Pall GeneDisc for food pathogen/food spoilage testing

Pall provides an easy, rapid, sensitive and specific method for pathogen and microbial detection in the meat, dairy, brewing and beverage industries. The GeneDisc system helps accelerate micro testing with a reproducible test solution.

Reagents are preloaded and factory validated to reduce time and increase accuracy. A predetermined volume of dilution buffer with the preparation pack, and Mastermix, in the box of six test discs, ensures the reagents are fresh and contamination-free.

The product reduces the number of pipetting steps during preparation and an intuitive, user-friendly interface steps staff through the process to a fully interpreted final result. Algorithms are preloaded and results interpreted and reported immediately at the end of the test, without the need for further staff input to conclude a result.

The fully integrated platform has a small laboratory footprint, requiring few additional peripherals to be fully functional. The system has the ability to be bidirectional LIMS compatible for seamless integration with .csv or customisable .pdf report outputs.

The overall test time, from sample through preparation to final result, can be 2 h for some test categories. Up to 96 results can be reported in in 1 h, and the user can process multiple applications simultaneously when the thermo-cycler sub-units are optioned.