Giles Scientific Inc (California, USA) has significantly upgraded its hardware of the BIOMIC V3 Microbiology System with a new 21 inch touch screen monitor. This provides an 85% increase in work space from the previous monitor, magnifying test images 2-3X on-screen. Internal optical upgrades include 40% higher pixel resolution and 25% lower distortion levels.
BIOMIC V3’s digital imaging technology automates the reading, interpretation, and reporting of CLSI, EUCAST, and BSAC antibiotic disk diffusion tests, Etests® (bioMerieux), 96-well microtiter plates, and commercial identification panels including API® (bioMerieux), RapIDTM (Remel), BBLTM CrystalTM (BD) and chromogenic agar plates. All test images can be saved for future review. The addition of a bar code reader coupled with bi-directional LIS/LIMS interface capability further speeds workflow. BIOMIC V3 serves as a primary or secondary AST-ID system for microbiology laboratories of all sizes and setups.