Microbiology
News
Webinar to highlight the issue of extractables and leachables– 4-May-2012
Evaluating extractables and leachables has become an increasingly important consideration in drug development
VITEK 2 Compact GP card gains international approval – 27-Apr-2012
Card used to identify Gram-Positive bacteria now has AOAC OMA approval for food safety testing
Opinion: Mastering microbes– 26-Apr-2012
Rapid Microbial Methods are enabling companies to take fast action to stop contaminated products reaching the public
Wipe study on disinfection of flexible nasendoscopes– 11-Apr-2012
The efficacy study on Tristel Wipes was revealed at the Hospital Hygiene Congress in Berlin
Publication of antibacterial curtain study underway– 11-Apr-2012
The PurThread Technologies-funded study looks at hospital curtains that resist bacteria
Nelson Laboratories acquires new building – 11-Apr-2012
US microbiology lab continues growth in-line with increased requirements for medical device testing
Global One-Pak to unveil first anti-bacterial dispensing pack– 10-Feb-2012
steriGOP is for high hygiene areas where soap, lotions and cleaning sprays are shared
Robert Mondavi Research Institute installs ProtoCOL colony counter– 13-Jan-2012
To speed up studies on the growth of bacterial pathogens in food
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
Jamjoom Pharma installs ProtoCOL– 16-Dec-2011
Colony counter enables the Saudi Arabian firm to assess the quality of products
Met One particle counter delivers results in seconds– 30-Nov-2011
Battery pack provides power for up to 30 hours
MicroVal certifies GreenLight TVC method– 30-Nov-2011
Automatically detects microbial contamination in food and drink samples
Articles
Microbial risks in cosmetics & toiletries– 24-Apr-2012
Those tasked with controlling bioburden in the personal care industry are facing many new challenges. The latest microbial detection equipment will flag up anything and everything in a product, which then has to be identified and risk assessed, sometimes leading to unnecessary product recalls. As well as identifying the species, it is necessary to understand the infectivity or pathogenicity of the specific genomed-bacteria in question.
Maintaining control of bioburden– 5-Jul-2011
Preventing, controlling and eradicating contamination in cleanrooms used for medical device production was the topic of a recent GMP seminar by sterilisation service provider Isotron.
Trigger happy– 28-Apr-2011
Trigger sprays are a convenient way to dispense disinfectants but not all sprays are the same. James Tucker,1 Neil Simpson2 and Steve Moss3 outline a study used to show that some trigger systems are affected by suck-back
Events
ECCMID 2014 – 13-Mar-2012
10 – 13 May 2014
Congress
Barcelona, Spain