Synbiosis
We are a division of the Synoptics Group, founded in 1985 by imaging experts from the University of Cambridge. At Synbiosis we are passionate about making colony counting and zone analysis easier. That’s why we have developed products specifically designed to automate colony counting and inhibition zone measurement, to relieve you of the tedium involved with these repetitive manual tasks. The other divisions in the Synoptics Group, Syngene and Syncroscopy, produce imaging solutions for molecular biology and microscopy applications respectively. This diverse expertise makes the Synoptics Group a complete resource of life science imaging specialists. Synoptics Health focuses on imaging techniques within the clinical environment. We are headquartered in Cambridge, a thriving scientific hub in the UK and have a centrally located US subsidiary in Frederick, USA. Globally
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Laboratory Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1985
- Employees:
- 11-100
- Turnover:
- 1,000,000 - 10,000,000 €
About Us
Our products are supported by an international network of over 90 highly-trained distributors, all of whom employ specialists in microbiology.
Our world-leading technology includes a wide range of equipment for rapid colony counting and automated inhibition zone measurement, which comply with current regulations specified by accreditation bodies and regulatory agencies. Our systems are used globally by thousands of microbiologists, who are successfully contributing accurate data to important projects in many of the world’s top pharmaceutical, water, food and beverage companies, as well as major government and academic research institutes.
Synbiosis is a division of Synoptics Ltd. Synoptics Ltd is a company registered in England with company number 1874861. Its registered office address is Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge CB4 1TF. Synoptics Ltd VAT number is GB665 523522.
Synoptics Limited is fully compliant to the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. We are a Member of the B2B Compliance scheme, which will handle our WEEE obligations on our behalf. Our Product Registration Number is WEE/AJ0049TZ. For further information, please contact B2B Compliance on: +44 (0) 1691 676 124.
Mission Statement
As a division of Synoptics, Synbiosis’s mission is to manufacture and supply world leading, innovative systems for the imaging and analysis of specific microbiological processes. The primary focus of the division is to develop and commercialise proprietary systems for the automation of colony counting and inhibition zone measurements analysis.
Synbiosis - Model ProtoCOL 3 - Automatic Colony Counting and Zone Measuring
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aCOLade - Model 2 - Manual Colony Counter
Synbiosis - Model AutoCOL - Fully Automated Colony Counting System
Support
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Synbiosis UNISTAT - Bioassay Analysis Software
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Synbiosis - MIC Strip Software Module
Synbiosis OPKA - Plate Counting Software