Accelerate Diagnostics Announces New Data for Novel Accelerate Arc™ Module and BC Kit at ECCMID 2022

Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXDX) an in-vitro diagnostics company dedicated to providing solutions for the global challenges of antibiotic resistance and sepsis, today announced the release of new data on the Accelerate Arc Module and BC Kit at the 32nd European Congress for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) located in Lisbon, Portugal 23-26 April 2022. 

“The data presented at ECCMID represents an important step in providing a workflow solution to help automate sample preparation for rapid and accurate microbial identification from positive blood cultures,” said Shelley Campeau, PhD, D(ABMM), co-author of the studies and Director of Scientific and Clinical Affairs, Accelerate Diagnostics. “We are pleased to share these abstracts with the clinical microbiology and infectious disease communities to further illustrate the value of this novel technology.”

Two posters featuring performance of the Accelerate Arc System will be presented on Monday April 25th, 12:00- 13:00 hr, Pavilion 3 of the Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL). 

Poster Presentations

P1219 Analytical Performance of the Automated Accelerate Arc BC kit and Module for Direct Identification from Positive Blood Cultures using MALDI

Authored by: B. Mesich, D. Gerstbrein, A. Cruz, M. Faron, S. Campeau, and B. Buchan

P1039 Evaluation of the Accelerate Arc module and BC kit for isolation of microorganisms from positive blood culture broths and suitability for MALDI-ToF analysis

Authored by: A. Campos-Alvarez, S. Bolanos, K. Lank, R. Nyberg, S. Campeau, and C. Michel

For further information on the Accelerate Arc System at ECCMID, please visit Booth 1-31 at the Altice Arena exhibit space. 

For more information on ECCMID, please visit their website at www.eccmid.org.


Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. is an in vitro diagnostics company dedicated to providing solutions for the global challenges of antibiotic resistance and sepsis. The Accelerate Pheno® system and Accelerate PhenoTest® BC kit combine several technologies aimed at reducing the time clinicians must wait to determine the most optimal antibiotic therapy for deadly infections.

The FDA cleared system and kit fully automate the sample preparation steps to report phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility results in approximately 7 hours direct from positive blood cultures. Recent external studies indicate the solution offers results 1–2 days faster than existing methods, enabling clinicians to optimize antibiotic selection and dosage specific to the individual patient days earlier.

“Accelerate Diagnostics” and diamond shaped logos and marks are registered trademarks of Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. Any trade, product or service name referenced in this document using the name “Accelerate” is a trademark and/or property of Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the companies with which they are associated. 

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