GENE-UP PRO HRM also provides a significantly shorter time-to-result, reducing the current Compendial Method 15-day result time down to only 72 hours bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics,…

GENE-UP PRO HRM also provides a significantly shorter time-to-result, reducing the current Compendial Method 15-day result time down to only 72 hours

bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces the launch of GENE-UP PRO HRM—the first DNA-based test commercially developed to detect heat-resistant moulds at the molecular level.

Developed in partnership with historic brand Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the game-changing testing innovation can accurately identify the presence of viable heat-resistant moulds with validated equivalency to the CMMEF Ch22 Reference Method. GENE-UP PRO HRM also provides a significantly shorter time-to-result, reducing the current Compendial Method 15-day result time down to only 72 hours.

The lengthy Compendial Method 15-day time-to-result forces juice and concentrate producers to decide between incurring costly storage fees until test results are received or forgoing the waiting period and risking shipping spoilage-prone products. The reduced time-to-result with GENE-UP® PRO HRM fuels improved operational efficiencies, minimises manufacturer storage costs, and safeguards brand reputation among consumers.

“bioMérieux is a longstanding diagnostic partner of the beverage industry, and we’re always up for the challenge of solving our customers’ toughest spoilage problems,” said Ben Pascal, global head of the xPRO™ Program at bioMérieux. “We embraced the opportunity to partner with Ocean Spray to create a custom microbiology quality control test that had broader implications for all juice and concentrate manufacturers.”