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EN 17141: Understanding the risks of microbiological contamination in pharmaceutical cleanrooms

EN 17141 outlines the importance of understanding the risks of microbial contamination. Being able to accurately identify microbes isolated from the controlled environment is vital to assess risk to pharmaceutical products, and ultimately patients, and ensure that these organisms can be eliminated or controlled

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IDEXX introduces next-generation HPC testing

The new testing platform is for the detection of heterotrophic plate counts (HPC) in water

Components of an effective disinfectant prequalification strategy

Microbial control in pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities is essential to ensure the production of safe, high-quality medicines; cleaning procedures designed specifically to destroy microbial contaminants that may be present are an important component of any microbial control strategy, report Cambrex's Mariana Breña, Michael Mrvos and Christopher Parker

Cleanroom Conference and Manufacturing Chemist Live events set to go ahead

The co-located events will go ahead in October with new safety measures in place, after being postponed from their original date at the start of summer due to COVID-19

Vision 2020: Cleanroom experts reveal expectations for the year ahead

Some of the leading figures in the contamination control industry comment on what lies ahead

Registration now open for Cleanroom Technology Conference 2020

Experts will present delegates with the latest insights, developments and regulations impacting the future of the cleanroom and contamination control industries

Cannabis testing lab adopts DNA-based microbial detection technique

CDX Analytics has installed a beta unit of LexaGene LX2 pathogen analyser at Massachusetts facility

ClpX-ClpP protein complex: The starting point for new antibiotics

Researchers in Germany have elucidated the structure of the proteolytic complex to target the degradation process of defective proteins in bacteria

Water for injection: Regulatory requirements and process design

The road to revising the European monograph on the quality of water for pharmaceutical use has been a long journey. Santiago Fernandez, General Manager of BWT Iberica, sheds light on the process and the regulatory framework

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Debugging the effluent

Effluent decontamination systems are critical to the safe operation of a contained facility. Microorganisms can easily find their way into waste liquids and disinfectants are toxic, so what is the best way to manage it? Astell's Paul Birchmore explains

Princeton researchers discover new biofilm removal technique

Capillary peeling is a new technique that uses material engineering to see biofilm removal in a new light

bioMerieux acquires molecular testing company

The acquisition of the molecular testing platform, Veriflow, will compliment bioMérieux’s Gene-up system

Swedish Biotage taps into US market with PhyNexus acquisition

The California-based company specialises in lab-scale purification of biomolecules

The Legiolert protocol

A seven-year R&D programme has led to Legiolert, a new liquid culture testing technology that provides a faster method for detecting and quantifying Legionella pneumophila in water samples. Andrew Headland, Senior Business Manager for the IDEXX Water Division, EMEA, explains the method

Study backs L. pneumophila detection test Legiolert

New method developed by IDEXX represents a significant improvement in the enumeration of L. pneumophila from water samples, research shows

Cherwell sees increase in overseas sales

The manufacturer has announced a 21% increase in Redipor sales to its distributors during the 2017/18 financial year

Microbial life into space

“Without planning to do so, we have launched microbial life from this planet,” Dr William B. Miller comments
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Microbiology: a review of changing practices and the future

Celebrating an impressive 25 years, the Annual Pharmig Conference, held just outside Oxford in November, focussed on the past, present and future of pharmaceutical microbiology. Angharad Kolator Baldwin reports on the event

BI continues its 15-year effort and investment in validated steam sterilisation

BI has been the original promoter of kill step validation in the industry, developing a validated kill step steam sterilisation method long before the elimination of ethylene oxide and irradiation techniques by the Federal Drug Administration

PharMEDium Services initiates product recall due to lack of sterility assurance

PharMEDium Services is voluntarily recalling certain lots of drug products used by hospitals due to a lack of assurance of sterility

Genes in Space-3 project identifies unknown microbes in Space

Collection of microbial samples and amplification by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), then sequencing and identification of the microbes was carried out by NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson aboard the space station using the miniPCR and MinION — the results were checked and confirmed later back on Earth

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Particle Measuring Systems expands line of microbial sampling single-use products to include 100 LPM applications

BioCapt Single-Use 100 microbial impactor now for new applications including contamination troubleshooting

Cherwell Laboratories to highlight developments of ImpactAir range at the Cleanroom Technology Conference 2021

Cherwell to offer practical advice on the new EU GMP Annex 1 requirements for continuous environmental monitoring

Cherwell reaches custom cleanroom product development milestone in its 50th year

Company establishes new role of Director of Quality and Technology to oversee development of custom products for specific customer and market needs

Hydrogen peroxide decontamination offers effective disinfection of sensitive areas

The oxidising agent destroys bacterial cell walls by stealing their electrons then leaves a safe and undetectable layer of silver ions on surfaces to prevent future...

Irvine Scientific rebrands

The cell culture media manufacturer now operates as Fujifilm Irvine Scientific

Cherwell supports key national microbiology event

Pharmig Annual Conference highlights latest microbial updates and hot topics

Sporicidal disinfectants: Is your product compliant with the latest testing requirements?

The British and European test method for sporicidal products has recently been revised. MSL Biocides, the efficacy testing of disinfectant products specialist, explains...

Cherwell enhances quality management system

Cleanroom microbiology solutions provider completes transition to ISO9001:2015

Wickham Laboratories to present at Cleanroom Technology Conference 2018

Dr John McKenzie, Wickham CEO and conference speaker, will be presenting microbiological considerations in cleanroom validation

Wickham Laboratories to exhibit at Making Pharmaceuticals UK

Wickham's CEO will be contributing to the seminar programme on the topic of 'Microbiological Considerations in Cleanroom Validation'

Let us clarify: when 316 grade stainless steel is the best choice

A leading gene and cell therapy company approached Teknomek looking for a specialist trolley to transport liquid clarification filters to the point of use for on-the-spot...

Porvair develops revolutionary microplate

Porvair Sciences reports on the revolutionary “FlowerPlate” microplate developed and manufactured as an OEM product with and for m2p-labs in Germany