SYNBIOSIS has announced the launch of its ProtoCOL 2 system developed for rapid, accurate automated colony counting and zone measurement.
The ProtoCOL 2 is an ergonomically designed imaging unit with dark screens to eliminate ambient light effects and improve imaging results.
Synbiosis says the ProtoCOL 2 unit contains a high resolution camera and red, blue and green LED lighting integrated to a processor and software.
The software is accessed via a touch screen monitor sitting above the unit and features on screen commands, allowing users to intuitively set their system up in minutes. These settings can be saved to make analysing the same plate types at a later date, a quick one touch process.
The ProtoCOL 2 system’s unique lighting method illuminates the plates in three different colours. The system’s camera captures each image and integrates them in seconds to generate high definition, life-like images.
Synbiosis claims this enables precise counts of difficult to see colonies and accurate measurements of zones with indistinct edges.
The GLP compliant ProtoCOL 2 software can be integrated into a 21 CFR Part 11 environment and is modular so users can cost-effectively customise their system to include the colony counting or zone sizing analysis programmes which suit them.
Synbiosis products are distributed by Don Whiteley Scientific in Australia.