The Growth Direct® System is powered by consumables designed for speed, accuracy, and compliance. Each cassette or filtration kit is optimized for environmental monitoring, sterility, bioburden, and water testing, ensuring QC results are reliable and regulatory-ready.
Compatibility
Designed to work seamlessly with Growth Direct® incubation and imaging, ensuring consistent performance across all applications.
Traceability
Etched barcodes provide clear lot and expiry identification for full sample accountability and data integrity.
Compliance
Pharmacopeial media formulations and ISO 9001-certified, gamma-irradiated manufacturing for global regulatory alignment.
Quality Assurance
Stable packaging, BSE/TSE-free sourcing, and full documentation (CoA, SDS) to support validation and audits
Curious how Growth Direct® consumables stack up against traditional plates and media?
From TSA cassettes for environmental monitoring to SDA and R2A media for bioburden and water testing, and RSM kits for sterility, Growth Direct® consumables are purpose-built to deliver reliable, compliant results across every QC workflow.
Environmental monitoring
Air, Surface & Personnel Monitoring
Growth Direct® Environmental Monitoring cassettes use disinfectant-neutralizing media and are validated for routine GMP use.
Key Features
Etched barcode with lot & expiry details
Protective cover and non-growth film to minimize contamination risk
0.45-µm nitrocellulose membrane; standardized geometry for automation
Gamma-irradiated (8–12.5 kGy) in ISO 9001–certified facilities
Triple-layer protective packaging (Mylar/Tyvek)
Available Products
ET80-100 – TSA with LP80 (Media: Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) with Lecithin & Polysorbate 80)
ET80HT-100 – TSA with LP80HT (Media: TSA with Lecithin, Polysorbate 80, Histidine, Sodium Thiosulfate)
Bioburden & Water Testing
Raw Materials, Finished Products & Water Systems
Growth Direct® Bioburden and Water cassettes use compendial media to support routine QC testing, from raw materials to purified water monitoring.
Key Features
TSA, SDA, and R2A media aligned with pharmacopeial standards
Optimized for automated detection and high-contrast imaging
Gamma-irradiated and packaged for sterility assurance
Available Products
BTSA-048 — TSA Bioburden Cassettes (Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) for general product testing)
BSDA-048 — SDA Bioburden Cassettes (Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) for yeasts and molds)
BR2A-048 — R2A Water Cassettes (R2 Agar (R2A) for purified water testing)
B150-048 — 150 mL Filtration Funnels
B250-048 — 250 mL Filtration Funnels
Sterility Testing
Aerobic & Anaerobic Samples
Growth Direct® Sterility consumables speed up sterility testing while remaining fully equivalent to compendial methods. Designed for isolators and biosafety cabinets, they work with standard sterility pumps (e.g., MilliporeSigma Equinox™, Symbio™).
Key Features
Rapid Sterility Medium (RSM) replaces FTM and TSB
Non-destructive cassettes support downstream confirmation
Accessories simplify handling of aerobic and anaerobic samples
Full regulatory documentation available (CoA, SDS, validation guides)
