{"id":59472,"date":"2023-01-25T11:20:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T00:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/?p=59472"},"modified":"2023-01-25T11:20:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T00:50:53","slug":"lbt-innovations-and-astrazeneca-to-develop-ai-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/lbt-innovations-and-astrazeneca-to-develop-ai-systems","title":{"rendered":"LBT Innovations and AstraZeneca to develop AI systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microbiology diagnostic equipment manufacturer LBT Innovations has partnered with AstraZeneca and Thermo Fisher to speed up the development of LBT&#8217;s APAS AI software platform for microbial testing in the pharmaceutical sector.<\/p>\n<p>The software, seen on LBT&#8217;s APAS Independence laboratory instrument, speeds up the laboratory processing of clinical samples by utilising AI to scan for microbial contamination.<\/p>\n<p>LBT said the partnership opened up a new market for the company with the opportunity &#8216;estimated at $10 billion&#8217;.<\/p><div class=\"wooco-content\" id=\"wooco-552317585\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"wooco-1496422974\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/page.spee3d.com\/download-spee3d-heavy-industry-whitepaper?utm_campaign=Au%20Manufacturing%20Lead%20Gen%202024&#038;utm_source=AuManufacturing_campaign_1\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"SPEE3D_BannerAds-468&#215;60\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SPEE3D_BannerAds-468x60-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SPEE3D_BannerAds-468x60-1.png 468w, https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SPEE3D_BannerAds-468x60-1-300x38.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\"  style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>In its quarterly activities report to investors, LBT said: &#8220;The successful APAS Pharma proof of concept was an important achievement that established confidence in the APAS technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Microbial quality control is a critical production control process to monitor the steps in sterile drug manufacture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this process, settle plates are used continuously for the detection of microbial contamination in the air, with the vast majority, over 90 percent, of settle plates&#8230;showing no microbial growth.<\/p><div class=\"wooco-in-content-after-par-6\" id=\"wooco-875606729\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"wooco-2007565964\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altium.com\/altium-designer?utm_source=australianmanufacturing.com.au\/&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=fy24q4-24-apac-ad-australianmanufacturing&#038;utm_content=paid-media-banner-ad\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"480&#215;60\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/480x60.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/480x60.png 480w, https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/480x60-300x38.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" width=\"480\" height=\"60\"  style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The APAS Pharma analysis modules will be developed to identify microbial growth on settle plates used in sterility monitoring during drug manufacture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over $1.5 million will be received under the new collaborations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In December LBT received $580,000 from Thermo Fisher to develop the analysis module for Thermo Fisher&#8217;s culture plate media.<\/p>\n<p>In January it was engaged by AstraZeneca to validate the module for its processes. A $1 million payment is anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Receiving funding from two global industry leaders provides a strong validation of the product-market-fit for this new application and represents a major strategic milestone for the company and the future of the APAS technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Picture: LBT Innovations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microbiology diagnostic equipment manufacturer LBT Innovations has partnered with AstraZeneca and Thermo Fisher to speed up the development of LBT&#8217;s APAS AI software platform for microbial testing in the pharmaceutical sector. 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