Practical microbiology expertise, diagnostic supply planning and digital technology to strengthen laboratories and One Health AMR surveillance, starting in Zambia and the region.
Turning microbiology into actionable intelligence.
We combine microbiology expertise with technology to help laboratories improve workflows, strengthen data quality and use their findings for better decisions.
Human healthAnimal healthFood & agricultureEnvironmental health
Our vision
To become a leading African microbiology technology and consultancy company transforming laboratory data into better decisions for human, animal, and environmental health.
Our mission
To strengthen microbiology laboratories through practical expertise, innovative technology, One Health AMR surveillance solutions, and sustainable capacity building.
Locally relevant
Starting in Zambia, with a regional and African focus.
Grounded in practice
Laboratory needs and scientific evidence guide our work.
Connected expertise
Consultancy identifies needs, technology develops solutions, and training supports adoption.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
What is your lab working towards?
Discuss consultancy, team training, diagnostic supply requirements, laboratory information needs or interest in future technology pilots.
Microbiology expertise translated into diagnostic supply, identification tools, laboratory workflows and One Health AMR surveillance.
A shared One Health direction
Human, animal, food and agriculture, and environmental laboratories generate different information. Our technology strategy brings those subjects and sources into a common framework.
Human healthAnimal healthFood & agricultureEnvironmental health
Digital product stages reflect Master Blueprint v2 (22 August 2026). The diagnostic supply proposal was added on 16 October 2026; all commercial release gates remain subject to review.
Digital product stages reflect Master Blueprint v2 (22 August 2026). The diagnostic supply proposal was added on 16 October 2026; all commercial release gates remain subject to review. This ATM app provides product information; operational laboratory workflows belong in the separate LIMS-AMR system.
ALL THINGS MICROBIOLOGY · MERCHANDISE
ATM Merchandise
Realistic design mock-ups for the Culture Collection, Core Range and Lab Essentials.
Culture Collection
BATCH 001 / 5 PIECESConcept collection · pricing and availability by enquiry
EVERYDAY ATM · CORE RANGE
The Core Range
ATM apparel, drinkware and accessories, including woven wristbands, keychains, stickers, badges and coasters.
ATM · LAB ESSENTIALS
Lab Essentials
Gram-inspired mugs, Culture Sip Cups in turquoise and jet black, and the Culture Notes notebook.
These are realistic design mock-ups. Final artwork, sizing, materials and production details will be confirmed before release.
Ask about sizes, quantity, pricing and delivery. This opens an email draft to hello.allthingsmicrobiology@gmail.com; it does not place an order.
SPECIALIST LABORATORY SUPPORT
ATM Consultancy
Scope an engagement, review your laboratory’s priorities or arrange a discussion with Joseph Chifuka Ngulube.
Laboratory development & mentorship
Systems, AMR & quality support
Deliverables are starting points for scoping. Fees, duration and delivery arrangements are agreed for each engagement.
From brief to improvement
Describe your priorities
Choose a service or use the lab self-assessment to identify what needs attention.
Agree the engagement
Discuss scope, evidence, delivery format, timing and fees with your consultant.
Implement and review
Work through agreed actions and review progress with your team.
Request a consultation
Prepare a brief for mentorship, method verification, laboratory development, assessment, laboratory information systems, AMR or quality support.
Your draft stays in this page until you copy it, download it or open your email app. Keep a copy before leaving. Requests are addressed to ATM’s contact, hello.allthingsmicrobiology@gmail.com.
Laboratory self-assessment & audit planning
Review 12 operational areas and record evidence. Partly or No answers produce proposed actions you can edit, assign and discuss with your consultant.
This is a scoping self-assessment. A formal audit requires an agreed standard, evidence review and consultant assessment; this tool does not issue an accreditation result.
FOR CONSULTANT REVIEW
Draft improvement plan
Edit the proposed actions and agree priorities, owners, dates and review points locally.
No actions were generated from your answers. Review the evidence and remaining priorities with your consultant.
Assessment answers and edits remain in this session. Download your plan before leaving; it is not saved to a laboratory or consultancy records system.
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YOUR CONSULTANT
Joseph Chifuka Ngulube
Founder & CEO · ATM Consultant
Onsite mentorship
Method verification
Microbiology laboratory setup
Microbiology laboratory construction planning
AMR capacity and laboratory assessments
Surveillance strategy design
Quality management implementation support
Laboratory information systems consultancy
Microbiology · AMR · Laboratory systems · Digital health
Request an appointment
Suggest a date and format for your discussion. Times are in Lusaka, Zambia (UTC+2). Availability, location, scope and fees are confirmed with you before the appointment is agreed.
