School of Life Sciences
M EDIA LO CAT IO NS
The Media Preparation Service is based at our Gibbet
Hill Campus, Room M021. Near to School of Life
Sciences Reception, adjacent to the Atrium.
Buffers and solutions stored at ambient temperatures
e.g. PBS, TBE x 5, TBS x 10, TBS/Tween x 10, TAE x 50
and Tris/HCL are located on the First floor of the BMRI
building, on shelves to the rear of Work Room M101.
Bacteriological and Cell Culture media is located in
Cold Room MO20, adjacent to the Atrium and opposite
to the Media Preparation Lab M021.
Antibiotics and Cell Culture products are stored in a
Freezer Room, located to the rear of Cold Room M020.
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Media Preparation Service
RED UC ING T HE BU RDE N O F P REP ARI NG RO U TINE AN D L ARG E VO L UM ES O F M E D IA
CUSTO M IS ED M EDI A
Although, a wide selection of media 300+
The School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick
The service also supports our Wellesbourne
benefits from having its own in-house Media
Campus, Crop Centre and Medical School. In an
Preparation Service. The primary aim of the
average year the team pours in excess of 50,000
service is to reduce the researcher’s burden of
agar plates and produces over 12,000 litres of
preparing routine and large volumes of media.
media.
of
experience and expertise of creating
Making significant time and financial savings, this
bacteriological and yeast media, 6,000 litres of
custom-made media from scratch.
allows research groups and lab personnel to
buffers, plus a wide variety of cell culture,
This allows modifications to recipes. and
dedicate more valuable time to research and
antibiotics and associated products. In addition
customisation to your exact needs.
gathering data.
to this over 1,000 bespoke/customised orders
This
includes
4,500
litres
are fulfilled per annum.
types are currently produced annually.
At times, you may require
something a little different.
The Media Preparation Team have the
Often, this is not an option when
commercially commissioned, as it is
T UR N A RO UN D TIM ES
cost and time prohibitive.
The service aims to complete bespoke orders as quickly as possible: solutions usually
PRO D UCT RA NG E
An extensive range of commonly
used buffers, bacteriological and
allowing you to focus
more time on research
within 2-3 days; poured plates usually within 5 days. Sometimes your order may take
completion dates are given at the point of ordering. If you have a genuinely urgent
request, we will always endeavour to assist.
FEED BA CK
yeast media, cell culture, antibiotics,
amino acid solutions and associated
products are routinely prepared and
are available as stock items. If
products/solutions you or your lab
use frequently are not listed in our
catalogue, please contact us to
We value, welcome and encourage
W ATE R
STERILE FILTRATION
feedback. Constructive comments
The preparation of all products (unless otherwise requested) begins with UV treated
When autoclaving is not the preferred method of
0.2µm filtered high purity, type 1 pharmaceutical grade 18 MΩ-cm Super-Q water.
sterilisation, the Media Preparation Lab has facilities to filter
sterilise large volumes of media, using a positive-pressure
.
A catalogue of stock items prepared
can be obtained from the Media
Preparation Lab.
If you think there are areas where
or standards could be improved.
Q UALIT Y CO N TRO L
filtration system.
are always appreciated.
our product range, service delivery
discuss potential additions to our
range.
Contact us to discuss your requirements.
a little longer due to workload and acquisition of necessary components. Estimated
Please let us know.
The Media Preparation Service has an
The service can filter sterilise up to 20 litres of media at a
on-going commitment to producing high-
time, in aliquots ranging from 10, 20, 100, 200, 400 and
quality and trusted products, with all
800ml routinely. If you require different sized aliquots, this
media being fully traceable. This is
can easily be accommodated.
supported
by
regular
checks
and
calibration of equipment used within the
facility. This includes periodic external
PLATE PO U RING
validation of autoclaves, balances and
Automated plate pouring equipment allows the production
pipettors. In addition:
CONTACT US
We are always happy to discuss
individual or lab requirements and
any queries you may have concerning
our products.
of up to 600 standard 90mm agar plates per hour. A range of
commonly used plates are always available as stock items.
Bespoke and custom prepared plates can be manufactured
upon request, at varying thicknesses, if required. Note: when
requesting plates, we generally pour in multiples of 30.
FILTER STERILISED PRODUCTS
Prior to use, multiple samples from each batch are combined with
bacteriological broths and incubated to confirm the sample is free from
aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, yeast and fungal contamination. After a 10
Working hours are:
Mon – Thu 08:00 – 16:00 hrs.
Fri 08:00 – 15:30 hrs.
day test-period, media is passed and released for use.
We also have facilities to pour 60mm petri dishes.
AUTOCLAVED PRODUCTS
Alternatively, agar can be prepared and kept molten for you
Sterility of autoclaved media and buffers is confirmed by the use of
to pour different sized plates yourself if this assists.
biological indicators during the autoclaving process.
Tel: 02476 574240
email: Cerith.Harries@warwick.ac.uk
Mark.R.Ward@warwick.ac.uk