System meets microbial screening requirements of SMEs

CELSIS has launched a robust and easy-to-use rapid microbial screening system for small and medium-size companies, the Celsis’ Accel system, in the Home, Beauty and Pharmaceutical industries.

 

The Celsis Accel system reduces time necessary for quality control assessment of microbial contamination, allowing shorter production cycle times through lower quarantined inventory levels awaiting quality control release. Faster quality control results also provide an earlier indication of contamination allowing a faster and more effective investigation and corrective action to reduce the economic impact of the event.

 

The compact system has the  robustness and ease-of-use of the widely adopted Celsis Advance platform. Easy-to-use, easy-to-learn software will allow Home, Beauty and Pharmaceutical product manufacturers’ busy microbiology labs to rapidly and effectively screen a variety of products — including body washes, lotions, soaps, toothpastes, liquid detergents, cosmetics, tablets and ointments, IV solutions and oral drug suspensions — helping companies save time and money while releasing safe products to market.

 

To allow maximum flexibility with sample size and sensitivity, Celsis adapted the familiar sample tube platform to a precision movement carousel for easy loading and speedy processing with the ability to run 30 assays at a time. A fourth injector position gives the system flexibility to use new reagent technologies as they are developed. From reagent bottle access to sample loading, the ergonomic design puts everything easily at the fingertips of the user.

 

Current Celsis software innovations, such as a new ribbon menu system, data security features, and the ability to export sample results, are also part of the package.. User administration features, an event log and more allow users full compliance with the FDA’s CFR 21 Part 11 and the EU’s Annex 11.