APPLICATION
You can easily obtain the bacterial (colony) count cultured in
CompactDry™ using your smartphone.
STEP.1
Take a picture
Smartphone/digital camera


STEP.2
Upload the image
Smartphone/PC


STEP.3
Count the number of colonies
Automatic calculation of bacterial count

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- The @BactLAB app is not compatible with smartphones running the following operating systems.
- A smartphone app compatible with the latest version is currently under development (as of April 2026).
- Please use the PC version ( https://bactlab.colony-app.com/ ) instead.
- [Target Latest OS]
- ・iPhone/iPad iOS version 26.4 (Latest version released by Apple on March 24, 2026)
- ・Android 16 (Latest version released by Google on June 10, 2025)
Windows 11 or later (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox)
Mac OS 13.2 or later (Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome)
Mac with Apple M1 chip or later (Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome)
Android 13.0 or later
iOS 16.3 or later
Android 13.0 or later
Fire OS 8.3.1.2 or later
Precautions for descriptions and specifications of the service / List of trademarks
- - Please note that the information in this document may be slightly different from the actual function since we sequentially offer new services.
- - Please note that the specification or performance may be changed without notice.
- - CompactDry™ and the @BactLAB™ logo are trademarks or the registered trademarks of Shimadzu Diagnostics Corporation
- - The cloud image recognition technology utilized in this service employs the artificial intelligence (AI) technology for image recognition system jointly developed by Shimadzu Diagnostics Corporation, and Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
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