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Get calibration up to ISO standard – 2-Sep-2010

ISO 21501 for particle size determination has a particular section that is of relevance to the cleanroom sector. Steve Kochevar, Particle Measuring Systems, reviews Part 4 on calibration procedure and verification method for airborne particle counters

Microbial control of combo devices – 29-Aug-2010

New drug delivery systems or ‘combo’ devices are becoming more prevalent in the market. Mark Botting, UK commercial manager, Isotron, reviews some current challenges and potential future changes in sterilising drug device combination products

Driving cleanrooms to Denmark – 27-Aug-2010

The new cleanroom completed for the multinational company Ferrosan is a truly modular facility – constructed in the UK, installed in Denmark and designed to allow for future relocation. Jelle Hanse, export executive, Clean Modules, explains

Clean and validated – 26-Aug-2010

Dr Chris Pickles, CERAM, outlines the main aspects of cleanliness validation for medical devices and compares the different analytical methods that are available to validate cleanliness and cleaning processes.

Sterility testing – 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

What’s in a seal? – 23-Aug-2010

As API potency levels continue to increase, so too does the need for co-operation between equipment maker and seal manufacturer. Elastomer maker Precision Polymer Engineering and ChargePoint Technology explain how the optimum elastomer was selected for a split butterfly valve

Regeneration at a Dublin stem cell facility – 20-Jul-2010

The new Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation facility in Dublin, Ireland represents a major step forward for stem cell transplantation. Ronan Quinn, MD of the contractor ardmac, describes the build

Hi-tech without costing the Earth – 19-Jul-2010

Abatement technology is finding increasing use in today’s hi-tech industries. Susan Birks talked to vacuum and abatement specialist Edwards

Donning by design – 19-Jul-2010

Damon Larkin, Product Marketing Leader, Cleanroom Apparel, Kimberly-Clark Professional considers how sterile cleanroom gowning is evolving to help minimise contamination risk

Robot design for wafer handling – 19-Jul-2010

Keeping contamination low during wafer processing is best achieved with robots

Haupt Pharma builds a new WFI loop – 19-Jul-2010

Water For Injection is an essential ingredient for injectables, produced and used in volume by Haupt Pharma Livron. Lionel Bouvier, head of General Engineering – Metrology, describes the design and installation of the company’s new WFI system

Contained but not constrained – 19-Jul-2010

Highly potent drugs require specialised manufacturing facilities to ensure they do not escape into the environment. SAFC’s Trevor Calkins describes how the company designed its multipurpose manufacturing plants to meet the complex containment requirements

Closed vial technology – 22-Jun-2010

Ready-to-fill syringes are increasingly being adopted by pharma, so what about ready-to-fill vials? Germana Molinari, manager of fill/finish process design in Foster Wheeler’s Milan Pharma division, looks at closed vial technology

Energy management – 22-Jun-2010

For years, cleanroom operators have put product safety and yields top of the agenda, giving energy efficiency a lower priority. The BSI’s 2010 Cleanroom Conference unveiled new standards that demand a greener ethos. Susan Birks reports

Protecting health through comfort – 22-Jun-2010

Alan McArthur of diversified technology company 3M explains why comfort counts when it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE)

The purity of gases – 22-Jun-2010

Gases have become an essential part of the food production process. Linde Gas looks at the importance of gas purity and traceability in its use either as part of the product, for increasing pack shelf life, or for the equipment used in food analysis

Steam sterilise for a natural product – 22-Jun-2010

Equipment developer Oystar Hassia explains how aseptic steam sterilisation can also add value to food products

On tap – a sustainable sanitiser – 22-Jun-2010

The knowledge that electrolysed water could be a sanitiser has been around for years, but Japanese scientists have turned the idea into a simple and cost-effective sanitisation process, as Laurence Bailey, md of UK distributor EOwater, explains

The devil is in the details – 3-Jun-2010

Jim Tennermann, Regional Market Manager, Vaisala offers some thoughts on selecting and using appropriate humidity measurement equipment for cleanrooms

Customised cleaning – 27-May-2010

Michael Lehtinen, EP Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, looks at how custom cleaning services can meet the strict regulatory needs of drug manufacturing and save on costs

A fitting test – 20-May-2010

Protective equipment has to fit to be effective. Jason Kelly, Kenelec Scientific, looks at a method of testing whether protective masks fit well and are working effectively when worn by the wearer

Bridging disciplines – 20-May-2010

Today’s research projects frequently require multidisciplinary facilities. Jelle Hanse, Cleanroom Modules, describes a building project that bridged the fields of biology and engineering

Working safely with dusty materials – 12-Mar-2010

Despite the 2006 ATEX directives, many companies still fail to ensure the safe running of motors and low voltage AC drives in dusty areas, argues ABB

Preservatives: Getting the balance right – 4-Sep-2006

Preservatives in general and certain groups in particular have had a bad press and some manufacturers have already chosen to reformulate. John Woodruff considers his options

A novel extraction system using Flovent from Flomerics protects workers at Pfizer – 27-Sep-2001

Pfizer is now able to provide a high level of protection for operators working in an enclosure where wet cake is packed off from a centrifuge. This follows completion of a major contract by the ...