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Data analysis add-ons offer a wide range of capabilities, ranging from analytical methods over comprehensive analysis to assay workflows and statistical process control.
bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package
Use the bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package add-on to perform endotoxin testing based on recombinant factor C (rFC), a synthetic alternative to naturally sourced reagents derived from horseshoe crabs, as offered by the bioMérieux company.
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CSV report
Use the CSV report reference to access information on the content of the bioMérieux endotoxin detection assay CSV report created by the bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package.
CSV report outline
PLA 3.0 generates CSV reports for bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package documents as text files containing comma-separated values. The text files contain the test results, structured based on the assay elements.

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Data analysis add-ons offer a wide range of capabilities, ranging from analytical methods over comprehensive analysis to assay workflows and statistical process control.
- Biological Assay Package
  Use the Biological Assay Package for potency analysis of biological assays. The add-on comes equipped with a highly flexible test system to qualify your assay. You can perform combination calculations to obtain the reportable value from independent assay runs and use historic assay data to develop equivalence margins.
- bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package
  Use the bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package add-on to perform endotoxin testing based on recombinant factor C (rFC), a synthetic alternative to naturally sourced reagents derived from horseshoe crabs, as offered by the bioMérieux company.
  - Installation
    Find details on the system requirements for the bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package add-on and the steps to install the add-on in your environment.
  - bioMérieux endotoxin detection assays
    Use bioMérieux endotoxin detection assay documents to detect or extrapolate endotoxin concentrations in potentially contaminated test substances by comparison with a defined endotoxin dilution series.
  - Templates
    The bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package comes equipped with endotoxin detection assay templates, preconfigured with the analytical settings, test system, and assay layout required for the respective assay kit.
  - Use case: Validate a cleaning process for pharmaceutical water
    In the pharmaceutical industry, water is an important resource both in synthesizing and developing products and in cleaning vessels and other types of equipment. Validating the cleaning processes for pharmaceutical water to prevent product contamination is therefore crucial.
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    Find reference information on the bioMérieux endotoxin detection assay document type provided by the bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package.
    - bioMérieux endotoxin detection assay documents
      Find details on the document structure of bioMérieux endotoxin detection assay documents and access reference information on particular document elements.
    - Digest of document properties for data aggregation
      Find a list of property keys available for data aggregation in the bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package add-on.
    - CSV report
      Use the CSV report reference to access information on the content of the bioMérieux endotoxin detection assay CSV report created by the bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package.
      - CSV report outline
        PLA 3.0 generates CSV reports for bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package documents as text files containing comma-separated values. The text files contain the test results, structured based on the assay elements.
      - Assay properties elements
        CSV reports start with the assay properties elements.
      - Standard sample elements
        The Standard sample elements of CSV reports provide information about the reference standard, the fitted model and the individual dose steps of the Standard sample. For each step there are 'STD' rows with steps in square brackets.
      - Test sample elements
        The Test sample elements of CSV reports provide result data of the Test samples together with one PPC per sample.
      - Blank control elements
        The lank control elements provide result data of the Blank controls.
      - PPC control elements
        The PPC control elements provide result data of the PPC control.
- Control Chart Package
  The Control Chart Package allows sophisticated statistical process control (for example, by plotting Shewhart I-Charts as recommended in the USP <1010>). It provides visualization options for intervals, subcharts and sidecharts, and allows you to define colors by a secondary characteristic. You can also define rules based on events and time frames.
- Dichotomous Assay Package
  Use the Dichotomous Assay Package to analyze biological assays based on quantal (binary) responses by fitting probit or logit models to estimate the potency of your samples.
- Dose-Response Analysis Package
  The Dose-Response Analysis Package provides various biostatistical methods for immunoassays, ELISA, and more. It supports you in investigating equivalence for calibration curves, provides enhanced data processing, and options for subgroup analysis.
- Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package
  The Microbial Assays for Antibiotics Package for PLA 3.0 is your software for assessing the potency of antibiotics. This add-on supports various methods, that is, cylinder-plate, turbidimetric, and combination of microbial assays. It enables you to closely follow the guidelines laid out in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP <81>) and the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP 4.02).
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CSV report outline

PLA 3.0 generates CSV reports for bioMérieux Endotoxin Detection Assay Package documents as text files containing comma-separated values. The text files contain the test results, structured based on the assay elements.

Technical information

Separator: , (comma)
Encoding: UTF-8
Header row included: yes

Report columns

For every assay element, the report has the following columns:


Column	Description
Assay element	Category of the assay element
Label	Type of value (see 'Value' column)
Value	Calculated value of the respective type
Validity	Information about the validity

Assay element categories

The CSV report has five sections representing the different assay elements, as shown in the following example:

The sections have the following data:


Number	Assay element	Description	Occurrence
1	Assay	Assay properties	Once
2	Standard sample	Information about the reference standard, the fitted model and the individual dose steps of the Standard sample ('STD' with steps in square brackets).	Once
3	Test samples	Result data of the Test samples ('SPL1', 'SPL2', …) together with one PPC per sample ('PPC1', 'PPC2', …)	One for each test
4	Blank controls	Result data of the blank controls ('BLK1', 'BLK2', …)	One for each blank control
5	PPC controls	Result data of the PPC control ('PPCC1', 'PPCC2', …).	One for each PPC control

Note: The header row is included in the CSV file.