BD Kiestra™

Features

• Modular, flexible and scalable laboratory automation platform.
• Supports automated inoculation, incubation, plate management, imaging, culture reading and results reporting.
• Available as standalone modules or integrated track-based automation.
• Includes solutions such as BD Kiestra™ InoqulA, ReadA, IdentifA and Total Lab Automation.
• BD Synapsys™ informatics supports workflow management and data analysis.
• Digital microbiology tools enable automated plate imaging and culture interpretation.
• Configurable workflows can be adapted to individual laboratory layouts and requirements.
• Scalable architecture allows additional modules to be added as laboratory needs grow.

Benefits

• Helps improve laboratory efficiency by automating repetitive microbiology processes.
• Supports standardised and consistent specimen processing and incubation.
• Can help reduce manual workload and allow laboratory staff to focus on higher-value clinical tasks.
• Supports faster and more consistent results reporting.
• Helps laboratories increase testing capacity without necessarily increasing staffing levels.
• Modular design allows automation to be introduced gradually and expanded over time.
• Integrated informatics can improve access to workflow information and support data-driven decision-making.
• BD reports that Kiestra™ InoqulA can reduce the need for subcultures by up to 73% and that laboratories may process up to 91% more samples without increasing the number of laboratory technicians, depending on the workflow and implementation.