June 2010:— BioLumix attended the Natural Marketplace Conference (June 10-12, 2010). The 2010 Natural Marketplace Conference in Las Vegas was attended by over 5000 people from the natural products and nutricosmetic industries. The event press release is available here

May 2010:BioLumix has launched our new, updated website! The new site features more in-depth information on our technology, a publication library, featured content and announcements and more. Please let us know what you think!

April 2010:— BioLumix attended the Supply Side East conference (April 26-28, 2010). The 2010 Supply Side East conference in Secaucus, NJ was another exciting opportunity to meet many people from the industry. The event website archive is available here.

March: 2010: — We attended the 2010 Supply Expo West conference (March 12-14) held in Anaheim, CA. It was a great chance to show our latest products and we enjoyed talking with many of you about our technology and the advantages of simple, rapid microbiology. The event website archive is available here.

March 2010: Press coverage — BioLumix featured in Rapid Microbiology: Validation of the BioLumix System Against USP Methodology. The BioLumix System was validated against the methodology described in USP <2021>, <2022>, and <2023>. The validation included Installation Qualification, Operation Qualification, with special emphasis on Performance Qualification. Includes Reproducibility Data. (read more... )

March 2010: Press coverage — Editorial featuring BioLumix in Nutritional Outlook magazine: Validating Alternative Testing Systems. Excerpt: "Simpler, faster, more-streamlined tests can save time and expense—but the systems have to comply with relevant USP standards. By June 25, all dietary supplement manufacturers will have to comply with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs)—regardless of whether companies have 1000 employees or 10. When FDA comes to call, you must be ready to prove that your products meet every part of the CGMPs."(read more... )

January 26, 2010: Technology news — BioLumix has been granted a new patent for the method of filling its membrane vials. The invention allows for sample monitoring without interference cause by product and microorganisms. This is achieved by separating the reading zone (where detections occur) from the zone were the sample and media resides.

January 2010: New product announcement — The ready-to-use Salmonella Assay Vial!
The Salmonella vial’s sensor detects production of CO2. CO2 generated by Salmonella metabolism in the liquid medium placed above the sensor, diffuses into the sensor and interacts with an indicator reagent to provide an indication of the presence of the carbon dioxide. The selective medium inhibits all gram-positive organisms and many gram-negative organisms. (read more... )

January 2010: Industry announcement — BioLumix is developing a new automated Preservative Efficacy Test (PET) for the cosmetic and toiletry industries. The fundamental principle of the microbial challenge (PET) is based on the concept of measuring the survival ability of selected microorganisms that are purposely introduced into a preserved test product system. The test product containing the inhibitory system is inoculated with the desired pool at the target level of bacteria (10^5-6 cfu/gram) and yeasts and molds (105-4cfu/gram). At the desired sampling interval (day 0, 7, 14 and 28 days) a sample is analyzed to determine the reduction in counts. The vial is tested on the BioLumix instrument for 22 hours for bacteria and for 48 hours for yeast and molds. The DT’s are converted to Log cfu/g. and the Log reduction is calculated. The main advantage of this method is the automation of the process and the labor savings that it offers. It was estimated that it takes ~ 1/5 of the labor to perform the BioLumix assay compared to the standard plate count method. The new BioLumix assay offers savings in time, labor, materials, and plate space. Please contact us today for a free product trial.

November 24, 2009:Technology news — BioLumix has been granted a new patent for its fluorescent technology. The new technology gives an instrument the ability to simultaneously monitor the fluorescence of multiple samples at the same time. This innovative design is one of the key technologies utilized in the BioLumix system.

November, 2009:Event Announcement — At Supply Side West 2009, BioLumix presented a Scientific White Paper entitled:Validation of The BioLumix System against USP Methodology.

Excerpt: "To meet the challenges of the new FDA microbiological regulations requires simpler, faster and more streamlined tests. These tests have to comply with the methodology described in the relevant USP Chapters… The Validated BioLumix system allows companies to greatly reduce the amount of time and money required to have the samples tested."You can view the abstract or request a copy of the whitepaper here

August, 2009:BioLumix news — BioLumix is growing and expending our facilities. To allow for our continuous growth and increase in staff, BioLumix has moved into a new facility. Our new office address is:

BioLumix, Inc
107 Aprill Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734) 984-3100