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April 17, 2013
bioMérieux launches TEMPO® AC, a new automated test for the rapid enumeration of total flora in food products

bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, launches TEMPO® AC, a new automated test which enumerates total flora in food products and environmental samples in 24 hours. With its fully-automated reading, this new TEMPO test will help agri-food laboratories to save time and release their product faster. TEMPO AC has already obtained the AOAC RI (Research Institute) validation.


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November 6, 2012
bioMérieux Launches VIDAS® LPT, a Fast, Ground-breaking Listeria Detection Method

bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today launched a new, innovative food safety testing method, VIDAS® UP Listeria (LPT). This new solution utilizes recombinant bacteriophage (phage) proteins, which offer best-in-class specificity and sensitivity for the targeted and rapid detection of Listeria species in food and environmental samples. VIDAS LPT complements the company’s VIDAS® UP E. coli O157 (including H7) and VIDAS® UP Salmonella, all based on phage technology.


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October 9, 2012
bioMérieux Industry Announces AOAC Approval for the VIDAS® Campylobacter (CAM) assay and Campy Food Agar Enumeration Method
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced AOAC Research institute Performance Tested MethodSM (PTM) approvals for the automated VIDAS® Campylobacter (CAM) detection assay and the Campy Food Agar (CFA) enumeration and detection methods.
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September 11, 2012
bioMérieux launches its VITEK® Mass Spectrometry Solution for Automated, Ultra Rapid Microorganism Identification for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Marcy l’Etoile, France – September 11, 2012 — bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announced today the launch of the VITEK® MS automated identification system for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Using the MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry technology and a database developed by bioMérieux for bacterial and fungal identification, VITEK MS provides rapid, robust and accurate identifications. The 21CFR part 11 compliance of the VITEK MS offers the traceability needed by pharmaceutical laboratories.
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April 26, 2012
VITEK® 2 Compact Gram Positive Card Gains International Approval for Food Safety Testing

bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced that the VITEK® 2 Compact now has AOAC® OMA (Official Methods of AnalysisSM) approval for the GP card (used to identify Gram-Positive bacteria), continuing a legacy of OMA approval for the VITEK automated methods, like for the GN card (used to identify Gram-Negative bacteria) AOAC OMA approved last December. The VITEK® 2 Compact is the only automated system to receive OMA approval for the identification of Listeria and Staphylococcus species.


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October 18, 2011
bioMérieux VIDAS® Listeria monocytogenes Xpress Assay and VIDAS® UP Salmonella Kits Gain International Approvals
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced it has received international recognition for two new solutions that will help protect consumers from food-borne illnesses.
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October 6, 2011
bioMérieux Increases Pharmaceutical Culture Media Production Capacity and Launches Revolutionary LockSure® Plate Technology
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics and leader in microbiological control, is expanding its culture media expertise center in Craponne (France) with a dedicated manufacturing unit for its biopharmaceutical customers. With more than 6 million euros invested and equipped with cutting-edge manufacturing technologies, the new, fully automated, unit has been built to support product demand and the global launch of the revolutionary LockSure® plate. Designed for environmental control in pharmaceutical clean rooms and isolators, this patented technology secures the lids on culture media to ensure optimal quality, from sampling to results.
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July 8, 2011
bioMérieux Honored with 2011 IAFP Black Pearl Award for Excellence in Food Safety
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced that it is honored to receive the 2011 Black Pearl Award given by the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP). With its most distinguished annual award, IAFP recognizes bioMérieux for superior excellence and commitment to food safety and food quality.
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June 22, 2011
bioMérieux Launches Groundbreaking Salmonella Detection Technology to Improve Food Safety
VIDAS® UP Recombinant Phage Technology Delivers Unprecedented Specificity and Sensitivity for Rapid and Reliable Testing
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced the launch of a new, innovative food safety testing method, VIDAS® UP Salmonella (SPT). This new food safety solution utilizes recombinant bacteriophage (phage) proteins, which offer best-in-class specificity and sensitivity for the targeted capture and detection of Salmonella bacteria in food and environmental samples. The technology complements the company’s VIDAS E. coli O157 (including H7) phage technology for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7.
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June 15, 2011
bioMérieux Launches chromID™ Lmono, a Rapid All-in-One Solution for Listeria monocytogenes Testing
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces the launch of chromID™ Lmono, a new chromogenic medium that enables the rapid enumeration, detection and presumptive identification of Listeria monocytogenes in food products and production environment samples. Both protocols are certified according to EN ISO 16140.
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