Decontamination
News
Howorth forms a new division– 12-Jan-2012
Howorth Bio Technology will sell DVHP and decontamination equipment under the BioGen brand
UK IAH opens £10m IS4L lab for virus research– 9-Jan-2012
Best engineering standards applied to ensure no pathogens can escape into the environment
MicroVal certifies GreenLight TVC method– 30-Nov-2011
Automatically detects microbial contamination in food and drink samples
Complete incubator decontamination in less than three hours– 30-Nov-2011
With Sanyo hydrogen peroxide system
Hutchinson Santé launches G-Bact glove– 16-Nov-2011
Contains an antimicrobial layer that kills bacteria in the case of a micro-breach in the glove
Profits fall at Tristel but sales are up– 7-Nov-2011
Exports break the £1m mark
India embarks on textile research with cleanroom applications– 28-Oct-2011
SITRA aims to incorporate anti-microbial compounds in medical textiles
Bringing HPV technology to life– 28-Oct-2011
Bioquell animated video aims to increase understanding of the technology
Entegris establishes facility in Taiwan– 20-Oct-2011
For filtration and materials handling components for the semiconductor industry
HPV technology discussed at key infectious disease conference– 20-Oct-2011
Hot topic addressed in three scientific abstracts in the US
Contec expands China facility– 18-Oct-2011
The new facility in Suzhou Industrial Park will serve the needs of customers in the Asia/Pacific region
Reducing the C. diff burden at Gloucestershire Hospitals – 4-Oct-2011
Significant reduction in number of infection cases shows the effectiveness of a co-ordinated approach using a range of measures, including HPV
Articles
Bringing clinical efficiency to decontamination– 20-Oct-2011
Decontamination of instruments is a critical link in the surgical pathway. Synergy Health has set up a centre in Leicester to collect, decontaminate, sterilise and pack surgical equipment. Track and trace technology ensures that the correct instruments are returned to the correct client on time
Seeing the light on room disinfection– 27-Apr-2011
As healthcare acquired infections continue to plague hospitals, national governments are raising funds to advance the development of new technologies that will beat the bugs. Susan Birks reports on some recent initiatives on both sides of the Atlantic and at studies involving UV hospital disinfection systems
Medical Device Sterility – 24-Aug-2010
The sterility of a medical device is often seen as a given by the user – but achieving and maintaining that sterility requires considerable thought, as a visit to Isotron’s laboratories, near Swindon, reveals
Have you complied?– 8-Mar-2004
Barry Hill, director of Facility Monitoring Systems, and Morgan Polen, VP of Applications Technology at Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, discuss Facility Monitoring Systems and 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
Instruments get the measure of velocity– 12-Jan-2004
Testo explains the importance of matching the correct velocity measurement instrument to the application
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Events
International Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and Federation of Infection Societies (FIS) Annual Conference– 27-Jan-2012
19 - 21 November 2012
Conference
BT Convention Centre, Liverpool
Infection Prevention 2012– 27-Jan-2012
1-3 October 2012
Conference and exhibition
ACC, Liverpool, UK
Dirty Little Secrets: The Difficulty of Decontamination of Medical Instruments– 16-Jan-2012
9 February 2012
One-day seminar
Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, UK
ESTECH 2012– 6-Dec-2011
30 April - 3 May 2012
Four-day conference
Orlando, Florida, US
3C 2012– 29-Nov-2011
23 - 24 May 2012
Exhibition
NEC, Birmingham, UK
PCT International Contamination Control Conference– 27-Sep-2011
28 - 29 February 2012
Conference
Oxford Belfry Hotel, Oxford, UK
Contamination Control– 1-Aug-2011
21 - 23 March 2012
Conference
Budapest, Hungary
International Symposium on Contamination Control 2012– 20-Jan-2011
3 - 7 September 2012
Zurich, Switzerland
Aseptic Surgery Forum 2012– 13-Jan-2011
3 - 4 April 2012
Paris, France