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New plastic pallets find favour with pharma – 14-May-2013
Suitable to carry large loads of product through the logistics process from start to finish
Contec opens new and improved warehouse– 10-May-2013
New facility offers more storage and office space and area for future manufacturing
Cherwell Laboratories exhibits environmental monitoring and aseptic process validation range– 30-Apr-2013
PHSS Aseptic Services Pharmacy Isolator Training Course, 14 May 2013
Charles River offers endotoxin and microbial detection webinars– 26-Apr-2013
Free webinars provide further technical information and education for clients
EECO2 nominated for sustainability award– 15-Apr-2013
Energy Efficiency Consultancy nominated for the 2013 2degrees Sustainability Champions Awards
Empowering the regulatory affairs professional– 8-Apr-2013
High Edge Consulting launches six new training courses in 2013
Fraunhofer IAP opens pilot line for OLEDs– 6-Feb-2013
Produced with MBRAUN, the line will enable companies to scale-up from lab to pilot scale
Synergy Health launches Reusable Surgical Solutions (RSS) division– 29-Jan-2013
Offers a reusable surgical textiles service for gowns, towels and drapes
AAIPharma Services expands parenteral facility in Charleston– 2-Jan-2013
Contract services provider installs new compounding and aseptic processing suites
Japan’s Azbil takes 80% stake in Telstar– 4-Dec-2012
Telstar will lead the launch of a new business called Life Science Engineering
Phillips-Medisize completes Czech Republic facility expansion– 8-Nov-2012
To meet growth in demand for medical device
New industrial laundry machine uses CO2 as cleaning solvent– 30-Oct-2012
In addition to cleaning well, CO2 leaves no secondary waste and no additional CO2 is generated
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Testing for spores in laundry water– 29-Aug-2012
Among the most common microbiological contaminations in commercial laundries are bacteria that turn into permanent forms, so-called spores, under life-threatening conditions. These endospores formed by the bacteria are extremely resistant, for example, to hot and cold temperatures, or to drying out. This high chemical and thermal resistance means that spores are not safely inactivated or killed during disinfecting washing processes
Keep control of consumables expenditure– 20-Oct-2011
Sales of cleanroom consumables are increasing, with gloves and wipes heading the list. Increases in the raw material price of latex have led glove consumers to consider alternative materials, such as nitrile and polychloroprene. For garments, there are fundamentally three options – disposable, reusable (laundered) or a combination of the two. The choice will be governed by the number of garment changes per week. If a reusable system is decided upon, consideration needs to be given to the choice of purchase, lease, lease-to-own or rental.
Bribery law: time to act– 11-Aug-2011
The UK's new Bribery Act applies not only to UK-based companies but also to those carrying on business in the UK, and to any persons 'associated' with such a business, including employees, agents and joint venture partners. Companies must therefore implement urgently a compliance programme to minimise the risk of bribery - which may be corrupt payments, lavish hospitality or small, unofficial payments - being undertaken on their behalf
Cut energy use in the lab– 22-Jul-2011
Energy consumption in laboratories, particularly from moving, heating or cooling air, makes it difficult to meet carbon targets. The S-Lab programme has designed an audit guide to assist in reducing energy use by addressing the design specification of ventilation systems and fume cupboards and instituting a monitoring strategy
ISO updates with the BSI– 26-Apr-2011
With ISO 14644 in a state of flux, cleanroom users need to stay informed and contribute to the development of all parts of the standard. Jane Ellis attended the BSI’s recent Cleanrooms Consultation seminar to hear views about the latest changes and their impact