Lab Service

Rapid and Quantitative Microbiology Analysis for Your Water Safety Concept, Outbreak Management and Legionella Risk Assessment

Water Hygiene Testing


Rapid and reliable method to count bacteria in water samples

Once we receive your water samples, our lab professionals will analyze your samples on the rqmicro.COUNT, a revolutionary single-cell count instrument for rapid microbiological water analysis.

No guesswork and time lost waiting for lab results!
Receive precise results within 1 day.

Lab service by rqmicro is exclusively available for customers based in Switzerland.
Please refer to our Partners for services in EU.

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Swiss safety center ISO 9001

Do you have questions? Please get in touch.
 
Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00
Location: Brandstrasse 24, 8952 Schlieren

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Applications in Facility Management

Water Safety Concept

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Outbreak management

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Legionella Risk Assessment

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Lab Service Packages

Quick Check

Fast and precise microbiology analysis at a few, critical control points

  • Microbiology analysis
    4 Legionella tests
    4 Total bacteria tests

  • Service packages includes:
     Analysis of Legionella risk at critical control points (CPC)
     Assessment of the total microbiological load in the water system
     Results provided within 24 hours


Big Check

Assessment of the water hygiene in a large building for one-off control, inspection or before events
  • Microbiology analysis
    20 Legionella tests
    20 Total bacteria tests

  • All benefits of the Quick Check, plus
     2 sessions with our experts
     Advice on critical control points and sampling procedures
     Interpretation of the results and discussion of possible follow-up actions


Monitoring

Effective and compliant year-round self control according to your requirements.
  • Subscription
    Legionella tests and total bacteria tests
    Contact us for a customized offer

  • All benefits of the Big Check, plus
     Water hygiene monitoring according to Swiss law and standards
     Access to our network of experts to create your own water hygiene concept
     Access to the rqmicro cloud platform for hygiene monitoring, time series, results archive and reporting
  • Legionella test and results: Specific single-cell count of viable Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1-15 in a 250mL drinking water samples. Results provided as the number of viable L.p. SG 1-15 cells per 100mL
  • Intact Cell Count and Total Cell Count test and results: Single-cell count of intact (viable) or total cells in a 250mL (or less) drinking water sample. Results provided as the number of cells per 1mL
  • Lab services are performed on rqmicro.COUNT instruments:
  • Available only to customers within Switzerland
  • Number of samples per order: 4, 8, 12, 20
  • Prices are quoted net (without VAT), for drinking water samples. Please inquire custom quotation for complex matrices (process water, cooling tower water, other industrial waters)
  • rqmicro Terms of Service apply
  • For rqmicro cloud platform users (Water Safety Plan subscription), the rqmicro Cloud Services Agreement applies
  • Re-usable shipment boxes
  • CO2-compensated shipment
  • No energy consuming cell cultivation

Benefits

 Effective evaluation upon change of real estate ownership

 Localization of Legionella hotspots in hospitals and care homes

 Bio-security check before hosting of sport events, trade shows, conferences

 Adjust chemical dosing and measure the success of water treatments

Lab service by rqmicro is exclusively available for customers based in Switzerland.
 

Effective evaluation upon change of real estate ownership

Lab service in Schlieren performed on the rqmicro.COUNT
 

Localization of Legionella hotspots in hospitals and care homes

Take control of microbiology in water
 

Bio-security check before hosting of sport events, trade shows, conferences

Thanks to the reliable and fast results, you can adjust the chemical dosage in a timely manner
 

Adjust chemical dosing and measure the success of water treatments

How to Start

The ordering process for our laboratory service is very simple and fast.

1. Order test

Receive sample bottles by post or pick them up in Schlieren

Provide us with water samples that you have taken at critical control points in your facility.

2. Take samples

Take samples at critical control points. See Sample Taking Instructions 

Send your samples to our laboratory in Schlieren, Switzerland.

3. Send to lab

Send samples to lab using included return labels for Swiss Overnight Express Moon

Receive precise results within 1 day.

4. Get results

Receive results within 24 hours via email or directly on the cloud platform. See Sample Results Report 

Do not know how to order an analysis in our lab in Schlieren? 

Contact us, we will be happy to help you.

Christophe Gutknecht

Senior Sales Manager (DACH, France, Benelux, Africa)

Phone: +41 78 229 51 15
Email: christophe.gutknecht@rqmicro.com
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