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Up-To-Date Microbiology Solutions: Oxoid and Remel Workshop in Saint-Petersburg

April 9, 2010 BioVitrum Company jointly with ThermoFisher Scientific Inc. held the workshop Clinical Microbiology for healthcare facilities and institutes professionals.

Ricardo Almeida, Regional Export Manager, welcomed workshop participants on behalf of ThermoFisher Scientific in his opening address. To the Russian microbiologists he presented two companies: Oxoid (Great Britain) and Remel (USA). Both companies are parts of ThermoFisher Scientific and are large-scale producers of reagents and microbiology equipment. Ricardo Almeida told a brief history of companies’ foundation and presented a complete range of their products. It is to be recalled that Oxoid has been on the market since 1924, Remel – since 1973, and they have proved themselves to be the producers of high-quality microbiology laboratory equipment.
Workshop program included presentation of products that allow for quick and accurate diagnostics in various microbiology analysis fields.Saint-Petersburg specialists were interested very much in antimicrobial susceptibility testing and M.I.C.E. stripes and special cultures in particular. Russian microbiologists were presented with Signal and Isolator blood culture systems, innovative MRSA, VRE and ESB diagnostics methods; meningitis detection latex agglutination tests that have no parallels in Russia. Specialists’ questions concerns microorganisms biochemical identification, chromogenic media for clinical microbiology, and toxin detection assays. Ricardo Almeida presented new ThermoFisher Scientific solution, i.e. special test kits for microbiology. Special attention was paid to intestinal bacteria, viruses and parasites diagnostics and Clostidium difficile diagnostics, i.e. Remel А/В Xpect™ C. difficile Toxin A/B. This rapid toxin detection test being a valuable diagnostic tool for use in the rapid detection of Clostridium difficile infection is extremely easy to use and provides accurate and reliable results in just 20 minutes! This speed and convenience enables healthcare professionals to quickly and decisively initiate appropriate patent care and injection control procedure.

BioVitrum Company was glad to meet Ricardo Almeida, ThermoFisher Scientific Regional Export Manager, at its office where he meets key Saint-Petersburg microbiology doctors. Workshop participants were acquainted with the complete range of Oxoid и Remel products and with digital materials on clinical microbiology analysis. Workshop organizers provided the participants with enough time to ask questions and get comprehensive explanations.
We are thankful to all the participants for taking a great interest in the event. We also would like to recall that the world leading producers of laboratory equipment Oxoid and Remel, parts of ThermoFisher Scientific Inc. are now presented at the Russian market with BioVitrum Company being their authorized distributor.
 
If you are interested in the purchase of BioVitrum’s products, call +7 (812) 305 0606 (Saint-Petersburg), +7 (495) 787 4046 (Moscow)info@biovitrum.ru or e-mail

 
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