Synbiosis

A division of the Synoptics Group, founded in 1985 by imaging experts from the University of Cambridge. At Synbiosis we are passionate about making colony counting and zone analysis easier. That’s why we have developed products specifically designed to automate colony counting and inhibition zone measurement, to relieve you of the tedium involved with these repetitive manual tasks.    The other divisions in the Synoptics Group, Syngene and Syncroscopy, produce imaging solutions for molecular biology and microscopy applications respectively. This diverse expertise makes the Synoptics Group a complete resource of life science imaging specialists. We are headquartered in Cambridge, a thriving scientific hub in the UK and have a centrally located US subsidiary in Frederick, USA. Globally, our products are supported by an international network of over 90 highly-trained distributors, all of whom employ specialists in microbiology.    Our world-leading technology includes a wide range of equipment for rapid colony counting and automated inhibition zone measurement, which comply with current regulations specified by accreditation bodies and regulatory agencies. Our systems are used globally by thousands of microbiologists, who are successfully contributing accurate data to important projects in many of the world’s top pharmaceutical, water, food and beverage companies, as well as major government and academic research institutes.