Manufacturers of Microbiological Culture Media
E&O Laboratories Ltd has grown steadily to become one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of microbiological culture media, serving laboratories across healthcare, industry and research.
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Manufacturers of Microbiological Culture Media
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Bottled & Bagged ready to use culture media for the food, water and environmental microbiological testing laboratories:
Broths, agars and diluents are dispensed into various containers and volumes using both manual and fully automated microbiology laboratory equipment production lines.
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E&O manufacture and stock a comprehensive range of high quality standard and bespoke formulations of ready-to-use plated culture media in several different petridish sizes and media depths to accommodate all microbial growth requirements.
Packaging formats comply with all industry sector regulations.
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Dehydrated Culture Media products are formulated to supply the required nutrients to allow for the growth of microorganisms.
Used in combination with a variety of selective agents and incubation conditions a wide range of specific organisms can be isolated.
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E&O supply freshly harvested aseptically collected Donor Horse Blood and Sheep Blood.
These blood products are oxygenated and supplied in both Bottles and Bags for convenient asceptical addition to culture media.Â
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E&O routinely stock a wide range of bottles, vials, caps, bags and petridishes to meet customer specification for the delivery of culture media and associated reagents.Â
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Antibiotic Supplements products are formulated to supply the required nutrients to allow for the growth of microorganisms. Used in combination with a variety of selective agents and incubation conditions a wide range of specific organisms can be isolated.
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E&O became an Employee Ownership Trust in 2024, with 62.5% of the company’s shares transferred from the founder to its employees. This structure gives everyone a direct stake in the company’s success and a voice in its future.
Our Products
Ready-to-use Bottled and Bagged Media
Bottled & Bagged ready to use culture media for the food, water and environmental microbiological testing laboratories: Broths, agars and diluents are dispensed into various containers and volumes using both manual and fully automated microbiology laboratory equipment production lines.
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Pre-Analytics and Specimen Collection Kits
Having initially been a critical supplier of reagents and kits to UK Government labs during the SARS-Cov2 pandemic, we have since expanded our product portfolio to include a full range of specimen collection kits and reagents to sample for most common and emerging viral and bacterial infections.
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Dehydrated Culture Media
Our Dehydrated culture media range is manufactured to the highest standards using materials from trusted suppliers to ensure consistent, compliant performance across all microbiological workflows.
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Ready-to-use Petri Dishes
E&O manufacture and stock a comprehensive range of high quality standard and bespoke formulations of ready-to-use plated culture media in several different petridish sizes and media depths to accommodate all microbial growth requirements. Packaging formats comply with all industry sector regulations.
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Antibiotic Supplements and Reagents
An extensive range of growth and selective supplements are available to use in combination with your chosen dehydrated culture media. Supplements are supplied in freeze dried vial and pouch formats to support small and larger batch manufacture.
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Donor Animal Blood Products
E&O supply freshly harvested aseptically collected Donor Horse Blood and Sheep Blood. These blood products are oxygenated and supplied in both Bottles and Bags for convenient aseptic addition to culture media.
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Delivering products reliably is just as important as manufacturing them.