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BioMérieux GeneUp

Nov 04, 2015

BioMérieux has announced the launch of a PCR-based molecular diagnostic system for customers in the agri-food sector enabling the detection of microorganisms. Called Gene Up, the platform was co-developed with its BioFire Defense business and has an expanding menu that now includes commonly tested pathogens in the food chain, such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Listeria. The open platform is also suited to run tests manufactured by CEERAM, a company acquired by BioMérieux in December of 2014, for viruses, including norovirus and hepatitis A virus. 

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