Biomerieux has won an exclusive 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award for its Previ Isola, which accelerates front-end media-processing tasks.
The fully automated system can process up to 300 plates an hour, standardising routine agar-plate inoculation and offering fast turnaround times with improved traceability.
Colony isolation is maximised and cross-contamination eliminated, streamlining laboratory workflows to save time and free staff for other tasks.
The award was based on the Previ Isola's design and engineering features, including innovative use of materials, improvements to healthcare delivery and the ability of the product-development team to overcome design and engineering challenges to better meet clinical objectives.
