Microbium d.o.o.

Microbium d.o.o. is a Slovenian biotechnology company founded in 2015, with headquarters and production facilities in Trbovlje and laboratories in Ljubljana. The company specializes in rapid microbial detection solutions for water quality monitoring, offering both automated laboratory instruments and field-ready screening tests. Their flagship product, the Microbium MPN Analyser PRO, automates the detection of E. coli and coliform bacteria in drinking water, wastewater, and recreational water using the Most Probable Number method per ISO 9308-2, delivering results in as few as 8 hours with a detection limit of 1 bacterium per 100 mL. The device features a 24-compartment container with LED color-change sensors and an Android application for real-time result tracking and PDF report generation, eliminating the need for plate counting or manual interpretation. Complementing the analyser, the Microbium Micro Aquatest is an AOAC-validated presence-absence test that provides simple yes/no detection of E. coli and coliforms without laboratory infrastructure, using chromogenic selective media where yellow indicates coliforms and green indicates E. coli. Microbium also provides laboratory services including antimicrobial efficacy testing for product registration and regulatory compliance, contamination control and prevention consulting for industrial settings, and customized test development. The company serves water utilities, wastewater treatment plants, aquaculture operators, the cosmetics industry, and environmental monitoring organizations, with deployments at organizations including Triglav National Park and Abwasserverband Braunschweig.