Profile: DuPont Qualicon provides a range of science based diagnostic products that can reduce the impact of pathogens and other unwelcome organisms in food & pharmaceuticals. Our BAX® detection system is a fast & accurate method for detecting pathogens or other organisms in food & environmental samples that breaks down samples at the genetic level, using the power of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect bacteria and other microbes with certainty. Our Riboprinter® microbial characterization system provides the speed, accuracy & resolution needed to identify bacteria and then compare them at the strain level for efficient & consistent characterization.