Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is putting the full breadth of its advanced microbiology automation portfolio into action at the upcoming American Society of Microbiology (ASM) General Meeting, Denver, May 19 – 21 (Booth #101). Designed to help visitors see first-hand how Siemens’ advanced solutions help maximize microbiology workflow efficiency, the exhibit experience includes automation demonstrations every half hour throughout the show.
“Finding new ways to streamline operations while still delivering high quality results remains a critical focus of today’s busy microbiology laboratories,” said Jim McMenamin, vice president, Microbiology and Molecular business unit, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. “Siemens is excited to showcase our latest end-to-end innovative microbiology automation capabilities at this year’s ASM and help visitors explore their laboratory’s full workflow potential.”
Featured are the Copan WASP®: Walk Away Specimen Processor and WASPLab™ System¹, a barcode-driven, conveyor-connected specimen processing device employing robotic plate management and image analysis, along with the Bruker MALDI Biotyper² System for faster, more accurate and cost-effective microorganism identification compared to current methods³. Also highlighted is the LabPro-MBT4, a middleware platform that seamlessly integrates data from the Bruker system and panel data from Siemens’ MicroScan® WalkAway® System, which includes automated susceptibility results known for detecting emerging bacterial resistance. Attendees can also observe the Siemens Tissue Preparation Solution in-action, the first fully automated method for extracting DNA and RNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue samples.
Contact for journalists:
Siemens Healthcare Media Relations
Gian Sachdev, phone: +1 508-660-4721
E-mail: [email protected]
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¹ WASP and WASPLab are trademarks of Copan Italia S.p.A. WASP is registered in the United States.
2 MALDI Biotyper is a trademark of Bruker Daltonik. For research use only-USA. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
³ Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. is an authorized distributor of the Copan WASP System and the Bruker MALDI Biotyper System. Copan and Bruker are Strategic Alliance Partners of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
4 Under development. Not available for sale.
Launched in November 2011, “Agenda 2013” is the initiative of the Siemens Healthcare Sector to further strengthen its innovative power and competitiveness. Specific measures, which will be implemented by the end of 2013, have been defined in four fields of action: innovation, competitiveness, regional footprint, and people development.
The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare. By optimizing clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better and more cost-effective. Siemens Healthcare employs some 51,000 employees worldwide and operates around the world. In fiscal year 2012 (to September 30), the Sector posted revenue of 13.6 billion euros and profit of around 1.8 billion euros. For further information please visit: www.siemens.com/healthcare