Skip to main content

RAPID QUALITY CONTROL FOR PLATELETS

Platelet Contamination Testing

The rapid detection of bacterial contaminants in platelets is crucial to ensuring patient safety and therapeutic efficacy. We provide FDA-cleared single-step Large-Volume Delayed Sampling (LVDS) quality control testing solutions to extend platelet shelf life to seven days while ensuring quality and uncompromised function.

A Comprehensive Offering

We provide blood centers with all the system components required to perform bacterial platelet quality control, including the reagents, automation, and software needed to trace these processes. Our range of solutions has been specifically designed to improve laboratory workflow and the availability, quality, and safety of blood products for blood centers.

Product List

  • BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO®

    The Next Dimension in Platelet Quality Control

    The BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® is the new standard in platelet culture detection systems—a fully automated solution with quicker time to detection and minimal hands on time.
    View Product

  • SAMPLOK® Sampling Kit

    Simple & Efficient Platelet Sampling

    Proper platelet sampling gives you confidence in your test results and improves your productivity. Streamline your platelet sampling and transfer to BACT/ALERT® Culture Media Bottles with our SAMPLOK® Sampling Kit.
    View Product

Resources

EVALUATION OF LARGE VOLUME DELAYED SAMPLING AND PATHOGEN REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES FOR PROCESSING PLATELETS

Large volume delayed sampling (LVDS) and pathogen reduction technology (PRT) are two strategies for platelet processing to control risk of contamination prior to transfusion. LVDS and PRT have different processing methods, risks, and impact on platelet shelf life that can affect platelet costs and availability to the healthcare system.

Learn More

CUTIBACTERIUM ACNES GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA CAUSING INFECTION

Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) is a Gram positive bacteria that prefers anaerobic (without air) growth conditions1. Cutibacterium acnes can be found on the skin of virtually every human, and it is one of the bacteria that can cause acne. Acne is one of the most common skin diseases, affecting more than 45 million individuals in the United States.

Learn More

BUILD OUT YOUR BIOPROCESS TESTING WORKFLOW

Bioprocessing is a type of manufacturing that uses living cells to produce a product. In pharmaceutical bioprocessing, a living cell is manipulated to manufacture the drug of interest in bioreactors and is then purified and formulated to create the end product.

Learn More