Automated Plate Assessment System (APAS)
Automated Plate Assessment System (APAS). APAS Independence is a stand-alone instrument that automates the imaging, interpretation and reporting of microbial growth on culture plate media for pharmaceutical manufacturing and clinical applications.
Product Overview
Automate plate reading with confidence, optimize your workflow without disruption.
Intelligent automation solutions for culture plate reading within pharmaceutical quality control and clinical microbiology. APAS has achieved regulatory clearances in the US, Europe and Australia.
Sample collection
Collect samples using your processes and media, no proprietary media required. Settle (90mm) and contact plate (55) compatible.
End-point reading
Culture plates are bulk-loaded into the APAS instrument following incubation.
Imaging system chamber
High quality, reproduceable images of culture plates are captured.
Uniform lighting
A custom and patented design ensures the image is free from reflective interferences and representative of a plate-in-hand.
Image quality
Every image is checked for integrity and simple daily QC checks ensure the system is performing within specification.
Intelligent sorting
AI-algorithms automatically interpret microbial growth and plates are sorted into neat stacks for further processing.
High through-put
The instrument can automatically process 200 culture plates per hour — without manual intervention — 3 times the speed of manual handling.
Real-time reporting
Each result is sent to the LIMS in real-time as it is processed, enabling a faster turnaround time for reporting.