Kikkoman Biochemifa Company is proud to announce that the Colony Counting System (CCS) for Easy Plate has received the prestigious Innovation Award at Lisbon Food Affair 2026. This recognition highlights our continued commitment to advancing food safety and laboratory efficiency through intelligent automation. The award acknowledges CCS as a breakthrough solution that enhances microbiological testing by combining Easy Plate technology with advanced AI-powered colony counting, delivering greater speed, accuracy, and consistency to laboratories worldwide.
About Lisbon Food Affair 2026
The 2026 edition of Lisbon Food Affair brought together more than 200 national and international companies, representing a broad spectrum of brands and solutions across the entire food value chain. The event also welcomed international buyers and featured over 70 conferences, showcases, and technological demonstrations, reinforcing its position as a key platform for business, knowledge sharing, and professional networking.
Award Winning Innovation: Colony Counting System for Easy Plate
The Colony Counting System (CCS) for Easy Plate has been recognized as a significant advancement in food safety and laboratory automation. Receiving the Innovation Award at Lisbon Food Affair 2026 underscores the growing importance of intelligent digital tools in modern microbiological testing environments. Traditionally, colony counting has relied on manual visual assessment—an approach that can be time-consuming and subject to operator variability. The CCS transforms this process by integrating advanced AI-powered computer vision technology with Easy Plate media. By automating colony detection and enumeration, the system enables laboratories to achieve:
- Greater speed in microbiological analysis, reducing turnaround time
- Improved accuracy and reproducibility, minimizing human error
- Consistent results across operators, regardless of skill level or experience
- Enhanced operational efficiency, freeing laboratory staff to focus on higher-value tasks
Designed specifically to function seamlessly with Easy Plate media, CCS ensures optimized image recognition and analysis tailored to the plate format. This dedicated compatibility supports reliable performance while helping laboratories modernize their workflows without compromising quality standards.
For more information about the award, access the link below.
On-Site Highlight
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Award Ceremony
A proud and memorable moment at Lisbon Food Affair 2026 was the official award presentation ceremony. The Innovation Award for the Colony Counting System (CCS) for Easy Plate was formally presented to Stella Maciel of HyServe GmbH, recognizing her team’s dedication to advancing laboratory automation and food safety solutions across Europe. This milestone reflects the strong collaboration between Kikkoman Biochemifa Company and HyServe GmbH in delivering intelligent, AI-powered solutions to modern microbiology laboratories.
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Expert Talk Session
In addition to the award ceremony, visitors joined our dedicated talk session highlighting:
・A3 Technology – Why it detects what others miss in hygiene monitoring
・Kikkoman Easy Plates – A faster, simpler approach to culture media
・The integration of AI-driven colony counting to enhance laboratory accuracy and efficiency
The session sparked engaging discussions on digital transformation in microbiological testing and the growing role of automation in strengthening food safety systems.
Colony Counting System
Colony Counting System for Easy Plate (Free Software Download): Automatically counts and analyzes colonies on imaged Easy Plates, reducing operator variability and saving time compared to manual counting.
Feeder for Easy Plate
Feeder for Easy Plate is designed for high-throughput scanning using the Brother ADS-4300N document scanner. Scanned images are seamlessly analyzed with the Colony Counting System for Easy Plate