September 18, 2019
APAS Independence’s CE mark certification
APAS Independence will soon be perfectly suited to the EU market with CE Mark self-certification and the latest…
July 15, 2019
Winner of 2019 Good Design Awards
The APAS Independence wins the Good Design Award Best in Class accolade in the Medical and Scientific category.
June 28, 2019
APAS Independent Poster at ASM Microbe
Dr Glen Hansen's Poster on Intelligent Automation presented at the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Microbe in…
May 21, 2019
APAS® Independence receives FDA Clearance
We are pleased to announce that the APAS® Independence instrument with Urine AM has received FDA 510(k) clearance.
May 15, 2019
MRSA Trials Commence
The MRSA trial is under way in Melbourne following work with European company Labor Dr Wisplinghoff in Germany.
December 21, 2018
US FDA 510(k) Submitted For the APAS® Independence
We are pleased to announce that a 510(k) application with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been…
November 23, 2018
First Placement of APAS Independence in US Lab
Clever Culture Systems AG (CCS) is pleased to announce that it has placed the first APAS® Independence instrument into…
August 24, 2018
World’s first APAS Purchased by St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Clever Culture Systems, a joint venture between Australian company LBT Innovations Limited (LBT) and Swiss company…
June 19, 2018
Clever Culture Systems wins silver at the prestigious Medical Design Excellence Awards
The MDEAs, held in New York on 12 June, are the medtech industry’s premier awards, recognizing achievements in medical…
May 30, 2018
The APAS Independence announced as a finalist for the Medical Design Excellence Awards 2018
Nominated as a finalist in the category of Testing and Diagnostic Products and Systems, LBT Innovations (LBT) and…
May 8, 2018
APAS Independence heads to Europe
After a successful introduction to the microbiology community at ECCMID 2018 in Madrid, Clever Culture Systems AG has…
April 28, 2018
APAS Independence performance on show at ECCMID 2018
A poster detailing the performance of the APAS® Independence in a clinical setting was presented by Lisa Brenton of St…
November 1, 2017
St Vincent’s Hospital Completes APAS Independence In Situ Evaluation
Clever Culture Systems AG and distribution partner, LBT Innovations Limited, have successfully completed an independent…
August 16, 2017
Comparison Between Digital Image and Traditional Plate Reading Using Urine Cultures
The application of image analysis technologies for the interpretation of microbiological cultures is evolving rapidly.…
November 10, 2016
New Research Supports the use of APAS in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Clever Culture Systems has received notification that research carried out by LBT Innovations’ Scientific Advisor, John…
October 10, 2016
US FDA Grants Clearance For LBT’S Automated Plate Assessment System
APAS is a breakthrough artificial Intelligence technology for the automated imaging, image analysis, interpretation and…
March 21, 2016
Initial Evaluation of an Image Analysis Device for the Screening of Cultures from Clinical Specimens
In recent years there has been an increase in the application of image analysis technologies within the clinical…
January 28, 2016
Evaluation of an Image Analysis Device (APAS) for Screening Urine Cultures
While advancements have been made in some areas of pathology with diagnostic materials being screened using image analysis technologies, the…
November 21, 2015
Assessing the Reading of Urine Cultures Using Digital Images
The aim of this preliminary study was to determine if reading digital images of urine culture plates from the Automated…
April 9, 2015
Automated Reading of Urine Cultures Using a Novel Image Analysis Device
In recent years, the application of image analysis technologies within the clinical laboratory, particularly in the…
January 9, 2015
Clinical Laboratory Assessment of Urine Cultures by an Image Analysis Device
The Automated Plate Assessment System is a novel device dedicated to screening agar plates. Using image analysis…