Advanced Instruments Acquires Manufacturer of Anaerobic Instruments

Advanced Instruments, Inc. (Norwood, MA, USA) has acquired Mart Microbiology B.V. (Lichtenwoorde, The Netherlands). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Mart Microbiology manufactures and markets the Anoxomat line of instruments. These systems create custom environments for anaerobic bacteria cultivation, a process that requires oxygen-deprived atmospheres. They are used for the diagnosis of post-operative infection in hospitals and clinics, plus bacterial cultivation in food microbiology laboratories.

Anoxomat provides many advantages over traditional methods of cultivating anaerobes. The system can quickly create a precision anaerobic environment that enables reliable and rapid bacteria cultivation. It uses less lab space than traditional "glove box” cabinets and can provide typical returns on investment in less than one year.

The system rapidly and automatically creates anaerobic, micro-aerophilic, or capnophilic conditions in an anaerobic jar. It uses precise pressure measurements guided by an embedded computer to control the evacuation and refilling of the anaerobic jar. The touch screen display allows the user to simply enter the desired percentages of oxygen and other gases, and to save these ‘recipes' for future reference.

Advanced Instruments has been the U.S. distributor of Anoxomat products for more than six years and has placed many systems at leading American medical centers. In addition, Mart products are sold in other global regions through an established factory-trained dealer network.

"Mart Microbiology is a perfect fit for our company,” said John Coughlin, president and CEO, Advanced Instruments. "It is the clear market leader in this developing technology and compliments our company's market presence globally. The experience gained as Anoxomat's U.S. distributor gives us a high degree of confidence in making this strategic move,” he said.

Advanced Instruments currently operates a facility in The Netherlands and it is anticipated that the operations of Mart Microbiology will be integrated into that facility sometime in the near future.


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