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Rapid Micro Biosystems to stage hands-on workshops – 16-May-2013
Company hosts live demonstrations of the Growth Direct System at new European headquarters in Munich, Germany
World Bank welcomes India TB lab network improvements– 14-May-2013
Improvement in the quality of laboratory services and 42 reference laboratories created by 2012
Vaisala organises seminar on mapping and monitoring in GMP environments – 8-May-2013
Free event in Birmingham is aimed at professionals involved in measuring or monitoring in regulated life science environments
Merck Millipore introduces APC SmartTouch airborne particle counter– 1-May-2013
Reduces cleanroom certification and monitoring costs
bioMérieux launches test for rapid enumeration of total flora in food products– 29-Apr-2013
TEMPO AC automated test will help agri-food laboratories save time and release their product faster
Successful FDA inspection for UK contract laboratory company – 26-Apr-2013
Wickham Laboratories receives positive feedback on its excellent facilities, staff expertise and GMP systems
Charles River offers endotoxin and microbial detection webinars– 26-Apr-2013
Free webinars provide further technical information and education for clients
Charles River signs partnership agreement with Bruker – 26-Apr-2013
Charles River to sell the Axcess System, a MALDI Biotyper solution for environmental monitoring applications
NextGuard X-ray detector is easy to use and affordable– 22-Apr-2013
Offers up to 50% better detection sensitivity than previous systems
Cherwell develops accessories for environmental monitoring programmes – 16-Apr-2013
Specialist solutions designed to meet rigorous cleanroom specifications
Air Monitors adds dust analysis system to portfolio– 9-Apr-2013
Offers information on particle size distribution and number in each size range
Biotage adds ISOLUTE Myco SPE columns to portfolio– 8-Apr-2013
For the efficient extraction of mycotoxins from food matrices
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Biocontamination control – moves toward a better standard – 28-Mar-2013
A review process of the biocontamination control standard ISO14698 has begun. The standard is chiefly concerned with environmental monitoring, but has not been widely adopted because it is not mentioned in any GMP guidance, not does it offer details on how environmental monitoring should be undertaken. The comprehensive review should raise its profile.
DSMZ houses public collection of spacecraft-associated bacteria – 1-Feb-2013
Spacecraft are assembled in cleanrooms under the strict controls for bio-contamination as once sent into space the risk of biological contamination of other planets is high. Space agencies have defined standards by which to measure the bioburden and diversity of microbial species in the cleanrooms and on the spacecraft. The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding a collection of microbial strains from spaceflight hardware and associated assembly facilities at the DSMZ. This collection is an important resource for research institutes and industry to investigate adaptive mechanisms of bacteria (for instance, resistance to heat, UV radiation, ionizing radiation, desiccation, disinfectants).
Pharmig celebrates 20 years of microbiology forums– 30-Jan-2013
Celebrating its 20th year of existence Pharmig, the UK organisation for pharmaceutical microbiology professionals, got to grips with future regulatory challenges and technical issues. One of the speakers, Dr Tim Sandle, provides highlights from the event
The ins and outs of microbial monitoring– 4-Jan-2013
Routines for microbial monitoring of ambient air, surfaces and personnel in critical areas need to be as straightforward and fail-safe as possible to yield reliable results. Disposables, such as settle plates, contact plates and swabs, should thus be filled in cleanrooms that meet high microbiological standards. For testing irregular surfaces such as equipment recesses, nooks, crevices, tubing and filling needles, where contact plates are impractical, pre-moistened swabs may be used to validate cleaning and sanitation procedures and to verify that a required hygiene level has been reached.
Making the grade in filters– 3-Dec-2012
The removal of micro-organisms from fluids by passage through filters is a very complex process and is dependent on interactions relating to the chemistry and surface characteristics of the membrane, the micro-organisms, and the suspending fluid. The selection of a membrane filter for a particular product or process is an important choice and one that requires an assessment of the filter, the chemical nature of the product and the physical demands that will be placed on the filter.
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Events
Mapping & Monitoring for GMP Environments– 7-May-2013
23 May 2013
Free seminar
Vaisala Elm House, Birmingham, UK