Rapid Micro Biosystems, a leading provider of automated, non-destructive, rapid microbial detection, today announced the general availability of two-way integration to laboratory information management systems (LIMS) through its industry leading Growth Direct™ System. The new capability allows quality control microbiology labs to save time and reduce errors associated with entry of final test results of environmental monitoring, bioburden and sterility tests.
The
bi-directional LIMS integration uses widely supported comma-separated (CSV)
files to communicate, allowing integration with most LIMS systems. Due to the flexibility provided by the
communication method, integration can be aligned to the specific needs of the
quality control microbiology lab both initially and in the future.
The
integration supports the use of LIMS or Growth Direct System created barcodes
that are applied to Growth Direct Cassettes.
After sampling, the cassettes are loaded into the Growth Direct System,
which performs the incubation, detection and enumeration of colonies. Final results are automatically uploaded to
the LIMS system. This eliminates the
need for microbiologists to manually count plates and key the colony forming
unit (CFU) values into the LIMS system, reducing the chance of a keying
error.
“Our
two-way LIMS capabilities will not only save time, but will help reduce errors
in the QC lab,” said Julie Sperry, Rapid Micro Biosystems’ Chief Commercial Officer.
“The new functionality will help labs move closer to becoming paperless.”
Posted by Tim Sandle
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