Food/Industrial

The industrial microbiology market is estimated to represent only 20% of the human clinical market but is rapidly increasing both in terms of numbers of tests and costs per test. This market represents significant opportunities for the Bactest technology.

The market is comprised of six key sectors:
• Food Processing
• Beverage
• Pharmaceutical
• Personal Care Products
• Environmental, and
• Industrial Processing

The key drivers in the expansion of microbiological testing are increasing production and testing rates driven by more stringent regulations and concerns over the costs of product recalls. Besides the increase in test volumes, projected to reach 1.5bn tests in 2008, the market value of the sector is also rising as a consequence of the rising costs of individual tests with greater emphasis on rapid testing techniques.

The total value of the market in 2008 is estimated at $5bn:

Link to food/beverages


Link to industrial


Bactest offers significant advantages to the industry:

  • Automated process from enrichment to detection
  • No need for highly skilled technicians responding to falling numbers of qualified technicians
  • Instrument meets the increasing trend towards in house testing
  • Potential to inoculate tests at point of taking sample reducing transit times in large or dispersed facilities and minimising potential transfer of bacteria
  • Bactest offers rapid, automated detection allowing early release of inventory

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