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The non-thermal way to kill bacteria

The non-thermal way to kill bacteria

High hydrostatic pressure and pulsed electric fields are alternatives to traditional thermal pasteurisation. Professors Henry Jäger and Felix Schottroff explain how these technologies work and present cold plasma as an emerging surface decontamination tool
Is fear of risk your biggest risk?

Is fear of risk your biggest risk?

Risk-based decision making is essential to contamination control in manufacturing processes. Martin Lush, NSF International, explains why implementing SOPs that are risk smart is more beneficial
Testing for particles in injectable products

Testing for particles in injectable products

Liquid sample technology that is compliant with USP <788> must be part of any testing strategy into winning the war on contaminants within parenteral injectables. Jason Kelly, VP of Services, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, explains the technology and why companies should use it
Expert guide: Single-use supply chain risk management

Expert guide: Single-use supply chain risk management

Industry experts at Avantor describe a supply chain strategy to help drug manufacturers with multiple locations around the world manage and minimise the risk associated with the logistics of single-use systems while also ensuring regulatory compliance
Cleanroom validation: Quality of the product to the front

Cleanroom validation: Quality of the product to the front

Cleanroom validation is a multifaceted project, so it is advantageous to have a dedicated project manager to lead, track, coordinate and schedule each step in a preplanned sequence. Ryan Burke, Analytical Lab Group, explains the process
Bioanalytical strategy: Authorities’ expectations to consider

Bioanalytical strategy: Authorities’ expectations to consider

Dr Markus Fido, analytical characterisation expert and VelaLabs co-founder, looks at the product lifecycle of biopharmaceuticals to describe the methods manufacturers should use to ensure required safety and quality under Directive 2001/83/EC
Classification vs monitoring: What is the difference?

Classification vs monitoring: What is the difference?

Understanding cleanroom classification and monitoring is critical to production and compliance. To prevent confusion between these two definitions, Hasim Solmaz, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, describes common and different points
A to Z guide to protective garments

A to Z guide to protective garments

Understanding, assessing, validating and auditing the entire value chain of cleanroom garments is critical to making sure they are fit to play their part in the manufacturing process. Steve Marnach and Matheus Barbosa, DuPont, explain
The cleaning power of plasma

The cleaning power of plasma

The biggest issue in cleanrooms is particles landing on surfaces. Mike Hopkins, Impedans CEO, explains how the electric charge in plasma can be used to remove or reduce particles and even eliminate biological contamination on surfaces and equipment
Testing preservatives with PET

Testing preservatives with PET

Tasmin Stock, Wickham Laboratories, explains the preservative efficacy test (PET), the specific challenges in preventing microbial growth and how partnering with experienced laboratories allows companies to comply with international regulations
The Legiolert protocol

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 <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> in water samples. Andrew Headland, Senior Business Manager for the IDEXX Water Division, EMEA, explains the method
Raising the bar for continuous environmental monitoring

Raising the bar for continuous environmental monitoring

Environmental monitoring (EM) is considered critical to all aseptic manufacturing environments where the sterility of the final product is paramount to quality and safety. However, the recently published draft of the new EU GMP Annex 1 now goes even further. Andy Whittard, Cherwell Laboratories, explains
Does your cleaning have the wettability factor?

Does your cleaning have the wettability factor?

Precision cleaning of printed circuit boards (PCBs) is required to meet stringent performance criteria. Mike Jones, VP MicroCare Corp, explains the “wetting Index” and how to determine the score of a fluid to measure its ability to clean complex shapes
Real-time particle fallout monitoring: Challenges and solutions

Real-time particle fallout monitoring: Challenges and solutions

A patent-pending method based on CMOS sensor technology is set to revolutionise the monitoring of particle fallout in clean environments. Andrew Holland, XCAM, explains
Sensors meet hydrogen peroxide applications

Sensors meet hydrogen peroxide applications

The proprietary sensor technology in Vaisala’s PEROXCAP and HPP272 probe is a game-changer in bio-decontamination with hydrogen peroxide. Piritta Maunu, explains the advantages of its use to validate the integrity of rooms, isolators, RABS&#8200;and transfer chambers
Interview: Colandis CEO Joachim Ludwig

Interview: Colandis CEO Joachim Ludwig

From employee at Carl Zeiss to CEO of his own company, Joachim Ludwig has become an expert in cleanroom applications for technology industries. He believes unconventional solutions to client’s requests are key to a successful future in this market

Trending Articles

  1. Walking the tightrope: a look at air change rates How can companies design their cleanrooms in order to reach the air change rates required by ISO? Words by Simplex's Jerry Cross
  2. Cleanrooms: What is the difference between clean-up period and recovery time? The implementation of the new Annex 1, and references to the ISO 14644 family of cleanroom standards have raised questions around the "Recovery time" and the "Clean-up period." Nataša Štirn from Klimer and ICCCS Chair Conor Murray discuss
  3. GMP Annex 1: Validation of disinfectants on cleanroom surfaces Published in August 2022, for implementation in August 2023, Karen Rossington from Contec looks at the revised version of EU GMP Annex 1 expanded and clarified the regulatory requirements of cleaning and disinfection in life science cleanrooms
  4. 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
  5. Incubating settle plates: Understanding growth patterns and when things are going wrong Steven Brimble from Cherwell Laboratories discusses why it is important to your environmental monitoring regime to understand growth characteristics of common cleanroom contaminants and how morphology shifts over time on various media

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