Colony Counter

Automatic counting of colonies in 1 second

Constant accuracy up to 98%

400 plates read per hour

Traceability of results

Unrivaled precision with artificial intelligence

The power of artificial intelligence of the Scan Ai automatic counter boosts the analysis of Petri dishes. Scan Ai standardizes colony counting and improves the accuracy of your analysis results. The scientific expertise of the technical teams remains within the lab.

• •25% more accurate than a conventional counter
• •Detection and counting with models trained with AI
• •Discrimination of artifacts (bubbles, markings, etc.)
• •Reading on 100% of the plate
• •Classification and counting of bacteria, yeasts and molds

What are the proven counting performances of Scan Ai compared to a standard colony counter?

25% more accurate than a standard colony counter

Total count accuracy

TBX positive colonies accuracy

MRS accuracy

VRBL accuracy

Excellent performances of pre-trained models

The AI of the Scan Ai automatic counter has been trained on more than 1 million annotated images from different sectors of activity.

Pour and plate mode

Spiral

Circle

Chromogenic

Petrifilm™
CompactDry™
MC-Media Pad™
Easy Plate™

Filtration membranes

Contact plates

Milliflex Oasis™

Mueller Hinton disks before/after reading

Rapid reading of antibiograms

For precise clinical results and decision-making for the diagnosis and treatment of patients, the automated reading of antibiograms remains the most relevant solution.

• •Up to 7 antibiotics in 1-3 seconds
• •Measurement accuracy: ± 0.2 mm
• •Integrated databases: CA-SFM, Eucast, CLSI

Data integrity

Scan Ai receives and sends information from LIMS and/or dataLink and digitizes the counting. All the data from the analysis are traceable and auditable. The results are validated by a double electronic signature. Thanks to account management, you have multi-level access for the validation of results. This solution thus ensures the reliability and security of data in accordance with FDA guidelines, 21 CFR Part 11 and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) Annex 11.

Traceability and printing of results

Scan 3000 Ai connects to the LIMS in bi-directionality and can be connected to the diluter and plater via dataLink, a traceability system. It offers multiple export possibilities to save time on manual entry and thus increase the security and quality of your analyses.

Export your results to your PC or archive them in CSV, Excel™, OpenOffice™, PDF, SCA, BIO format. You can also export images from the camera in JPEG, PNG and BMP format.

All your data on the Petri dish with dataLink

With dataLink, the sample is monitored from the plating to the automatic colony counting.

Set the parameters for the label to be adhered to the side of the plate. The colony counting is then optimized.

White LED Dome lighting,
reflection and shadow free

Petri dishes are difficult to light, because they are transparent and reflective. Heterogeneous lighting often creates artifacts on the meniscus of the agar and on the edge of the plate. These artifacts are counted as colonies or prevent perfect counting.

We have designed a white diffusing dome that provides 360° lighting for the plate, without any reflection or shadow. The light is diffused from all points, and provides lighting without artifacts for counting even on the edge of the plate.

Applications

Scan 3000 Ai is used for colony counting by artificial intelligence on a wide range of different media, techniques and culture media for QC. The equipment enables spiral counts and Petrifilm™ reading with accuracy and repeatability. Interpretation of chromogenic media is also available.