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FMS and Astech form new strategic partnership in Ireland

Within the new partnership, cleanroom supplier Astech has agreed to provide direct support to FMS customers in Ireland for equipment sales, pre- an...

Lonza expands PyroCell pyrogen testing portfolio with two new rapid systems

Lonza has launched PyroCell MAT Rapid System and PyroCellMAT Human Serum (HS) Rapid System, two sustainable monocyte activation test (MAT) systems...

USP-NF gives notices of chapter <86> on bacterial endotoxins test using recombinant reagents

USP has recognised the need for a standard with information on the use of additional reagents for bacterial endotoxin testing as many groups and co...

Interview with Grant Merrill | AES Clean Technology

In a catch-up following the pandemic, Chief Commercial Officer, Grant Merrill discusses how he is making sure the company’s modular solution is wel...

Charles River supports Stevenage biocluster's therapies with RightSource facility

RightSource is Charles River’s purpose-built lab offering that provides accessible GMP quality control testing next to the manufacturing floor, lau...

NorthX Biologics chooses Vaisala for environmental monitoring revamp

The Swedish biological drug manufacturer has reviewed its environmental monitoring and control procedures, and decided to switch to a new Vaisala s...

Counteracting product loss during the inline inspection of vials

There’s a great deal at stake when pharmaceutical manufacturers fill expensive liquid formulations into vials; errors during the fill-finish proces...

Use of new ISO 14644-17 cleanroom standard in contamination control

In 2021 the ISO 14644 cleanroom standard part 17 on the control of macroparticles with the title “Particle deposition rate applications” was publis...

Solver successfully addresses non-compliance issues for TF AMD Microelectronics

The Malaysian firm announced via a LinkedIn post that it had successfully completed "performance-based design solutions" for TF AMD Microelectronic...

Acromec Engineers wins $14m high containment biosafety level research lab build

Singapore-based AcroMeta Group subsidiary, Acromec Engineers, has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of a 1,500 sqm lab for...

Legionella testing: Modern alternatives to the ‘gold standard’ test

The development of significantly faster, more sensitive testing protocols provide more options for detection Legionella than the complex plate cult...

Does plate choice affect microbial air sampling accuracy?

An investigative study has found that some current microbial air sampling processes may fail to comply with the new EU GMP Annex 1 - it is importan...

NASA breakthrough in astromaterials curation cleanroom monitoring

The space administration has discussed its use of InnovaPrep's dry electret sampler to prevent contamination by more traditional sampler, such as l...

Fungal isolates: identifying the usual suspects

NCIMB identifies thousands of microbial isolates for customers from the pharmaceutical sector every year. The majority of these isolates are bacter...

Lonza to phase out traditional endotoxin testing LAL and TAL assay reader for new tech

The company has launched the Nebula Absorbance Reader that is a technologically advanced, high-performance replacement reader, which delivers resul...

Considerations for effective clean-in-place systems

Apart from the simplest systems, most equipment today is cleaned in situ without the need for dismantling or opening, and with minimal operator int...