The BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® TORCH System

BioFire Defense, a leader in infectious disease testing, brings you high throughput with fast results.

More Answers. Less Space.

The BIOFIRE TORCH System is an optimized advancement in infectious disease testing. Providing up to six times more sample throughput per square foot of bench top space1, the high throughput BIOFIRE TORCH System is an automated, user friendly, and random access system designed to meet your laboratory’s infectious disease testing needs.

• Compatible with most existing FilmArray Panels.

• Scalable configuration allows customized throughput.

• Simplified workflow features a touchscreen interface and integrated barcode scanner.

• ATO Approved

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1Based on a 24-hour day in comparison to existing BIOFIRE FILMARRAY 2.0 System

Intuitive

The BIOFIRE TORCH user experience has been optimized with a touchscreen interface, integrated barcode scanner, and intuitive instrument control – providing faster input and navigation.

Access

The BIOFIRE TORCH provides random and continuous access sample loading — supporting improved testing and laboratory productivity.

Radically Reduced Footprint

The BIOFIRE TORCH offers up to 6 times the throughput per square foot of laboratory bench space.*

Metric Dimensions: 73.66 cm x 48.5 cm x 29.21/86.36 cm  * In comparison to existing BIOFIRE FILMARRAY 2.0 System

Connectivity

Equipped with FILMARRAY Link technology, BIOFIRE TORCH can seamlessly integrate into your Laboratory Information System (LIS) — making data management automated and efficient.

The BIOFIRE TORCH System is ATO Approved

The BIOFIRE TORCH System – How It Works

The BIOFIRE System offers unmatched ease-of-use with just two minutes of hands-on time and results in about an hour. Training is minimal and the software walks you through the entire molecular testing process.

It takes just three easy steps to get faster disease diagnostic results with our multiplex assay technology.

  1. Setup—inject hydration solution and an unprocessed sample into pouch
  2. Test—insert pouch into the BIOFIRE System instrument and start the run
  3. Get Result—software reports whether each target is detected in the sample

 

 

Test Kits for the BIOFIRE TORCH System

BioFire Defense Panels

Global Fever Special Pathogens Panel, 1 Clinical Test. 16 Targets. All in 50 Minutes. BioFire Global Fever Panel, 1 Clinical Test. 6 Targets. All in 50 Minutes. Global Fever Panel, 1 Test. 19 Targets. All in about 1 hour. 1 Test for Coronavirus (COVID-19) with results in about 45 minutes.
BioFire Global Fever Special Pathogens Panel BioFire Global Fever Panel FilmArray Global Fever Panel – RUO BioFire COVID-19 Test

bioMérieux Panels

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BIOFIRE Respiratory 2.1 and 2.1plus Panels BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel

BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Gastrointestinal Panels

BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Meningitis/ Encephalitis Panel

BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Pneumonia & Pneumonia plus Panels

BIOFIRE Joint Infection Panel

BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Tropical Fever Panel