Pricing and Availability:
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End User Agreements
Qualitative and quantitative products containing reference strains derived from international culture collections
Microbiologics® specialises in ready to use lyophilised reference stock cultures and enumerated microorganism preparations for microbiology laboratories.
Below is the range of products available from Microbiologics:
| Epower™ | EZ-CFU™ | KWIK-STIK™ |
| Epower CRM™ | EZ-CFU™ One Step | KWIK-STIK™ Plus |
| EZ-Accu Shot™ | EZ-PEC™ | Lab-Elite™ CRM |
| EZ-Accu Shot™ Select | EZ-SPORE™ | LYFO DISK™ |
Reference Strains
Qualitative Reference Strains: KWIK-STIK are available in 2/pk and 6/pk and the KWIK-STIK Plus is available in 5/pk. The Lab-Elite CRM is in the form of a single KWIK-STIK. The LYFO-DISK is available in a vial of 6 lyophylised pellets.
Quantitative Reference Strains: All the products prefaced with “EZ-” and both the Epower and Epower CRM are enumerated reference strain preparations.
Purchasing Reference Strains: Microbiologics® offer more than 850 microorganism strains derived from well-known culture collections from around the world including ATCC®, NCIMB, NCTC and more, however, in order to be able to offer microorganisms from these culture collections, Microbiologics® has entered into agreements with the owners of these culture collections. This requires the end users (ie customers) to agree to the terms of use by signing the appropriate agreements, before BioNovus Life Sciences can supply product to the end user.
For registration purposes, users will need to complete and sign both of following agreements before they can purchase any of the products containing the reference strains sourced from the various culture collections:
- ATCC Licensed Derivative® Program*
- Microbiologics® License and Supply Agreement**
Further information on both of these agreements can be found at the bottom of the page.
ATCC Licensed Derivative® Program*
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* The ATCC Licensed Derivative Emblem, the ATCC Licensed Derivative word mark and the ATCC catalog marks are trademarks of ATCC. Microbiologics, Inc. is licensed to use these trademarks and to sell products derived from ATCC® cultures. |
In order to purchase lyophilised microorganism preparations from Microbiologics® containing ATCC® biological material, the customer (ie end user) will be asked to sign an End User Agreement. This agreement is part of the ATCC Licensed Derivative® program that was created to ensure quality and address global responsibilities when handling such materials. ATCC® applies a royalty fee (see Note 1) on all products containing ATCC® biological material. In order to receive these products, an authorised representative from the customer’s organisation must agree to the terms of the End User Agreement. It is mandatory that the end user’s organisation registers for the program before a customer’s order can be accepted by BioNovus Life Sciences.
To register for this program, please download and complete the End User Agreement and return it to BioNovus Life Sciences either by fax or by mail. BioNovus Life Sciences will ensure the registration of customers’ End User Agreements which are returned directly to BioNovus Life Sciences.
Note 1: All Prices for Microbiologics® products derived from ATCC biological material are inclusive of all royalty fees.
Microbiologics® License and Supply Program**
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** Microbiologics® and Microbiologics® Licensed and Supply Program are registered trademarks of Microbiologics, Inc. St Cloud, MN, USA |
In 2008 Microbiologics® entered into an exclusive agreement with The National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB) of Scotland. This agreement allows Microbiologics® customers (ie end users) to choose from a selection of microorganisms from a variety of respected culture collections from around the world, including NCTC, NCIMB, NCYC and more. A royalty fee (see Note 2) will be charged on behalf of the culture collections. In order to receive these products, an authorised representative from the customer’s organisation must agree to the terms of the Microbiologics® License and Supply Agreement. It is mandatory that the end user’s organisation registers for the program before a customer’s order can be accepted by BioNovus Life Sciences.
To register for this program, please download and complete the Microbiologics® License and Supply Agreement and return it to BioNovus Life Sciences either by fax or by mail. BioNovus Life Sciences will ensure the registration of customers’ Microbiologics® License and Supply Agreements which are returned directly to BioNovus Life Sciences.
Note 2: All Prices for Microbiologics® derived from these culture collections are inclusive of all royalty fees.
Trademarks – Microbiologics® Trademarks: EZ-SPORE™, EZ-CFU™, EZ-PEC™, EZ-FPC™, Epower™, EZ-Accu Shot™, KWIK-STIK™, KWIK-QC™, Lab-Elite™ are trademarks of Microbiologics, Inc. Microbiologics® and LYFO DISK® are registered trademarks of Microbiologics, Inc.