series of products to provide tools for process engineers in the powder handling markets.These products are ideal for the pharmaceutical and the emerging nanotechnology industry to provide environments to allow work to be done where temperature, humidity, aseptic working condition and personnel protection are required.

These products are ideal for the pharmaceutical and the emerging nanotechnology industry to provide environments to allow work to be done where temperature, humidity, aseptic working condition and personnel protection are required.