Hardy Diagnostics
Complete microbiology for clinical, water, food, and pharma
Hardy Diagnostics is the third-largest US culture media manufacturer, 100% employee-owned, ISO 13485 certified, producing over 2,700 media products and 10,000+ microbiology supply items. For Caribbean labs, Hardy provides clinical microbiology, HardyCHROM chromogenic media (20 products), MALDI-TOF identification, automated Gram staining, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and CompactDry environmental monitoring. They serve clinical labs, water utilities, food producers, and pharmaceutical QC facilities.
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Sectors Served
Product Portfolio
Culture Media
Prepared plates, tubes, dehydrated media, and the US's largest chromogenic media line.
Prepared Plates & Tubes
Blood agar, MacConkey, chocolate agar, Sabouraud, Mueller-Hinton, and 2,700+ specialty media formulations. Extended shelf life for tropical shipping to the Caribbean.
- 2,700+ formulations
- Extended tropical shelf life
- Caribbean cold-chain packaged
- ISO 13485 manufactured
HardyCHROM Chromogenic Media
Largest chromogenic media line in the US (20 products). Color-coded colony identification for UTI, MRSA, CRE, ESBL, Candida (including C. auris), Salmonella, Vibrio, and more. 24-hour presumptive ID.
- 20 chromogenic products
- UTI, MRSA, CRE, ESBL, Candida
- C. auris detection
- 24-hour color-coded ID
Instrumentation
MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, automated Gram staining, and colony counting.
Autof MS1000 MALDI-TOF
Rapid organism identification via proteomic fingerprinting. Database of 4,943 species. 96 samples in under 20 minutes. Bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and filamentous fungi.
- 4,943 species database
- 96 samples in <20 min
- 0.1 sec per identification
- 21 CFR Part 11 compliant
GramPRO Automated Stainers
Automated Gram stain systems with patented optical decolorization monitoring. Three models: GramPRO 1 (single slide), GramPRO 3 (3 slides), GramPRO 80 (80+ slides/hour).
- Up to 80 slides/hour
- Patented optical decolorization
- Hands-free operation
- 3 models for any volume
Wizard CompactDry Reader
Automated colony counter for CompactDry plates. Reads plates in <4 seconds with 5-megapixel camera. Stand-alone, no PC needed. Bluetooth and USB export.
- <4 sec per plate read
- Up to 150 colonies/plate
- Stand-alone touchscreen
- Bluetooth + USB export
Antimicrobial Susceptibility & Resistance
AST disks, resistance detection, and stewardship support tools.
HardyDisk AST Disks
Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion with spring-loaded cartridges. Comprehensive antibiotic coverage including 10+ FDA-cleared newer agents (cefiderocol, avycaz, zerbaxa, recarbrio).
- Spring-loaded cartridges
- 50 disks per cartridge
- 10+ newest FDA agents
- CLSI interpretive criteria
NG-TEST CARBA 5
Rapid lateral flow test detecting all 5 major carbapenemase enzymes (KPC, OXA-48, VIM, IMP, NDM) for CRE confirmation. Critical for Caribbean antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
- 5 carbapenemases in one test
- KPC/OXA-48/VIM/IMP/NDM
- Rapid lateral flow
- Resistance surveillance
Environmental & Industry Testing
CompactDry system for water, food, and pharma; air samplers for cleanrooms.
CompactDry System
Ready-to-use dry media plates: Total Count, E. coli/Coliforms, Salmonella, S. aureus, Listeria, Pseudomonas, yeasts/molds. Room-temperature storage. Self-gelling with 1 mL sample.
- 12 plate types available
- Room-temperature storage
- AOAC validated (EC)
- Food/water/pharma/cannabis
Pharmaceutical QC & Environmental Monitoring
Trio.Bas air samplers, irradiated SterEM media, sterility test media (USP <71>), media fill kits (USP <797>), and QC microorganisms for cleanroom and pharmacy compliance.
- USP <60>/<61>/<62>/<71>/<797>
- Air sampling systems
- Irradiated sterile media
- Certificate of Analysis
Applications
- Clinical microbiology labs
- Antimicrobial resistance surveillance
- Water utility testing
- Food safety / HACCP
- Pharmaceutical QC & cleanrooms
- Infection control & stewardship
Sectors Served
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