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Cellular Origins VP on Fresenius Kabi collaboration

Cellular Origins VP on Fresenius Kabi collaboration

Jason Jones, VP at the cell and gene therapy automation expert, talks to Sophie Bullimore about the company’s Fresenius Kabi collaboration and the implications for cleanroom manufacturing facilities
How is cleanroom qualification changing in a digital world?

How is cleanroom qualification changing in a digital world?

Kenneth Pierce from ValGenesis explains how qualification is changing with new technology, and how this technology will give additional benefits to day-to-day operations
What measurements and inputs do you really need for a successful CFD analysis?

What measurements and inputs do you really need for a successful CFD analysis?

Mona Åkerholm and Teemu Nieminen from Elomatic break down what data you need for CFD analysis of your cleanroom. From how much data, to what data, to when the data should be taken from
Understanding cleanroom rental models in biopharmaceutical manufacturing

Understanding cleanroom rental models in biopharmaceutical manufacturing

As development timelines shorten and capital becomes more constrained, Nick Mazzucca from Chrysalis explains the different cleanroom rental models that companies are using to get around this
Gowning room design: Building contamination control into the clean–dirty divide

Gowning room design: Building contamination control into the clean–dirty divide

Michelle Locke from Teknomek and Tim Triggs of the Cleanroom Testing and Certification Board-International discuss gowning room design
DACH cleanroom market report: A look at drug pricing, AI impacts, and consolidation trends

DACH cleanroom market report: A look at drug pricing, AI impacts, and consolidation trends

Sophie Bullimore examines some of the major global forces influencing the cleanroom facilities being built in the DACH region, and how the design and construction suppliers are reacting
Opinion: Is pharma going quiet on sustainability and why it matters

Opinion: Is pharma going quiet on sustainability and why it matters

Keith Beattie from pharmaceutical sustainability expert, EECO2, gives his take on the state of sustainability and greenwashing in pharmaceuticals in 2026
The state of automative technologies in biopharmaceutical manufacturing in 2026

The state of automative technologies in biopharmaceutical manufacturing in 2026

Steven Ng and Josh Russell from AST discuss the types of automative technologies that are being realistically implemented in biopharma in 2026
Pharmaceutical production compliance burdens nobody talks about

Pharmaceutical production compliance burdens nobody talks about

Carl Andrews from Original Software investigates what FDA guidance and GAMP 5 require of pharmaceutical firms when software used in regulated environments is updated
9 non-negotiables for hygienic cleanroom layout and design

9 non-negotiables for hygienic cleanroom layout and design

Michelle Locke from Teknomek and Tim Triggs of the Cleanroom Testing and Certification Board-International look at contamination control through the lens of cleanroom equipment
EXCLUSIVE: The journey to create Staubli's new robot for pharmaceutical manufacturing

EXCLUSIVE: The journey to create Staubli's new robot for pharmaceutical manufacturing

Julien Lora from Staubli talks to Sophie Bullimore about the development of the company's new robotic pharmaceutical solution, discussing the complexities of its launch as well as the pharmaceutical landscape it is launching into
Upgrades, monitoring and more: Touring King’s College Hospital cleanrooms

Upgrades, monitoring and more: Touring King’s College Hospital cleanrooms

Sophie Bullimore gives the latest on the King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Aseptic Services Unit, and the future of its cleanrooms
Is VR training for pharmaceutical manufacturing a reality? — Founder gives peek behind the curtain

Is VR training for pharmaceutical manufacturing a reality? — Founder gives peek behind the curtain

Professor Ivan Wall, a veteran regenerative medicine expert who founded a VR training company for medicine manufacturing, explains what VR training for cleanroom jobs looks like, how effective it is and why it is needed
Automation in IVF cleanrooms

Automation in IVF cleanrooms

Sophie Bullimore looks at some of the ways automation and AI are being introduced in IVF labs
A practical guide to global medical device regulatory and standards bodies

A practical guide to global medical device regulatory and standards bodies

Sarah Moore from NSF summarises the basics of being compliant in the medical device sector, and what this means for global cleanroom operations
10 common pitfalls in cell and gene therapy facility design, and how to avoid them

10 common pitfalls in cell and gene therapy facility design, and how to avoid them

Jason Rossi from AST reviews ten common mistakes in CGT facility design, from not being realistic about heat load, to not accounting for process bottlenecks

Trending Articles

  1. Incubating settle plates: Understanding growth patterns and when things are going wrong Steven Brimble from Cherwell Laboratories discusses why it is important to your environmental monitoring regime to understand growth characteristics of common cleanroom contaminants and how morphology shifts over time on various media
  2. Lifecycle approach to cleaning and disinfection rotation Regulatory requirements and guidance on disinfectant rotation varies from region to region. Walid El Azab, technical service manager at STERIS Life Sciences, considers the differences in how many disinfectants/sporicides are required and argues a lifecycle risk-based approach is more appropriate that an arbitrary one
  3. How is cleanroom qualification changing in a digital world? Kenneth Pierce from ValGenesis explains how qualification is changing with new technology, and how this technology will give additional benefits to day-to-day operations
  4. Cleanrooms: What is the difference between clean-up period and recovery time? The implementation of the new Annex 1, and references to the ISO 14644 family of cleanroom standards have raised questions around the "Recovery time" and the "Clean-up period." Nataša Štirn from Klimer and ICCCS Chair Conor Murray discuss
  5. Cable ties for cleanrooms: Antimicrobial and metal-detectable The Panduit team discuss why even cable ties and mounts need to have specific properties for use in hygiene-sensitive areas

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