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Microbiology is our Passion

Established over 95 years ago within the UK National Health Service and trading as a private limited company for the past 30 years, SOUTHERN GROUP LABORATORY (SGL) is an independent media manufacturer that offers an extensive range of pre-prepared bottled media, plated media, stains and reagents for all microbiology applications

CUSTOMISED CULTURE MEDIA

FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

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Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic

273 products

Food & Beverage

284 products

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232 products

Clinical & Veterinary

400 products

Pre-poured Plates

SGL provides a comprehensive range of pre-poured plates including standard media used in routine testing across all microbiology sectors through to bespoke formulations for specialist applications.

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Bespoke Formulation

We manufacture in small batches as well as producing batches of a bespoke nature. As such we can supply product with custom specified formulations, formats, packaging or QC requirements to order.

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Bottled & Bagged Media

SGL provides high quality bottled media into a wide range of microbiology laboratories for standard applications, as well as bottled/bagged media solutions for many specialist processes.

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MICROBIOLOGY PRODUCT GUIDE

View our product guide for a representative sample of our product range. Can’t see what you need? Due to the range of formats we can’t show it all! For something specific Contact Us.

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VIEW CONTAINER GUIDE

Download the SGL container guide for SGL standard formats. Can’t see what you need? SGL specialises in bespoke manufacture. Contact the team for a special format or packaging requirement.

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Latest News & Updates

May 12, 2025 in Event

SGL Announce Attendance at Pharmig Annual Irish Conference in May 2025

Interested in why pharmaceutical manufacturers are choosing to partner with SGL for their pre-poured culture media?   Find out at Pharmig, the Irish Annual Conference, which will be held on…
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February 5, 2025 in General News

SGL Partners with Pharmagraph

To bring our customers the iVAS Roam Portable Microbial Air Sampler Building on proven viable air sampling technology, the VS8600 Series Portable Microbial Air Sampler ensures reliable sampling performance in…
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April 17, 2024 in General News

No longer accepting students for New Scientist Work Experience. 2024 & 2025 Program Full

We extend our gratitude to all the students who reached out to us with their interest in the New Scientist Work Experience. We appreciate your enthusiasm and dedication towards pursuing…
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November 15, 2023 in General News

Needle-free Media Bags from SGL

SGL has recently added a needle-free injection site option for all bagged media products.   This allows the transfer of media or samples simply using a syringe without the use…
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