BioBall® is a small water soluble ball containing a precise number of microorganisms. Produced to the world’s highest quality standards and ISO Guide 34 accredited, it delivers unprecedented accuracy for Quantitative Microbiological Quality Control.
Delivering Confidence in Quantitative Microbiology
Pharmaceutical companies and laboratories are required to test and assure product safety and quality. With BioBall®, discover a calibrated microbial reference that requires no preparation or pre-incubation. BioBall® can be directly added to media or matrix samples, and can be used for many applications :
Culture media quality control
Positive control for quantitative Quality Control
Traditional and alternative methods validation
Accreditation compliance
Multi-laboratory standardization
Determining uncertainty of measurement
Proficiency schemes
Antimicrobial effectiveness testing
BioBall® : simpler and more precise quantitative microbiology
All our solutions demonstrate high quality and considerable advantages :
Little or no preparation time : a minimum number of steps
Easy to use : BioBall® dissolves instantly
Greater precisions with a known number of cfu
Consistent number of cfu batch to batch
Up to 24-month shelf life when stored frozen
Products manufactured for your specific microbiology needs
The BioBall® range offers a variety of products and services to meet your needs in terms of:
Growth Promotion Testing and Validation
Sterility Assurance Testing
Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing
BioBall® MultiShot 550: With a mean of between 500 and 600 cfu , BioBall Multishot 550 is designed to provide 10 precise inoculations (10 x 100µL of 50 cfu) over an 8 hour period : ideal in the microbiology Quality Control where multiple positive controls in the 10 to 100 cfu are needed