Market Reports

Cleanroom contracting: Should you look across the border?

Cleanroom contracting: Should you look across the border?

There are many advantages to hiring a local contractor, but limiting your search to your country's borders may be limiting your potential. CRB's Rasmus Kidmose looks at the factors on either side of the discussion
A look at the US cleanroom market | Beyond the engineering

A look at the US cleanroom market | Beyond the engineering

The infection control sector is intrinsically intertwined with the engineering sector, and any major change in demand and needs causes a domino effect in the other. The US market is a prime example and speaking to the experts reveals why
Containing potent product manufacture in a multi-product facility

Containing potent product manufacture in a multi-product facility

With the source of HPAPI manufacturing in huge flux between big pharma players, specialised start-ups, and the trusty CDMO, companies need to appreciate the importance of a proper New Product Introduction strategy Metrics Contract Services' Anshul Gupte explains
Interview with BIM Manager Joe Murphy from Connect 2 Cleanrooms

Interview with BIM Manager Joe Murphy from Connect 2 Cleanrooms

As Building Information Modelling has become a more common practice, your BIM Manager has become more and more important. Joe Murphy talks about his career journey and some important lessons he has learnt in modelling a cleanroom project
Avoiding delays in your next cleanroom facility project

Avoiding delays in your next cleanroom facility project

All the Gantt charts in the world can not make a cleanroom project run smoothly if things have been missed off them. Here are some tips from industry veterans to avoid setbacks from Mecart's Charles Lipeles
Isolators on a film set: An oddjob for Envair

Isolators on a film set: An oddjob for Envair

Working as a film set consultant is not your average day for those in the controlled environment sector, but who better to bring a top-secret research lab to the big screen than the experts themselves. Envair's Susie Lee-Kilgariff talks about the experience
Common problems with the plate count method in cleanroom compliance

Common problems with the plate count method in cleanroom compliance

Traditional manual methods for microbial enumeration in monitoring cleanroom cleanliness have stayed relatively constant over the years, but what is changing this? Mark Newton and David Jones from Rapid Micro Biosystems explain
The regulations don't go far enough: Glove permeation testing in chemotherapeutics

The regulations don't go far enough: Glove permeation testing in chemotherapeutics

Ansell Senior Director of Project Management, Eric Boeckmans, talks to <i>Cleanroom Technology</i> about why testing glove permeation ‘in-use’ is key to safe handling
Interview with lean construction expert Tammy McConaughy

Interview with lean construction expert Tammy McConaughy

The CRB Director of Lean Delivery discusses her training in the lean concept, her introduction to the cleanroom sector, and how the two are a perfect match
Understanding the demands of small batch sterile fill

Understanding the demands of small batch sterile fill

Manufacturing drugs via small batch sterile fill-finish comes with unique considerations, but what are these, and what is the sector looking like after two years in a pandemic? Alex Garner, Khanh Ngo Courtney, and Frank Manella from Element explain
20 questions with Lonza HPAPI containment expert

20 questions with Lonza HPAPI containment expert

An in-depth discussion about Highly Potent APIs (HPAPIs) and their containment with Christian Dowdeswell VP, Head of Commercial Development, Small Molecules at Lonza
A guide to common sterile processing contaminants

A guide to common sterile processing contaminants

Why are some organisms more common cleanroom and sterile processing contaminants? To understand this, we must look to Darwin as Chris Bartlett from Lexagene explains
Harmonisation of Annex 1 and ISO 14644-1: A deeper look

Harmonisation of Annex 1 and ISO 14644-1: A deeper look

Alexander Fedotov from Invar explains that the harmonisation of standards seems to be a driving force for setting particle limits and why this may not always result in logical scientific decision making
How to analyse limit breaches

How to analyse limit breaches

Environmental monitoring limit breaches are one of the first things quality control professionals look at when reviewing their data. But how do you set these levels to determine the state of microbiological control within the cleanroom? Microgenetics' Edward Webber explains
Interview with David Lindholm | KeyPlants

Interview with David Lindholm | KeyPlants

The Head of Sales with a history of chemical engineering and working at pharmaceutical CDMOs, discusses the demand for shortened lead times, the benefits of the company’s recent acquisition, and putting yourself in the client’s shoes
Cleanroom target setting for a sustainable facility

Cleanroom target setting for a sustainable facility

COP26 has reinforced how catastrophic world climate change has to be addressed by all sectors. With reports at the conference stating that life sciences contribute more CO<sub>2</sub> emissions than even the semiconductor industry, this especially applies to cleanrooms and their management. Jamie Young from EECO<sub>2</sub> explains

Trending Articles

  1. How to design your pharmaceutical facility disinfection programme: Development, validation, and implementation The development, validation, and implementation of a robust disinfection programme are critical components of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). James Polarine, Matt Hofacre and Tony Cundell explain what you need to do
  2. Cleanroom Technology Awards 2026: The winners The winners of the Cleanroom Technology Awards 2026 have now been revealed. The 2026 edition brought together some of the most forward-thinking organisations in the industry, recognising innovation, technical excellence, and impactful advancements across cleanroom design, operation, and technology
  3. API production: Cleaning equipment between batches Cleaning is an essential part of the API production and it’s important to ensure that all traces of the previous batch are removed before the start of the next one, Pat Downs, Cleaning Co-ordinator at Cambrex discusses
  4. Annex 1: How new draft impacts cleaning and disinfection in cleanrooms The v.12 draft update to EU GMP Annex 1 has laid out how cleaning and disinfection should be considered ‘together’ within a documented contamination control strategy
  5. Semiconductor fab design: What do you have to consider for effective plant layout? A well-designed layout optimises workflow, ensuring that materials and personnel move efficiently through the cleanroom. So what needs to be established to achieve this? The team at Jimmy Lea P/L discuss

Upcoming event

ContaminExpo

16–17 September 2026 | Expo | National Exhibition Centre See all