Microbial Phenotypic Array System

Descriptions

Award of notice text due to nil return: ‘AberInnovation is seeking engagement with interested commercial parties in relation to the supply of microbial phenotypic array. The microbial phenotypic array system must be capable of: — analysing over 1 900 cellular phenotypes through the use of a total of potentially thirty (30) PM MicroPlates, each prepared with individual substrates loaded into the wells of each plate. Have automated incubation and reading capability for up to fifty (50) MicroPlates at one time with user-controlled temperature range from 22 to 45 ºC; — analysis at every fifteen minutes with data capture to create individual growth curves over the assay period for each well of each MicroPlate; — flexible data analysis features capable of allowing the end user to select and analyse data using defined parameters including, but not limited to slope, area under the curve and inflection times and data analysis software capable of comparing samples by overlaying growth curve results and selecting differences in growth patterns between multiple strains; — generation of exportable data for use in third party software for analysis or reporting; — final reporting of data from automated analysis or user defined analysis showing wells with differences including plate and well location, substrate definition, degree of difference and intended mode of action for all substrates; — linkage to KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) for each well and PM plate for use in further data analysis. Without prejudice to competition in the marketplace, this speculative notice is being used to invite interested parties to highlight their availability to provide a microbial phenotypic array system. If interested parties are wishing to highlight availability and capability of meeting the needs of the specification included with this notice they are express interest by no later than the 27 October 2020.’