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EMMA RL | Automate Microbiology QC

EMMA RL provides a comprehensive solution to digitize & automate your pharmaceutical microbiology QC.

The (patent-pending) optical system captures ultra-precise images and uses vision AI to analyze your data. This unique optical system allows to acquire 100% of the Petri dish content, including the wall & meniscus of the Petri dish. This allows the detection of any colony on the Petri Dishes, ensuring zero false negatives.

This fully integrated and automated solution delivers:

  • Image acquisition of 100% of the surface with the lid on the Petri dish – avoiding potential contamination
  • Compatible with Petri Dishes from every supplier: Ø 55 – 90mm, both locking & standard lid.
  • Compatible with all types of media (TSA, SDA, …)
  • End point reading: process up to 120 Petri dishes per hour with a single system
  • Robust vision AI enabling automated positive/negative sorting and CFU counting
  • Integrated barcode reader to automatically identify the Petri dish in the scanner
  • Enhanced Data integrity: error-proof sample identification, digitized results & analysis
  • Audit trail & software package are fully 21 CFR part 11 compliant
  • Reporting tools and possibility to connect to LIMS (MODA-EM, Labware, LabVantage, Sherpa Pharma,…)

 

Environmental Monitoring 

EMMA is revolutionizing the world of pharmaceutical microbiology QC thanks to a unique, patent-pending optical system to generate images of petri dishes that cover 100% of the surface whilst keeping the lid on. In combination with powerful artificial intelligence enabling automated detection of positive and negative (no-growth) Petri dishes, CFU counting and a software platform that is CFR21 part 11 compliant, EMMA is ready to take your data integrity to a higher level and digitize your microbiology QC workflow.

The optical system

Microtechnix has developed a game-changing optical system for EMMA, enabling imaging of Petri dish walls with the lid on. A high-resolution camera, combined with an application-specific lens, captures 100% of the Petri dish surface, including the side walls, without removing the lid. This ensures the generation of high-quality images for downstream analysis by AI or operators.

Calibration and consistency

The proprietary system calibration developed at Microtechnix ensures that every system generates identical images without requiring any additional tools or phantoms. This standardization of imaging is fundamental to the performance of our vision AI, as it eliminates variability from images, ensuring reliable and accurate analysis. This unique calibration methodology guarantees consistent imaging results over time, between operators, and across systems. Combined with AI-powered analysis, EMMA delivers reproducible and precise readings of Petri dishes, effectively removing the risk of false negatives in Environmental Monitoring.

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Documents

title

language

type

size

download

Microtechnix EMMA digital brochure

language english

type application

size 2 MB

Specifications

Sample capacity

Up to 200 Petri dishes

Throughput

Up to 120 Petri dishes per hour

Camera
  • 5 megapixel camera to acquire high resolution images
  • Image format 2048 x 2448 and pixel size =3.5 x 3.5µm
Lens

Microtechnix patent-pending lens

Footprint(W x D x H)

50 x 50 x 42 mm

Weight

27 kg

Screen

22-inch touch screen

Operating system

Windows 10

Software

EMdi software suite: EMdi OS & EMdi viewer

Data format

.csv, .xls, .pdf, .mp4 video, .jpeg, .png, .bmp

Compliance

21 CFR Part 11; “ALCOA+” principle for Data Integrity

Voltage and frequency

100-240Vac~/50-60Hz

Operating temperature

+6°C to +35°C

Max operating humidity

75% at 30°C

Accessories

Base plate & holder with a load capacity up to 25 Petri dishes

Warranty

1 year warranty

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