SphereFlash: Automatic Colony Counter

Count colonies without distracting reflections. The SphereFlash® from IUL is an automatic colony counter for microbiological Petri dishes and enables fast, precise, and reproducible analysis of agar plates. The software is FDA 21 CFR Part 11-compliant and is suitable for laboratories in microbiology, food analysis, pharmaceuticals, and research and development.

Highest Accuracy in Colony Counting
The patented spherical measurement chamber prevents interfering reflections from Petri dishes and colonies. This results in uniform illumination, enabling exceptionally precise automatic colony counting. High-quality image capture ensures reproducible and reliable results.

A colony counter for all types of plates
Thanks to its patented adapter and centering system, the SphereFlash® is compatible with Petri dishes of various diameters. There is no need to switch devices, ensuring maximum flexibility in the lab.

Customized Software Solutions
The intuitive SphereFlash® software automatically and reliably detects a wide variety of colony shapes. Achieve excellent results with minimal configuration effort. High-resolution colony detection is available even with the Colonies LITE and Colonies PRO software.
With the Colonies LITE or Colonies PRO software, the SphereFlash® is capable of detecting colonies as small as 0.3 mm/0.046 mm. This allows even the smallest colonies to be reliably detected and analyzed.

Automatic Analysis of Microbiological Plates Using AI-Powered Software
AI-based image analysis with the SphereFlash® AI Colony Counting Software significantly reduces manual effort and ensures consistent results, even with challenging samples. The software allows agar plates to be counted in just a few seconds. Custom statistical reports can be generated automatically, and any number of plates can be combined into a single analysis.
The automated workflow increases sample throughput, improves reproducibility, and saves valuable lab time.

FDA 21 CFR Part 11-compliant documentation
The Colonies PRO and Halos PRO software solutions meet the requirements of FDA 21 CFR Part 11 issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Safety-related data records, arranged in chronological order, provide documentary evidence of the individual steps in a specific analysis, making them ideal for regulated laboratory environments.

An audit trail, user management, and comprehensive documentation of all work steps ensure secure and traceable data collection—ideal for regulated laboratory environments.

Audit Trail & User Management
All SphereFlash® software products—Colonies PRO, Halos PRO, and the SphereFlash® AI
Colony Counting Software—meet the requirements of 21 CFR Part 11 of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Security-related data records, in chronological order, provide documentary evidence of the individual steps in a specific workflow.

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