Business
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Color-Based (Chromogenic) Culture Media to Help Detect Candida Infections Faster*, Including Drug-Resistant Candida auris
WALTHAM, Mass., March 02, 2026--Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of Thermo Scientific™ Brilliance™ Candida 2 Agar and Spectra™ Candida Agar**, new color-based (chromogenic) culture media to help laboratories quickly detect and differentiate clinically important Candida species — including Candida auris, a growing global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threat1.
About this update from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
[{"type":"image","alt":"Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Color-Based (Chromogenic) Culture Media to Help Detect Candida Infections","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Color-Based (Chromogenic) Culture Media to Help Detect Candida Infections","credit":null,"className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":480,"height":320,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/business-wire.com/2cc3a10bd27607be47abc34beb0e0bc5"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/V8WgM7jU5U8fYkeWN3xgbw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/business-wire.com/2cc3a10bd27607be47abc34beb0e0bc5","width":480,"height":320}},"lazy":false},{"type":"image","alt":"","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"","credit":null,"className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":1590,"height":341,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/business-wire.com/9e0edf08670d7055febbdf7287b40f88"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/GEVx9mIFnzhwuFmsUNA5IQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTIwNjtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/business-wire.com/9e0edf08670d7055febbdf7287b40f88","width":960,"height":206},"lightbox":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/.CXDNF3rzR0eos0loTzyFA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD01MTQ7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/business-wire.com/9e0edf08670d7055febbdf7287b40f88","width":1200,"height":257}}},{"type":"text","content":"Brilliance Candida 2 Agar and Spectra Candida Agar support earlier detection, faster outbreak response and more informed treatment decisions in healthcare settings*","length":164,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"WALTHAM, Mass., March 02, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of Thermo Scientific™ Brilliance™ Candida 2 Agar and Spectra™ Candida Agar**, new color-based (chromogenic) culture media to help laboratories quickly detect and differentiate clinically important Candida species — including Candida auris, a growing global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threat1.","length":435,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Invasive fungal infections are an increasing challenge for healthcare systems worldwide, driven in part by the rapid spread of Candida auris. This pathogen is often resistant to multiple ...