INTEGRA Biosciences has announced that the installation of a MEDIAJET / MEDIACLAVE system has reduced downtime and costs in the media production department at Deltamune (http://www.deltamune.co.za/) by providing a highly productive alternative to the tedious and time consuming task of manual media preparation. Deltamune is a world-class company that offers a totally integrated health service for the veterinary industry.

To fulfil their growing need for bacterial growth media & reagent production, Deltamune elected to invest in a state-of-the-art automated media production unit to ensure that all quality standards for reliable results were met. With around 1600 media plates required daily, Deltamune selected the Integra Biosciences' MEDIAJET 540, an automatic petri dish filler that provides truly reliable, walk away operation using a proven mechanical dish guidance system, monitored by a set of sensors throughout the filling process. The unit was installed along with a MEDIACLAVE media steriliser to guarantee the gentle and rapid preparation of both standard and highly sensitive nutrient media.

Dr Elize de Bruyn, Deltamune's QA Manager commented "This investment has increased capacity & eliminated media wastage usually associated with non-conforming agar plate spreads and overheating. The MEDIAJET has a unique "Media Spread Function" capability that provides the most efficient use of media through ensuring homogenous distribution and an even surface. By optimising the agar level in each Petri dish, the new system enables up to 30% savings on media use compared to other systems. In this way, Deltamune are able to pass down these cost savings to their clients.