Shimadzu and bioMérieux to Develop Mass Spectrometry System for Microbial Identification

Shimadzu and bioMérieux announced that they have entered into a partnership to commercialize a mass spectrometry system for bacterial identification. bioMérieux will work with Shimadzu and their subsidiary, Kratos Analytical, to adapt their linear MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry technology for optimized integration into the microbiology laboratory workflow. This new solution is planned for commercialization by bioMérieux in 2010, together with the microbial database acquired from AnagnosTec.