On a recent visit to the Alliance BioExpertise (ABE)headquarters in Rennes, France, the Pharma team received hands on training on their automated food and media preparation range of instruments. Over the 2 days the distributors got a chance to be part of the innovative, enthusiatic and professional team at ABE. They showcased the new mediapreparator, […]
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Apr
Apr
MSC are delighted to announce their new partnership with Synbiosis, a long-established, world-leading supplier of systems for automated colony counting, zone measurement and microbial identification. With over 30 years’ experience, Synbiosis products are used globally by thousands of microbiologists in clinical, veterinary, pharmaceutical, water, food and beverage laboratories, as well as major government and academic research […]
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Apr
Apr
Medical Supply Company’s partner Microbix, are pleased to announce the creation, verification and imminent commercial availability of a quality assessment product (QAPTM) to help ensure the accuracy of COVID-19 disease testing. Both, a room-temperature stable COVID-19 QAPs exclusively on COPAN® FLOQSwabs®, and a liquid format are available and can be shipped immediately to support the […]
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Mar
Mar
The Baker Ruskinn Cleaning Kit provided with their anaerobic workstations can be used on all laboratory equipment and surfaces. Tristel Fuse is a high- level disinfectant and sporicidal solution designed to prevent outbreaks and ward closures. It is delivered in an easy to use sachet which is mixed with water and ready to use right […]
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Mar
Mar
Are you preparing large volumes of dehydrated media in your lab? Do you experience batch-to-batch variability? Do you have difficulty getting your strains to grow? Do you worry about the traceability of your autoclave cycles? The good news is you are not alone. Traditionally, microbiology labs have used steam autoclaves to prepare and sterilise media […]
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Mar
Mar
The National ICU Audit Report for 2018 identifies that there is not enough intensive care beds in our major public hospitals in Ireland. With the current coronavirus crisis raised to pandemic level by the WHO, our already stretched ICU units are now in need of faster turnovers of ICU beds to deal with this pandemic. […]
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Mar
Mar
SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus identified at the end of 2019 and is the cause of the respiratory illness known as Covid-19. the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a positive-sense single stranded RNA virus with a 30,000 base genome. The virus has four structural proteins, S (spike), E (envelope), M (membrane) and N (nucleocapsid). The N protein holds […]
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Mar
Mar
Tender for HSE Project 12866 – Hematoxylin and Eosin Stainers and Coverslippers at HSE and HSE funded locations We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our submission for the supply of “Hematoxylin and Eosin Stainers and Coverslippers at HSE and HSE funded locations” for the HSE Project 12866 – Lot 2 (National Requirement) Diapath Giotto Stainer (H&E, Papanicolaou and Special Stainer) in combination with Cristallo “Liquid CoverSlipper Technology” is a unique […]
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Mar
Mar
Our partners Microbiologics have launched a SARS-CoV-2 IVD control within its popular Helix EliteTM line of molecular controls to help accelerate COVID-19 assay development and increase access to testing. This new IVD product provides quality control measures for the development, verification, and validation of diagnostic tests, with the unmatched precision and convenience of the Helix […]
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Mar
Mar
In Ireland every 3 minutes someone gets diagnosed with cancer. Every hour someone dies from cancer. 2,688 is the estimated number of average colon cancer diagnoses per year. Approximately 145,600 adults in the USA are expected to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year and yet, due in part to early detection and awareness, the […]