Market Reports

Safer food with Intermediate Bulk Containers

Safer food with Intermediate Bulk Containers

Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) can help food manufacturers better handle a portfolio of products with a range of ingredients, including allergens. Steve Hewitt, regional manager, Matcon, explains
Medicinal cannabis: Primed to grow

Medicinal cannabis: Primed to grow

Trevor Schoerie, MD at PharmOut, explains the regulatory and design requirements for environmentally controlled facilities for medicinal cannabis in Australia
HydroGienic: High purity water all along the pipework

HydroGienic: High purity water all along the pipework

The Honeyman Group is reaping the rewards of its award-winning HydroGienic water supply system. Chairman Trevor Honeyman explains the set-up to maintain high purity, quality water for critical processes
Marijuana legislation has opened new segments of business

Marijuana legislation has opened new segments of business

Kathie Kalafatis, CleanAir Solutions CEO, predicts the medicinal cannabis and e-cigarette markets will open up a new and untapped area of growth for cleanroom companies going forward
Maximising the benefits of ESOS

Maximising the benefits of ESOS

Europe’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme enters phase II. Keith Beattie, life science lead at EECO2, explains what companies can do to seize the opportunity and comply by the 2019 deadline
Next-gen water for injections

Next-gen water for injections

John Parks, Business Development Director at Telstar Puretech, looks at new ways to generate water for injections
Complete guide to clean benches

Complete guide to clean benches

Understanding laminar flow is crucial to choosing the correct bench for the workplace and application. Rick Meyer, Superior Laboratory Services, explains design considerations and the smoke tests to unveil installation flaws
Brexit trade bill: Not yet

Brexit trade bill: Not yet

The UK has decided it will continue to be involved with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) after Brexit. Paul Brooks, Executive Director at the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) asks what does this mean for the pharmaceutical industry and patients after 2020?
Contamination control in satellite production

Contamination control in satellite production

Satellite construction undergoes extraordinary changes as new technologies and increased demand alter their type and size. Susan Birks reports on future contamination control requirements following a visit to a cleanroom of Airbus UK
Antimicrobial materials to the front

Antimicrobial materials to the front

Andy Newbould, Bioclad sales director, explains the benefits of antimicrobial technology applied to construction materials and highlights a recent project delivered for pharmacy premises at Midlothian Science Zone near Edinburgh, UK
Isolator sterility put to the test

Isolator sterility put to the test

Sterility testing must be carried out under strict aseptic conditions. Stacey Orley, Wickham Laboratories, describes the process to ensure products and devices are contaminant-free
How can new GMP regulations inspire and improve biosafety?

How can new GMP regulations inspire and improve biosafety?

Henriette Schubert, global expert in process architecture, laboratories, biocontainment and GMP facility design at NNE, provides technical information on improving biosafety
The nanozyme that uses light to kill bacteria

The nanozyme that uses light to kill bacteria

Scientists at the RMIT University in Australia have created a nanozyme with antimicrobial properties with huge potential applications. Angharad Baldwin interviews Professor Vipul Bansal, lead researcher, to find out more
“Reusable cleanroom coveralls are the responsible choice”

“Reusable cleanroom coveralls are the responsible choice”

Reusable cleanroom coveralls not only cost less than their disposable counterparts, a recently published study confirms they are the most sustainable option. Jerry Martin, Prudential Overall Supply, comments
Microbiologists put a question mark over chlorine washing

Microbiologists put a question mark over chlorine washing

Researchers at Southampton University have found that chlorine washing of chicken is not sufficient to remove food contaminants
Making sense of particle counters

Making sense of particle counters

Understanding how particle counters work is crucial to making informed decisions in the operation of a cleanroom. Jason Kelly, director of systems, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, explains the technology and stresses the importance of data integrity

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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