Market Reports

The pros and cons of adopting a recirculating plenum for cleanrooms

Guardtech Nordic AB GMP specialist, Thomas Loof, gives his take on the benefits and challenges of utilising a recirc plenum in your cleanroom project

A walk through the cleanroom qualification journey

Cleanroom qualification runs from URS to DQ, to IQ, to OQ and finally PQ. Graham Findlay, Regional Director at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group, explains

Cleanroom technicians: where are we in 2025?

What is the role of a technician and how is it evolving in today’s lab and cleanroom environments? Jiteen Ahmed from Lab Innovations discusses

A step-by-step guide for protecting your ESD work environment’s flooring

In environments where static discharge can cause damage, it’s essential to use protective measures like applying a dissipative floor finish. This finish is the perfect solution for companies using vinyl, VCT, linoleum, ESD tiles, or epoxy floors. The Blue Thunder Technologies team discuss

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

Trending Articles

  1. 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
  2. EXCLUSIVE: PFENNIG opens “laser holodeck” for cleanroom training PFENNIG Reinigungstechnik has unveiled a cleanroom training facility that uses ceiling-mounted lasers and sensor-equipped mop technology to make manual cleaning measurable and reproducible
  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. Continuous cleanroom monitoring: A look at automated settle plate handling Continuous monitoring is becoming increasingly important in the most critical areas like class A and B of aseptic manufacturing or ATMP production, Miriam Schönenberger and Florian Blum from MVB discuss how it can be implemented in the best possible way
  5. Interview with Mark Kendrick | Stancold The great variety in industries that can be worked on with cleanrooms, is a draw for many to work in the specialism. Senior Business Development Manager for Stancold, Mark Kendrick, explains how the recently launched cleanroom division at the company came to be and how his team and the sector are continuing to respond and adapt

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