Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories adopts Roka Bioscience Atlas System
Roka Bioscience announced the adoption of the Atlas System at Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories, Inc. MVTL, a private independent testing laboratory headquartered in New Ulm, Minn., has implemented the Atlas System along with the Atlas Listeria Detection Assay and the Atlas Salmonella Detection Assay, both of which have received AOAC Performance Tested certification. MVTL plans to use the Atlas System for molecular pathogen detection of Salmonella and Listeria in food and environmental, food ingredient, and finished product samples.
Thomas R. Berg, CEO of MVTL, explained, “The Atlas System from Roka Bioscience is a life changer for us. We always look for ways to enhance our service capabilities. The Atlas System gives us major improvements in both data quality and turnaround time for our clients. The Atlas System also offers efficiencies through automation. These are key components in our efforts to control costs.”