The Finnoflag PMEU (Portable Microbe Enrichment Unit) is a new innovative instrument for use in the microbe detection process. Regardless of the choice of equipment and method in the final detection and analysis stage, the early phases of the microbe determination process must be handled effectively in order to get reliable results. The PMEU is intended for use in the early phases like sampling, transportation and pre-enrichment. It adds performance to these phases and speeds up the entire process.

Together with the new sampling syringe – an innovative sample collector – the PMEU is the ideal device for efficient microbe diagnostics both in the laboratory and field and point-of-care conditions.

The PMEU is designed to create an optimal growth environment for microbes. This is performed by placing sampling syringes that contain samples and a culture medium into the PMEU and by conducting desired air flows or gas mixture flows into the syringes and controlling the inside temperature of the PMEU. This results as a much more rapid microbe growth compared with conventional methods.