Celsis Launches New CellScan

Celsis International plc announces the launch of its new CellScan Innovate rapid microbial screening system designed specifically for the dairy industry.

Celsis International plc announces the launch of its new CellScan Innovate rapid microbial screening system designed specifically for the dairy industry. Celsis International plc, the world leading rapid microbial testing company whose diagnostic systems detect and measure contamination for the dairy, pharmaceutical, personal care, and beverage industries, announces the launch of its new CellScan Innovate rapid microbial screening system designed specifically for the dairy industry.

The CellScan Innovate luminometer, the corresponding Innovate.im software, and the RapiScreen Dairy reagents combine to deliver a rapid microbial screening system for dairies that provides robust functionality, simplicity of operation and sensitivity that is unmatched in the industry.

Celsis' unique Innovate.im software delivers flexible and robust functionality to system administrators, while delivering streamlined and simple operation for the user. Innovate.im is Windows-based and features a unique multi-tasking capability that enables users to prepare one test while another test is running.

The software also features a detailed and flexible reporting capability enabling users to create and export reports based on their specific needs. The CellScan Innovate luminometer features a durable design engineered with the daily rigors of dairy operations in mind. It features automated microplate loading, a modular design for easy servicing, on-board reagent cooling for increased simplicity of operation, a built-in shaking functionality together with many other features identified as important by Celsis customers.

The highly sensitive RapiScreen Dairy reagents utilize Celsis' new quantitative ATP release technology (patent applied) to deliver consistent, reliable results for customers. The RapiScreen Dairy kit is the first kit developed specifically for the dairy market by the R&D team headed by Veikko Tarkkanen, since he, and his ConCell team joined forces with Celsis in early 2001. Tarkkanen, a noted chemist, has over 25 years of experience with the dairy testing industry.

The launch of the Innovate system reinforces Celsis' commitment to providing world leading rapid screening systems for testing extended shelf life products in the dairy market. It also reaffirms Celsis' promise to deliver systems that are designed to be easy to use and based on our customer's ever expanding and more sophisticated needs. Celsis International plc Celsis International plc is a world leader in the development and supply of rapid diagnostic and monitoring systems to detect and measure microbial contamination in finished products bound for consumers. It has successfully developed tests for use in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and toiletries, food and beverage industries and is associated with some of the best-known high street brands in these consumer areas. These tests are based upon the years of research in enzyme technology that employ numerous methods for the rapid detection of microbial contamination. The result is that microbial testing times are reduced from around five days to a little over one day, thus lending significant cost advantages to Celsis' customers.

Celsis International plc also has a leading cGMP laboratory services, supporting the R&D and manufacturing based testing needs of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and personal care industries. This business unit currently operates primarily in the United States.