Past news releases from Synbiosis

Synbiosis Automated Colony Counter at Major Disinfectant Manufacturer Cuts Quality Control Time in Half, Without Compromising Accuracy

Synbiosis announces that its åCOLyte automated colony counter is being used at Evans Vanodine International, a major hygiene chemicals manufacturer based in the UK.

New Automated Zone Analysis System Generates Accurate Results 25 Times Faster than Manual Measurement

Synbiosis introduces AutoZONE, an automatic zone analyser, which produces accurate plate readings in seconds, saving antibiotic and vaccine manufacturers both time and money.

Automated Colony Counters Help Monitor Air Quality To Provide a Healthier Living Environment

Synbiosis announced that its ProtoCOL and åCOLyte automated colony counters are being used to count the number of air borne mould and fungal contaminants in buildings in Canada, the United States and Sweden. This is helping to ensure houses in these countries are healthier to live in because the air inside is less likely to aggravate respiratory conditions, such as asthma.

ProtoCOL at Major Vaccine Manufacturers Makes Testing Flu Vaccines Twenty Times Faster

Synbiosis announces that major international vaccine suppliers are using the ProtoCOL system to improve the speed and accuracy of testing flu vaccines.

New Automated Colony Counter Used to Detect a Range of Diverse Bacteria at Major Food Testing Centre

Synbiosis is pleased to announce its ProtoCOL SR automated colony counter is being used at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, Loughry Campus, Northern Ireland to enumerate different coloured colonies of bacteria and guarantee the highest food safety standards.

New External Camera Range for ProtoCOL Allows the Analysis of Bioassay Plates and Microscope Samples

Synbiosis today introduced a range of high resolution, colour digital cameras that can be easily connected to a ProtoCOL automated colony counting and zone sizing system. These cameras offer a cost-effective method of using a ProtoCOL to automatically analyse samples via a microscope or on bioassay plates.

New Microscopy Software from Synbiosis Accurately Counts Thousands of Cells in an Instant

Synbiosis is pleased to introduce its new ProtoCOL colour cell and colony counting software. Designed to automatically enumerate cells or colonies in images generated by a microscope, ProtoCOL software will save microscopists valuable time and provide better count precision.

New Motorised Stage for Automated Zone Reader Guarantees Rapid Analysis of Bioassay Plates

Synbiosis today announced the availability of its new motorised stage. The stage, specifically designed for use with Synbiosis’s ProtoCOL automated colony counting and inhibition zone measurement system, will save microbiologists valuable time by enabling them to automatically read bioassay plates.

Automated Colony Counting Accelerates Development of Novel Pneumococcal Vaccines

Synbiosis is pleased to announce that scientists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), USA, a centre of excellence for microbiology, are using the ProtoCOL system to save time with evaluating new pneumococcal vaccines.

New Colony Counting Study Shows åCOLyte SuperCount Matches Manual Counting for Accuracy

Synbiosis is pleased to announce that independent research has verified the åCOLyte SuperCount automated colony counter is as accurate as manual counting for enumerating a variety of different bacterial colonies.

Oxoid GmbH Chooses ProtoCOL To Improve its Quality Control Process

Synbiosis announces that Oxoid GmbH, a major supplier of microbial growth media, is using a ProtoCOL system in its quality control laboratories to produce more accurate results with a wide range of its media.

New Automated ProtoCOL Systems Guarantee Highly Accurate Colony Counting

Synbiosis announces the introduction of two new ProtoCOL automated colony counters, ProtoCOL SR and ProtoCOL HR. The systems are ideal for microbiologists requiring high performance automated counts of a wide range of colony types.

New Automated Colony Counters Offer World’s Most Sophisticated Colour Imaging

Synbiosis introduces the new high specification ProtoCOL SR and HR automatic colony counting and zone sizing systems. These new additions to the market leading ProtoCOL range employ the latest imaging technology, guaranteeing rapid automation of the greatest variety of colony counting and zone measurement tasks.

Novel Application of åCOLyte Colony Counter Improves Quality Control at AstraZeneca

Synbiosis is pleased to announce that major pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca is using an åCOLyte automated colony counter to save time when acquiring and sending high quality images of culture plates.

