9 laboratory instruments in the nature of belt press simulators, monitors, sensors, and meters for detecting chemicals, microorganisms and environmental conditions in various environments; diagnostic apparatus, namely, a lateral flow strip reader that utilizes an integrated heater, optical imager and processing software to rapidly conduct digital analysis, archiving, storage of images developed on a lateral flow test device used in the screening of food for microbes, fungal toxins, allergens and drug residues in foods and the environment in the field of food safety; instruments, namely, photometers, for use in diagnostic testing of biological samples not for medical use; microbiology instrumentation, namely, optical readers for the detection of microbial growth