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Performance-preserving microbiology media lyophilization
Drying parameters gentle enough to protect labile supplements and growth factors, so the rehydrated medium performs as intended.
Microbiology media lyophilization services for producers across Canada — freeze-dried culture media, supplements, and enrichment components in vial format, developed so they rehydrate cleanly and perform the way the wet product did. We take the material from cycle development to documented pilot vial batches.
Freeze-drying lets media and supplement suppliers ship ambient-stable, single-use vials instead of refrigerated liquid, cutting cold-chain cost and waste. It's ideal for heat-sensitive components that can't survive autoclaving, and for pre-measured formats that remove prep error in the end user's lab.
But microbiology media is judged on performance after rehydration — growth support, selectivity, and consistency. A cycle that's too aggressive can damage a labile supplement or shift a formulation's behaviour. We develop cycles that keep the rehydrated product performing to spec, batch after batch.
Drying parameters gentle enough to protect labile supplements and growth factors, so the rehydrated medium performs as intended.
A cake that dissolves fully with the intended volume — no residue, no technique-dependent variation at the bench.
Pre-measured, ambient-stable vials that remove prep steps and cold-chain from the end user's workflow.
Each stage is signed off before the next begins, so you always know what's locked and what the next manufacturer will receive.
We review your material, target format, and requirements, then say plainly whether we're a fit.
Cryoprotectant screening and thermal characterization so the product holds through drying and storage.
A reproducible cycle built around your formulation, verified against your acceptance targets.
Documented pilot production in glass vials, with batch records structured for technology transfer.
A good-looking cake means nothing if the medium underperforms after rehydration. We build the cycle around growth support and consistency, and tell you plainly what a labile component can and can't survive.
If your question isn't here, send it — we'll answer before a first call.
It can if the cycle is too aggressive for a labile component — which is what we develop against. We tune the cycle so the rehydrated medium meets your growth and selectivity spec.
Yes — that's often the whole reason to lyophilize rather than autoclave. Freeze-drying removes water without a heat step, and we set parameters to protect the sensitive components.
Yes. Pre-measured, single-use vials are a common request because they remove prep error and cold-chain from the end user's lab.
Through a locked, documented cycle and controlled fill, verified against your rehydration and performance criteria for each batch.
Yes. We work from your existing liquid formulation — or help adjust it — and develop the freeze-drying cycle around it.
Share your formulation and how it's judged after rehydration. We'll tell you plainly what freeze-drying can preserve — and how we'd develop the cycle.
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