This prepares an email request. It does not reserve a calendar slot or send automatically. Keep a downloaded copy before leaving the page.
Templates
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY · ISO 15189:2022
Method verification plan
A laboratory-controlled plan and review record for culture, identification, AST, qualitative molecular and quantitative examinations. Choose the studies that apply to your method and complete the blank tables.
Aligned to ISO 15189:2022 for medical laboratories. Adapt it using your controlled standard and local requirements, then approve the plan before testing. This original template does not confer ISO approval or accreditation.
What the template includes
Document control, responsibilities and pre-study approval
Intended use, scope and verification versus validation decision
Readiness checks and clinical risk review
Applicable performance characteristics and evidence sources
Study design, sample selection and sample-size justification
Pre-agreed acceptance criteria, metrics and decision rules
Method-specific planning prompts and AST definitions
Raw results, deviations, discrepancies and analysis
Technical conclusions and authorisation for the supported scope
Implementation, quality assurance and change review
Includes a references table for controlled editions, manufacturer claims, local procedures and applicable method guidance.
How to prepare your laboratory's plan
Type in the blank Word tables. Duplicate study and results tables as needed; the PDF is a paper working copy.
Record the intended clinical use and confirm whether verification is appropriate. Laboratory-developed, modified or out-of-scope methods need an appropriate validation programme.
Define study sizes, relevant organism or specimen groups, comparator, acceptance limits and decision rules locally. The template deliberately leaves numerical criteria blank.
Approve the plan before testing. Retain original results, invalids and discrepancies, and record amendments and exclusions.
Have an authorised person review the evidence, approve the supported clinical scope and set ongoing monitoring.
Use coded specimen or isolate IDs in study records. Keep patient identifiers in your laboratory's approved records system. Non-medical testing may require a different standards framework.
Build skills in microbiology, laboratory information, quality management and One Health AMR surveillance.
Introductory lessons for laboratory staff and students. Apply your laboratory’s approved procedures and current standards in practice.
NEW · INTERACTIVE LEARNING
Put your knowledge into practice
Quizzes, MCQ sessions, crosswords and Microscape: a letter-connecting game with 150 levels of discovery, including comprehensive Identification and AST chapters.
Meet WHONET, explore why human, animal, food, agriculture and environmental perspectives matter together, and continue at the official Training Center.
A numbered Harvard-style register of sources recorded in ATM's lessons, learning activities, templates and earlier project content.
n.d. means the publication date is not confirmed in the available record. Access dates identify recorded source checks; a missing access date is shown honestly. Original sources open in a new tab.
Excel workbook · Open in Excel or LibreOffice Microbiology edition · 3 October 2026
Five connected sheets
Item setup
Base units, pack sizes, current ZMW prices and local usage rates.
Usage log
Measured consumption by date, item and lot, with routine work, QC, repeats and waste kept separate.
Lot register
Opening stock, receipts, outward transfers, expiry and physical-count differences.
Summary
Usage, waste and costs from the start of the month through your chosen reporting date.
Source catalogue
Original product references and historical prices for checking against current supplies.
QUICK START
Pilot on one bench
Start with 5–10 representative items for one month. Choose supplies your team can count or measure consistently.
Set up your items
Give each item a unique ID and confirm its base and workload units. Create separate items for each AST agent and potency, identification panel or molecular assay.
Confirm local values
Enter pack quantities, current ZMW prices and SOP-based usage rates for routine work, QC and repeats. Leave unknown values blank; enter zero only when it is correct. Historical prices do not populate current costs.
Register your lots
Assign a unique lot ID for each item and manufacturer lot. Record expiry, opening and in-use discard dates, opening quantities, receipts and outward transfers. Enter known zero quantities as zero.
Record daily use
Select the date, item, lot and work type. Enter the work count and measured quantity consumed. Record QC, repeats and waste separately. Supplies issued to a bench are receipts, not consumption.
Review and reconcile
Set the reporting month and “As at” date on Summary. Update stock movements through that date and enter physical counts taken on the same date. Reconcile weekly and at month end; investigate differences and expiry flags.
At the microbiology bench
One specimen may use several plates, and one isolate may use several discs. Item workload counts do not automatically equal patient totals.
Track dehydrated media and prepared plates separately. Keep a preparation record of powder used, usable plates produced and losses. Use a documented costing method to avoid charging the same material twice.
Follow approved procedures for QC acceptance, expiry and in-use discard. A stock balance does not establish that a reagent is suitable for use.
Enter and save your laboratory records in your downloaded workbook. This page does not store or sync stock records. The template has room for 40 items, 100 lots and 500 usage entries.
