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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

Tackling labour shortages in cleanroom ceiling construction

Why did offsite construction of construction elements like cleanroom ceilings come about, and what can it help for your project? John Hobson from Nortek Air Solutions discusses

Case study of an integrated continuous biomanufacturing facility cleanroom build

Abu Bhargava from construction expert Skanska discusses how the company converted a 140,000 sqft half-completed space into an integrated continuous biomanufacturing facility that would meet cGMP requirements

Superway: A novel FAB AMC monitoring model using overhead mobile technology

Richard Xu and Nabil Saad from Nikira Labs discuss its FAB AMC monitoring tech that could change the game for the current model of stationary sensors

Germfree CEO Kevin Kyle talks about productising cleanrooms and decentralised manufacturing

The CEO of the 200-person-strong mobile cleanroom and biocontainment expert talks about decentralised manufacturing for CGTs, a new centralised QMS product in the works, and how carefully chosen partnerships can be a game changer

Combustible dust in pharma: An elusive but very real risk

Controlling contamination and controlling hazards simultaneously in today's cleanrooms is difficult, sometimes even oppositional. Many operations have serious gaps that are difficult to reconcile without the proper expertise. J.T. Cochran from CRB Group discusses

What is MTP technology and how does it affect your cleanroom?

What does Module Type Package (MTP) mean for life sciences manufacturing in relation to customised medicines, ease of engineering, and regulatory compliance? Reinfried Kößlbacher from Copa Data discusses

How can containment tech help you meet your carbon emission targets?

Andrew Ellison from containment equipment manufacturer Envair Technology, talks about creating sustainability in both the product itself and in the environment it operates in

Hot button topics in hi-tech facility design and operation

What are some of the key trends and challenges faced by hi-tech companies and how can these challenges be effectively managed? Jo Nelissen from ABN Cleanroom Technology discusses

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  2. Airflow optimisation: What is it and is big pharma on board? Over-ventilating cleanrooms leads to exorbitant energy bills, Dan Diehl from Aircuity believes the dynamic air control technology now has a firm foothold in the pharmaceutical sector
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