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ProcUV is simple to set up as its automatic exposure time settings ensure users can capture colony images at the touch of a button. The high-quality images can then be directly transferred into the ProtoCOL 2 in seconds, where the ProtoCOL 2 counts and analyzes results automatically, to save microbiologists countless hours of repetitive work. Martin Smith of Synbiosis stated, “Fluorescent colonies and plaques are the most difficult ones to count, as they require specific UV lighting conditions to be able to see them. This means that a powerful imaging system equipped with specialized filters to enable the camera to image each fluorescing colony is required.” Martin Smith added, “We have risen to this challenge and by utilizing the decades of imaging expertise we have in-house, we have come up with the perfect cost-effective solution in the ProcUV. For any microbiology laboratory wanting to extend the capability of their ProtoCOL 2 system to perform different types of fluorescent colony and plaque analyses, the ProcUV is ideal.” Synbiosis +44.0.1462.635327 Hertfordshire, United Kingdom www.synbiosis.com Optimal Quality Assurance for Balances and Scales from Mettler Toledo of balance performance and weighing environment. In a matter of minutes, Risk Check provides advice on optimizing quality assurance. Quality Managers gain insight on improving weighing processes to save time and money, and to reduce waste. “Risk Check interacts with every type of balance, independent of model, type, or manufacturer,” explains Martin Huber, Ph.D., marketing manager for laboratory balances at Mettler Toledo. “It offers orientation in the mass of regulation guidelines.” Risk Check helps quality managers assess the appropriateness of their weighing environment, and balance testing frequency. Then, by plugging in real-world data, quality managers discover if their “weighing risk”–the possibility that poor weighing accuracy or the environment are skewing measurements–is low, or if they need to make changes to help ensure safe, accurate and consistent results. Finally, Risk Check provides expert advice on which adjustments will optimize balance performance and reduce the risk of inaccurate measurements. This can be critical in industries where external auditors test a company’s quality system according to set standards. “It serves as a sort of ‘mock audit’–a rehearsal for the actual audit,” explains Huber. Risk Check analyzes weighing risks based on the international weighing guideline Good Weighing Practice™, or GWP®. The guideline is appropriate for use by quality, laboratory and manufacturing managers in the pharmaceutical, chemical and food and beverage industries, or in any industry that relies on accurate

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New ProtoCOL 2 UV Imaging Accessory from Synbiosis ynbiosis, a manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, is delighted to introduce ProcUV, its new UV imaging accessory for the ProtoCOL 2 system. ProcUV permits instant imaging of fluorescent colonies and plaques so they can be automatically counted or analyzed by ProtoCOL 2, thus saving time and improving accuracy of results. Based on advanced fluorescent imaging technology, the compact ProcUV accessory, which can be simply connected to the ProtoCOL 2 system, consists of a cabinet with a sliding, auto-locking door to prevent accidental UV exposure. The cabinet contains a high resolution camera and internal UV and white lighting and is also equipped with specialized interchangeable filters, to allow microbiologists to view fluorescing bacteria, such as Pseudomonas fluorescens, fluorescent plaques and bacteria expressing Green Fluorescent Proteins.

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ettler Toledo is pleased to announce the launch of GWP® Risk Check for balances and scales. Risk Check is an interactive online assessment tool that provides both qualitative and quantitative analysis

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