Market Reports

Interview with Stephen Pygott | Biopharma Group

Matching the customer to the product they need requires in depth knowledge of the wider concept of application. Airflow product specialist, Stephen Pygott, is one such expert whose laboratory centric background gives him an interesting and unique take on the safety cabinet market

The importance of growth promotion testing

Given the critical nature of microbiological quality tests which are employed to ensure that pharmaceutical products are safe for human use, it is in turn essential to undertake quality control (QC) tests to ensure that the culture media being used for these is fit for purpose and performs properly. Cherwell Laboratories' Steven Brimble explains

Virucidal testing of cleanroom disinfectants

In “normal” times, with the exception of live vaccine manufacturers, control of viruses in cleanrooms is not usually the highest priority within contamination control. Viruses need a host to survive, as they are obligate parasites, just nucleic acid surrounded by a protein that can only replicate within a host cell, so their ability to survive on hard, dry surfaces is minimal. Contec’s Neil Simpson explains

The details of dust extraction in controlled environments

To choose the right machine, the nature of the dust and the statutory regulations for its handling and removal, as well as classification of the machine and filter technology, must be considered. Daniel Took from archer reminds us, the lower the Threshold Limit Value (TLV) for dust, the higher the health risk

A to Z of an effective monitoring programme

A successful monitoring process allows control of contamination for regulatory or product yield reasons. John Merrill from C2C explains monitoring results can be used for trend analysis by comparing data with subsequent air samples, and alert and action levels can be set for results outside of set acceptable thresholds

Clothing solution for EU GMP Annex I

Only single-use cleanroom apparel will help sterile product manufacturers improve compliance with the new guidelines, as Franck Bureth of Kimberly-Clark Professional explains

Jo Nelissen | ABN Clean Technology

In an interview, the founder and CEO of Belgium-based cleanroom engineering company discusses the issues of 2020 and his opinion on the growing cleanroom practices and technologies of today

Speaking opportunities for Cleanroom experts

Industry experts from the cleanroom industry are invited to submit their presentations for the Cleanroom Technology Conference in July

Germany market report | Supporting the vaccine race

A country that is taking on many fronts of the pandemic response, Germany has a well-known pharmaceutical landscape and an enviable cleanroom backbone. But is it enough?

Should technology based ARMMs be more widely adopted?

New technologies now exist that can reduce the time taken to detect viable particles by almost comical percentages, while also detecting and distinguishing inert ones. Therefore, it is puzzling why the uptake of ARMM devices in aseptic pharma manufacturing seems so slow

Validating VPHP bio-decontamination of FFP masks

DeconBox is a Vapour-Phase-Hydrogen-Peroxide bio-decontamination system that allows FFP2 and FFP3 masks to be reused. Riccardo Volta and Giacomo Nicolini from Comecer explain the process of validating the mobile, purpose-built system for use in controlled settings

Manipulators: A gamechanger in radiopharmaceutical production

For many years manipulator technology has stagnated, but recently, remotely controlled manipulator design has shown a leap forward. Jim Peterson from Central Research Labs discusses the variety of these machineries that help keep operators and radioactive material separate

Martin Birch and Peter Makowenskyj| G-CON Manufacturing

The modular construction movement is an unstoppable train at this point. In an exclusive interview, two G-CON Directors discuss the trajectory of this expanding technology, and how multiple global crises are changing business on both sides of the pond

AMC monitoring in fabs with spectroscopic methods

Airborne molecular contaminants clearly affect semiconductor yield and can’t be completely removed by modern filters in cleanroom fabs. Thomas Benoy from the $2.1m MetAMCII project says it is aiming to address the increasing need for measurement capabilities from the low ppb to the ppt in real time with low uncertainties

Cleanroom Conference and Manufacturing Chemist Live 2020 to go virtual

The virtual event taking place on 10-11 November 2020 will provide delegates with full access to the Manufacturing Chemist Live, Cleanroom UK, India and Singapore content and exhibitors

Cleanroom tightness and room pressurisation: Discrepancy?

A cascaded room-pressure regime has been considered for decades to prevent cross-contamination of different processes. But Harald Flechl from ISPE says today's tight cleanrooms must have leaks to ensure a room-pressure regulation - so why should we build tight cleanrooms?

Milos Perovic | Termovent

In an interview with Cleanroom Technology, HVAC specialist COO and Head of the Cleanroom division was proud to discuss the behind-the-scenes importance of controlled environments during a time of pandemic

The evolving role of a contamination control strategy in Annex 1

A Contamination Control Strategy is a cyclical process designed to prompt the manufacturers to identify and resolve risk. With the 2020 draft update to Annex 1, David Keen from Ecolab looks at the interesting specific impacts of the changes on the role of a well-designed CCS

Adoption of rapid methods for QC microbiology in biopharmaceuticals

Rapid turnaround times and high sensitivity are essential for microbial QC testing. David Jones from Rapid Micro Biosystems explains that by the time a traditional test is completed, it can be difficult to rewind several days into the past and pinpoint the cause of a contamination event

The benefits of decentralised air handling

Performance requirements and sustainability targets can sometimes be at odds in the cleanroom world, but decentralised air handling system design can actually benefit both says Connect 2 Cleanrooms' Sam Armer

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

Nano-copper technology for antimicrobial surface design

Research has shown that copper ions are released when microbes land on a surface and can kill them, but regular copper can cause an uneven surface that is ideal for the microorganisms to adhere to. Selina Ambrose from Promethean Particles discusses nano-copper as a novel technology aiming to address this with liquid dispersion

Isolators: The beginnings of a new trend in Asia

To date, very few filling and closing machines have been installed in Asia. Aprogen Biologics and Optima Korea are both convinced that this will soon change as they install an isolator system in South Korea

Reginald Fernandes & Jamie Tempest | Reading Scientific Services

When taking its first venture into cleanroom technologies and sterility testing, RSSL picked a balanced team of microbiologists with different specialisms to guide them

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