Market Reports

The ex-regulator’s view on small surface contamination control: It’s just a bit of wiping, right?

Ecolab Life Sciences’ Matt Cokely and Rose Pharma Solutions’ Phillip Rose discusses the under appreciated role of disinfecting “small surfaces”

An A-Z of cleanroom pass-throughs: From cost considerations to futuristic customisations

Wes Temple from AVM Group, takes a look at everything from the basics of choosing or designing a pass-through to suit your environment, to the maintenance and cleaning to ensure it keeps functioning appropriately

What are digital twins and what is their role in pharmaceutical production?

How can digital twin technology optimise pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. Stephan Nobis, Business Development Manager at automation supplier COPA-DATA, explains

The standout cleanroom projects of 2024

A look back at some of the most viewed and talked about cleanroom projects in 2024

Launches, mergers, and liquidations: A review of the cleanroom sector in 2024

A look back at the new product launches, new companies and new partnerships in the cleanroom sector in 2024

The future of CFD modelling in data centres

As power and heat loads continue to rise, efficient cooling in the data centre is becoming more and more challenging. Gordon Johnson from Subzero Engineering discusses

Endotoxin testing: From rabbit fever to synthetic solutions

Angel Sumajit from Alpha Laboratories discusses how innovation and ethical progress have taken endotoxin testing from rabbits, to horseshoe crabs, to synthetic solutions

Cleanroom construction trends to watch in 2025 and beyond

Performance Contracting, Inc. has highlighted the emerging trends in cleanroom construction set to shape the industry in 2025 and the years ahead

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

A sit down with Michelle Locke on the topic of bespoke hygienic designing

Michelle Locke, the Product and Marketing Manager from the hygienic equipment expert, Teknomek, talks about incorporating sustainability and client specifications in bespoke designs

Lowering the chance of antimicrobial resistance with built in agents

Antimicrobial additives have key differences to disinfectants and antibiotics which make them a great solution that keeps organisms from surviving and evolving into resistant strains. Mai Ha from Microban discusses

Overcoming the limitations of traditional airlocks

Chris Barbieri from AES Clean Technology discusses the challenges of traditional airlocks and how innovations in design and construction approaches can provide an efficient solution that avoids the need for on-site construction

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

Battling biofilms in cleanrooms

Michelle Locke from Teknomek discusses how it is possible to combat the persistent threat of biofilms with the right cleanroom furniture, equipment, and cleaning protocols

Microbiological monitoring: Adapting to new rapid methods regulatory demands

Dr Wan Li Low from Cherwell takes a look at the shift towards Rapid Microbiology Methods (RMM) and their validation

The benefits of engineered swelling fluids for medical device assembly

Elizabeth Norwood from MicroCare explores the contamination control and other benefits of swelling fluids in the context of medical device assembly

AdvanceTEC's Bryan Phelan discusses digitisation and modular techniques in cleanrooms

The Managing Partner talks to Cleanroom Technology about how the company set up their BIM and VR capabilities for builds, his plans for the future of the AdvanceTEC, and his views on the state of the modular and prefabricated build sector

How to successfully make the transition to gassing isolators

Automated biodecontamination of the interior of isolators is the direction of manufacturing following the release of EU GMP Annex 1 in 2023. But how do you make the transition? Matt Stubbs from Envair discusses

The cleanroom debate: Epoxy flooring vs raised flooring

There is no “right choice” for the flooring in your cleanroom or controlled environment, but there are aspects to weigh up for a more suited solution. Wes Temple from AVM Group explains

Guardtech and Elis: Taking over a cleanroom laundry build mid-project

Originally contracted to develop just the cleanroom, Joe Shackley from Guardtech talks about taking the cleanroom laundry build after the original Principal Contractor was unable to fulfil the requirements

Talking to Isofield's Stephen Morgan

The cleanroom consumables market has been a very interesting landscape since the COVID-19 pandemic. Entering the sector in mid-2021, Stephen Morgan’s Isofield has been riding every twist and turn

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

Case study: Building an advanced operations of a viral vector facility

Anubhav Bhargava from Skanska walks through some of the main challenges and lessons learned from its recent viral vector manufacturing facility build

Modular vs panellised: A guide to accelerate cleanroom delivery

The modular vs panellised debate is not black and white. How do you decide what solution your facility requires? Tabea Martins, Mattias Rathgeb, and Daniel Fritsche from CRB, the facility design specialist for the life sciences and food & beverage industries

Trending Articles

  1. 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
  2. Tips for particle concentration compliance under ISO 14644-1:2015 Apply these six steps to make your cleanroom fit for the new standard, says Hasim Solmaz, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions
  3. 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
  4. Precision cleaning explained Cleaning to perfection is a sophisticated process and yet vital to product integrity. Dr Brent Ekstrand, VP of Science & Technology at Astro Pak, sheds lights on contaminants and the tests performed to measure them
  5. What is a semiconductor cleanroom sub-fab? The team at Jimmy Lea P/L discusses the unsung hero of hi-tech production, cleanroom sub-fabs, which require a strict design and construction plan

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