Synbiosis Names Don Whitley Dealer of the Year - Award Recognises Outstanding Sales and Service Performance

Synbiosis is pleased to announce that it has named Don Whitley Scientific, a major distributor of products for microbiology applications, as its dealer of the year.

Automated Colony Counting at Cambridge Antibody Technology Saves Hours with Recombinant Antibody Selection

Synbiosis is pleased to announce that major biotech company, Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) is using ProtoCOL RGB and åCOLyte automated colony counters. Both systems are contributing to significant increases in productivity and accuracy at CAT, as well as substantial cost reductions.

New ProtoCOL System For Rapid Quality Assurance of Vital Vaccines

Synbiosis today introduced its new ProtoCOL reaction zone reader and colony counter. The system, which provides an indication of vaccine potency by automatically measuring reaction zones in Single Radial Immunodiffusion (SRD) assays, is essential for manufacturers that need to rapidly supply essential vaccines.

New Food Microbiology Application for Colony Counting Software Saves Time by Automatically Accounting for Food Debris

Synbiosis today introduced its new ProtoCOL Version 4 colony counting software for food microbiology applications. This software comes with a range of features designed to improve accuracy by eliminating the common problem of scoring food particles as colonies during counting.

New ProtoCOL System For Faster, More Accurate Colony Count and Inhibition Zone Measurement

Synbiosis has introduced its next generation ProtoCOL automated system, which includes ProtoZONE and the upgraded Version 4 ProtoCOL software. The new system, designed to save time with measuring inhibition zones as well as enumerating colonies, is essential for microbiologists in busy microbiology laboratories.

Colony Counter has New Light Arrays - Provides Better Plate Visualisation for Prompt Infection Control

Synbiosis today announced åCOLyte, its automated colony counter, has unique new LED arrays. These can help detect colonies on even the most difficult to visualise agar plates and could provide vital time in an outbreak situation.

Automated Colony Counter is UKAS Accredited For Accurate Enumeration of Potentially Hazardous Microbes in Water

Synbiosis is pleased to announce its ProtoCOL automated colony counter has been awarded prestigious UKAS accreditation in a major UK-based water authority. The independent validation shows this method can rapidly produce highly accurate counts of microbes sampled from water and could be used to help control disease outbreaks.

Innovative Plate Holder for ProtoCOL Saves Vital Time by Automating Counts of Colonies Grown on Petrifilm

Synbiosis has introduced a 3M Petrifilm plate holder for use with its ProtoCOL, automated colony counter. This will allow microbiologists to automatically count any type of colony grown on Petrifilm and could help identify potentially life-threatening microbial contamination quickly and conveniently.

New Automated Fluorescent Colony Counter Offers Early Warning of Microbial Contamination in Water and Meat

Synbiosis is pleased to announce its strategic alliance with Colifast has resulted in the Colifast Rapid Microcolony Counter (CRMC), a new UV-based colony counter. This will benefit microbiologists wanting a rapid, automated method of counting fluorescent colonies sampled from potentially contaminated water or meat.

New Colony Counter - Affordable Automation Set to Replace Manual Light Box Counters

Synbiosis is proud to introduce åCOLyte, a revolutionary automated colony counter for laboratories that have a limited budget yet need the speed and accuracy automation provides.

New System for Inhibition Zone Measurement Promises the Fastest Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Available

Synbiosis has announced that a new version of ProtoZONE, its award-winning, dedicated inhibition zone reader is now available. The system saves valuable laboratory time by automatically measuring zones to produce accurate antibiotic susceptibility testing results in seconds.

Prestigious Research Centre Chooses ProtoCOL - Automated Spiral Plate Counter Produces Accurate Clinical Trial Results

Synbiosis announced its ProtoCOL automated colony counter is being successfully used by the world renowned Skin Research Centre (SRC) at the University of Leeds to rapidly test the effectiveness of new therapies to treat acne and other skin diseases.

Automated Spiral Plate Counting Helps Pinpoint Source of Salmonella Outbreak

Synbiosis announced that using a ProtoCOL system for automated spiral plate counts has been proven to help trace contaminated food sources rapidly.

New Study of ProtoCOL system - Automating Reaction Zone Measurement Promises Accurate Vaccine Testing

Synbiosis is pleased to announce that for viral vaccine testing, the ProtoCOL automated zone reader and colony counter has been proven to produce fast and accurate results.

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