Simplifying Microbiological Testing
Clarity is the exclusive UK distributor for Biolumix Incorporated’s innovative system that provides specialized technology, instrumentation, software and vials for microbiological testing. The system is designed to accelerate product release with a simplified and automated approach, yielding fast, accurate results while reducing costs.
With Biolumix products, Clarity services the UK nutraceutical, food, meat, dairy, beverage, cosmetics, toiletry, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative products for the rapid, automated detection and enumeration of microorganisms in raw materials and finished products. Read more
Biolumix Technology
Biolumix’s proprietary new technology provides accurate and rapid microbiological answers in a complete system approach using an inexpensive and simple format.The system is based on detection of changes due to microbial metabolism, in broth medium using the dye technologies we have developed. By combining the dye, a new light source, and an optical sensor, this system allows simultaneous detection of color and fluorescence with a single detector. Read more
Continuously Monitor Changes
The new patented technology is based on monitoring changes in a broth medium in which target microorganisms grow and are detected by changes in color or fluorescence. The reagents or the sensor change their color/fluorescence as metabolic processes take place. These changes are detected by an optical sensor and are monitored 10 times per hour.
Disposable Two-Zone Vial: A crucial element of the technology is the creation of two zones in each vial:
• An incubation zone (top of vial) for the sample and micro-organism
• A reading zone (bottom of vial)
This two-zone vial eliminates masking of the optical pathway by the product and by microbial turbidity. Because changes in the color or fluorescence are monitored in a reading zone, results are not influenced by the sample or the microorganisms.
Easy-to-Read Results
• Changes in color or fluorescence, expressed as light intensity units, are detected by the optical sensor and recorded in the computer.
• Sample volume of up to 5 ml can be used in the prepared and ready-to-use disposable vial.
• Each vial location incorporates a dual-color Light Emitting Diode (LED) and a fluorescent tube to cover the full spectrum of colors and an ultraviolet light.
A Wide Variety of Applications
Some of the available applications of the system include total counts, combination coliform/E. coli, yeast and mold, lactic acid bacteria, challenge tests, environmental monitoring, enzymatic reactions, fermentation process, growth kinetics for mathematical modeling, effects of inhibitory systems and growth parameters (pH, temperature, nutrients) on growth kinetics.
The BioLumix system can be applied to in-line and environmental sanitation by inserting swabs or sponges directly into the test vials. All segments of various industrial QC can utilize these applications.
Value Proposition
The BioLumix system simplifies, expedites, and reduces the cost of performing microbiological assays. In addition, the system allows users to test as frequently and as broadly as they would like without significant cost or delays.
Convenient Prepared Vials • Speed to Results • Save on Labor and Training Costs Read more
Convenient Prepared VialsThe BioLumix system represents the ultimate in convenience. Ready-to-use prepared vials with growth media have been developed to meet the needs of each customer. To complete an assay, the user simply places the test sample in a test vial and positions it in the BioLumix instrument.
Using the new optical technology, the system measures color and fluorescence readings from the vial and analyzes the level of contaminants, giving you results over a period of hours rather than days.
Speed to Results
Results are easy to interpret and are automatically transmitted via various communication channels to the locations where they are needed — such as the warehouse — to expedite shipping of safe product.
The prepared vials enable testing to be completed more quickly. In addition, the newly developed optical technology provides results more rapidly. As a result, the BioLumix system is faster than most technologies on the market.
Save on Labour and Training Costs
The fully automated BioLumix system is easy to use and can be operated by non-microbiologists. This allows your company to switch microbiology labor costs to other important tasks
Benefits of the Biolumix System
BioLumix offers real-time microbiology with no waiting for lab results, earlier release of inventory, and faster identification of problems. You’ll expedite your time to results with early alarm of contamination, early product release, and immediate presentation of data. The system is positioned to test incoming raw materials, critical control points, as well as finished goods. It comes with a validation package to assist you in compliance with cGMP. With connectivity to LIMS (laboratory information management system) results may be transferred in real time to company operations (warehouse and production lines). The fully automated system means automated data archiving, automated report generation, and automated product release.
Why you should consider investing in the BioLumix System
The BioLumix system allows the user to test as frequently and as broadly as desired without significant cost or delays. The result – increased capacity, along with cost reduction, improvement of logistics, and overall better efficiencies!
With shorter sample preparation time and automating data entry, data archiving, report generation, and product release, the BioLumix system simplifies and automates your laboratory procedures. Tests can be performed by non-microbiologists, providing significant savings in laboratory labor.Read more
• Allowing you to test more frequently and broadly.
• Automating microbiological testing procedures so that you can reduce costs.
• Providing cost reduction, improved logistics, and better efficiencies while increasing your overall capacity.
• Comes with validation package that provides a step-by–step process to qualify the installation (IQ), operation (OQ) and performance (PQ) of the BioLumix system for the intended.
In addition, the BioLumix system has significant use in process control, assessing shelf life, evaluation of factors affecting growth kinetics, inhibitory effectiveness testing, enzymatic reactions, and data accumulation for mathematical modeling.