Prefilled media products for microbiological applications expected from SSB/BD collaboration

Biotech supplier Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and medical technology company BD Diagnostics have announced a collaboration to develop, manufacture and market various ready-to-use, prefilled media products for microbiological applications in pharmaceutical, biotech and research laboratories.

Based on its many years of expertise in the development of membranes, SSB offers high-quality, single-use filter products for concentration of microbial contaminants in the lab. As part of this strategic collaboration, BD will fill special SSB single-use products with BD culture media and supply these to SSB as prepackaged products. In addition, the companies are exploring options of extending their existing business relationship by pursuing further innovative solutions in the field of microbiological diagnostics.

“The products we plan to develop under our agreement with Sartorius Stedim Biotech will enhance laboratory efficiencies for our pharmaceutical, biotech and research customers with these unique product offerings,” said Bob Ferguson, vice president and general manager, BD Diagnostics - Diagnostic Systems, Industrial Microbiology. “By combining Sartorius Stedim Biotech’s bioprocessing and filtration expertise with BD’s microbiological media capabilities, customers will benefit from improved lab productivity and standardisation of sample processing.”