Excellence in Laboratory Delivery

LITMAS is an Australian-owned organisation that operates and delivers services to our clients in line with recognised industry standards and guidelines, both domestic and international.

We take pride in our highly qualified and experienced staff. Our team members possess diverse knowledge and skill sets, allowing us to provide excellent service and unparalleled expertise in the field of microbial analysis. We believe that our team is the key to our success, and we are committed to investing in their ongoing education and training to ensure that we continue to deliver exceptional results.

Our commitment to diversity means we ensure representation across social, gender, and ethnic lines, as well as a variety of religious and political ideologies. By harnessing the experiences, ideas, and energy of our entire team, we strive for excellence in everything we do.

We are committed to delivering high-quality results that exceed industry benchmarks while keeping our costs competitive. To achieve this, we ensure that our microscope- and molecular-based analytical equipment are optimal for providing accurate and reliable results and maintaining our competitive edge.

We strive to offer excellent client experiences based on human and technological systems that communicate every step of sample handling and analysis closely. Our systems detect and warn of potential leakage or gaps in our operations before they reduce the quality or accuracy of our reports.

We are committed to fast-tracking sample and data handling while equally focused on minimising risk. We provide options for electronic client data entry and have eliminated manual duplication when working with hard copy sample submissions. Our robust QA technology means that speed does not come at a cost to quality or price, ensuring accurate and reliable results arrive in a timely manner.

At LITMAS, we recognise that each client and project has unique needs, but also that robust sampling programs and consistent analytical approaches are important. That’s why we offer personalised support in selecting the best tools and sampling strategies to meet those needs.

Our highly developed operating procedures allow us to provide standardised and flexible analysis through a range of familiar and new sampling devices and downstream analysis. This approach enables us to deliver tailored solutions for each project against a baseline of solid procedure, ensuring that our clients receive the most relevant and reliable results every time.

At LITMAS, we are committed to providing our clients with the support they need to achieve their project goals. That’s why we offer consultation services to help them devise excellent sample collection or real-time monitoring methods to suit their needs. We provide systems for consumable items to extend shelf life, which helps our clients manage their workflow, reduce waste, and ensure access to the necessary tools to accurately assess a building.

Our principal staff collectively possess decades of post-doctoral research experience in science and engineering, which enables us to effectively address any challenges that may arise during project execution.

With our team’s expertise and extensive network of international professional collaborators by your side, you can be confident that you can quickly identify the best solutions for complex issues. We’re committed to providing you with the best possible support and will leverage our network to ensure that you have access to the resources you need to succeed.

Our collaborators include those with expertise across:

• building inspection
• health and safety documentation and compliance
• restoration
• fire engineering
• insurance
• laboratories
• disinfection
• building and engineering services
• training
• organisational psychology
• research
• social and environmental supply chain sustainability
• other specialisms if required

We leverage our internal expertise in team workflow and system automation to ensure that we deliver your certificate of analysis in a timely manner. By streamlining our processes, we can reduce the turnaround time of your analysis and provide you with accurate and reliable results as quickly as possible.

At LITMAS, we recognise the urgency of timely delivery in response to mould and other microbial contamination events. Our team takes full responsibility for meeting the promised deliverable dates, and we prioritise accommodating appointments with tight schedules and emergency response needs.

Our services include complementary expert guidance on sampling programs and methods that reduce time spent on or returning to site later. We aim to minimise delays in restoring your building to a pre-loss condition and ensure it is fit for purpose.

Our regular 3-day service is both reliable and cost-effective. However, we are committed to continuously improving our turnaround times. With at least 24 hours’ notice, we guarantee same or next-day analysis for microscopy samples.

At LITMAS, we know that time is crucial when it comes to sample transit. We offer various sample collection options to minimise delays and prevent the loss or deterioration of valuable samples. Whether you prefer to post them or require a local courier collection, we have you covered. We are dedicated to tracking your samples daily, and to ensuring they arrive at our lab promptly, enabling us to begin analysing them as soon as possible.

We are thrilled to announce that LITMAS will soon be offering a faster, Gold Standard analysis service through PCR-based quantification of microorganisms that may pose health risks. Our team is currently developing this service, and we would love to keep you informed about its availability. To learn more, please contact us anytime.

At LITMAS, we leverage our team’s extensive experience in managing projects of varying scales, along with our technological expertise, to provide you with more time to focus on your project.

We understand the cost and frustration of time wasted tracking samples in transit, so we offer a convenient online tracking system. From linking you directly to your transport provider’s tracking system to displaying due dates and expenses related to sample analysis and consumables, we provide you with the tools you need to manage your sample delivery and project more time-effectively.

We provide a convenient and efficient solution for mould, bacteria, and debris analysis. With LITMAS, you can drop off a sample at a single location for prompt processing. Our comprehensive analysis includes both microscopic examination to identify the source and proximity of the mould, as well as molecular-based analysis to describe and measure organisms of concern. Contact us for our upcoming services.

In order to streamline the reporting process following site investigations or works validation, LITMAS provides easily digestible pictorial and graphical summaries in addition to written interpretations of sample results. Our products are designed to reduce time and costs associated with interpreting, graphing and translating complex documents. Our images and tables simplify the message for your clients, and expedite reporting on key performance indicators within your organisation.

Our sample assessment and reporting process focuses on extracting essential information for efficient interpretation. This enables us to quickly identify important details, such as the condition of the substrate based on its mould characteristics, or the mold type present. This streamlines our process and results in more accurate work scopes.

At LITMAS, we offer a convenient batch ordering, or regular top-up service, providing a reliable and uninterrupted supply of in-date site consumables. For more information on pricing, please contact us directly, or visit the client area on our website.

At LITMAS, we leverage our extensive laboratory experience and knowledge to ensure that what you see in our reports accurately reflects what was collected on site. Our commitment to providing reliable results and upholding the highest standards is unwavering.

We established the LITMAS infrastructure around sample protection, with a strong focus on preventing contamination. We have developed rigorous sample handling procedures over decades of working in and supervising laboratory workers in leading academic and commercial laboratories, ensuring the utmost care is taken in handling your samples.

LITMAS specialises in working with sensitive target organisms and easily contaminated samples. To prevent environmental contamination, we take extra precautions, such as preparing all samples in a Class 2 Safety Cabinet and providing separate built spaces for handling pre- and post-amplified DNA and RNA. Our commitment to maintaining the highest standards ensures that your samples are in the safest hands possible.

We prioritise client communication to ensure that the accuracy of our recommended analytical method matches the needs of the project and occupants. We offer tailored reporting by providing additional modifications to our in-house procedures to meet the demands of each sample.

We always take seriously the sensitivity of our work and draw appropriate boundaries in our document sharing and storage and communication.

We prioritise transparency and collaboration in all of our site-based enquiries. We provide non-disclosure agreements early on to ensure that all parties can speak freely and gain a comprehensive understanding of each other’s processes.

Our regular clients are provided with unique regular complementary consulting and training opportunities with Dr Claire Bird.

WE offer the flexibility to analyse mould, bacteria, and even Actinomycetes from single or composite samples, utilising our cutting-edge sampling technology. This approach provides unparalleled flexibility in sample analysis, enabling us to produce powerful and comprehensive reports tailored to your specific needs. We are happy to receive any inquries about this service.

At LITMAS, we understand the importance of clear and effective communication of data findings. We provide easy-to-translate outputs for your data, ensuring that the findings are presented in the context of your sampling and site conditions. Our goal is to help you understand and effectively communicate the results of our analysis.