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Astell wins the space race
The two chambers are supplied with a delayed start feature, allowing sterilisation to take place … full story
22/02/10
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Beat the zap with Exair blowoff station …
The device uses Exair’s Stay Set ion air jet to minimise compressed air use by … full story
15/02/10
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Three-minute cold disinfection
Other benefits of cold disinfection include speed and a more streamlined, uninterrupted workflow. The Microm … full story
12/02/10
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Test data reveals that AsepticSure eliminates superbugs
Medizone International of San Francisco, US has completed the first full-scale trial of its AsepticSure hospital sterilisation system.
09/03/10
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Telstar minibioreactor handles six cultures at a time
Telstar, a European supplier of equipment for the life sciences, has launched the Telstar Hexascreen minibioreactor for performing animal cell culture screening studies.
03/03/10
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Interscience EasySpiral for easy bacterial plating
Interscience’s EasySpiral automatic bacterial plater provides standardised plating with sensitivity from 30 to 10 million CFU/ml on only one Petri dish without preliminary dilutions for higher lab capacities.
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Revised Cleanroom Technology guide published
The second edition of Cleanroom Technology, a self-contained and practical book providing step-by-step guidance to the design and construction of cleanrooms, appropriate testing methodologies, and operation for the minimisation of … full story
26/02/10
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Globus adds Showa-Best gloves to portfolio
Globus (Shetland), a supplier of protective and disposable gloves, will become sole distributor of the Showa-Best glove range in the UK and Ireland from 1 March.
24/02/10
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Wilden adds Pro Flo X to pump series
US air-operated diaphragm pump specialist Wilden has added the Pro-Flo X Air Distribution System (ADS) to the Hygienic Series of stainless steel pumps, which are for the most demanding sanitary … full story
23/02/10
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Astell wins the space race
UK autoclave and steriliser manufacturer Astell claims to have solved the problem of how to double autoclave capacity without increasing the equipment footprint. The company’s Duaclave series combines two identical … full story
22/02/10
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Measure humidity, temperature and pressure at speed
The Testo 622 and Testo 623 temperature and humidity measuring instruments provide an at a glance overview of humidity, temperature and pressure.
17/02/10
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Beat the zap with Exair blowoff station
Exair’s static eliminating blowoff station, available in the UK exclusively through Good Hand UK in Milton Keynes, delivers a concentrated flow of ionised air to remove dust and other contaminants … full story
15/02/10
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Three-minute cold disinfection
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s cold disinfection technology instantly disinfects the entire cold cryo-chamber of the Microm HM550 Cryostat series in just three minutes. Other solutions require at least a two-hour warm-up … full story
12/02/10
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SystemSure helps reduce hospital infections
Hygiena International has won a tender to supply all Scottish NHS Boards with the Hygiena SystemSure Plus ATP monitoring system. The system is already in use at North Tees and … full story >>
25/06/09 | read 3464 times
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Actiprotect respirator mask protects against airborne influenza virus
GSK has developed the Actiprotect disposable respirator mask, which is said to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne influenza virus. It includes an antiviral coating and has been shown to … full story >>
23/07/09 | read 2194 times
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SaniGuard launches first dry-on-contact sanitising spray to kill HAIs
SaniGuard International has launched what it claims is the world’s first dry-on-contact spray suitable for use on hospital bed linen, curtains and other “near patient touch sites”. The SaniGuard patented … full story >>
02/07/09 | read 1442 times
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Improved tank cleaning spray ball
A new retractable spray ball system for tank cleaning in CIP processes has been engineered by Tank Cleaning Developments to be fully self-draining, preventing trapping of fluid, which is a … full story >>
07/04/09 | read 1440 times
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SitexOrbis eradicates Norovirus aboard Marco Polo cruise ship
The cruise ship Marco Polo, whose round-Britain cruise had to be cancelled because passengers became ill with the vomiting bug Norovirus, has been totally disinfected by SitexOrbis’ infection control fogging … full story >>
20/08/09 | read 1372 times
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Arch Chemicals’ Vantocil FHC antimicrobial protects against swine flu
Arch Chemicals, a global producer of biocides, has found that its Vantocil FHC antimicrobial product is effective against the A(H1N1) virus. Research work performed by ATS Labs, in Eagan, Minnesota, … full story >>
07/08/09 | read 1342 times
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Prototype sanitiser disinfects small hospital instruments
Experts in applied physics, computer engineering, infectious diseases, emergency medicine, microbiology, pathology and surgery at the Johns Hopkins University in the US have unveiled a device that automatically sanitises in … full story >>
31/07/09 | read 1332 times
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Bioguard cleaning products protect against swine flu
Bioguard hand gel, disinfectant solutions and moist impregnated wipes can help protect against swine flu, according to supplier Abbeychart. The company says the products have been independently approved by a … full story >>
05/05/09 | read 1230 times
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Alfa Laval sanitary pump provides high levels of hygiene
Alfa Laval’s SolidC UltraPure centrifugal pump has been developed to provide maximum cleanability and high levels of hygiene for the pharmaceutical, biopharm and food industries.
The … full story >>25/03/09 | read 1202 times
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Nano-Key wastewater filter cartridges use nanofibre technology
Nano-Key pharmaceutical and wastewater filter cartridges from Keystone Filter in the US use advanced nanofibre technology to filter through both electro-adhesion and mechanical processes. The cartridges, which feature ceramic nanofibres … full story >>
17/07/09 | read 1184 times
March 2010
• Choosing the right gloves to handle cytotoxic drugs safely
• Pharma companies carrying out clinical trials need containment solutions that are flexible enough to deal with small quantities
• Working in isolation: research into nanoscale products requires an environment that is protected against vibration, humidity and magnetic fields
• ISPE recognises the best pharma manufacturing facilities of 2009

