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Interview with Mack Powers | Integrao

Interview with Mack Powers | Integrao

The engineering expert talks about his time as Director of Manufacturing for G-CON Manufacturing, the hot trends in construction today, and the modular movement of tomorrow
Industry leaders join the 2021 Cleanroom Conference

Industry leaders join the 2021 Cleanroom Conference

Leading industry names to join the virtual and in-person event taking place in September 2021.
Pre-travel cleanroom quarantine for a trip to Mars: Building an isolator

Pre-travel cleanroom quarantine for a trip to Mars: Building an isolator

Comecer talks through the ISO Class 3 isolator they were commissioned to help with for building ExoMars, a mission that plans to send a lander to release a rover on the surface of Mars in 2020
Interview with Mark Kendrick | Stancold

Interview with Mark Kendrick | Stancold

The great variety in industries that can be worked on with cleanrooms, is a draw for many to work in the specialism. Senior Business Development Manager for Stancold, Mark Kendrick, explains how the recently launched cleanroom division at the company came to be and how his team and the sector are continuing to respond and adapt
Jumping on the vaccine trend: Designing the facility

Jumping on the vaccine trend: Designing the facility

If vaccines weren’t an increasing market before 2020, they most definitely are now. Designing a vaccine-specific facility solution that is not only quick to market but can stand the test of time is more important than ever explains David Lindholm from KeyPlants
US market report | A year full of problems, 365 days of solutions

US market report | A year full of problems, 365 days of solutions

Times are changing as the pandemic affects manufacturing at every level. US cleanroom suppliers are the thermometer to these changes, seeing the effects first as they have to meet increasing domestic demand in crisis conditions. Speaking to Claire Barber from PBSC, Bret Asper from Clean Rooms International, and Charles Lipeles from Mecart sheds light on the situation as it is today
Interview with Jessica Rayser | Charles River Laboratories

Interview with Jessica Rayser | Charles River Laboratories

Microbial monitoring is key to a well functioning cleanroom. Project Manager for Charles River's Accugenix services, Jessica Rayser, goes into depth about sustainability in EM procedures, the pandemic, and the future of rapid microbial methods
Pharmaceutical reshoring: a healthy requirement, a strategic necessity

Pharmaceutical reshoring: a healthy requirement, a strategic necessity

More than a year into the COVID-19 crisis, the novel coronavirus continues to disrupt our societies, including how the pharmaceutical industry operates; Andrew Badrot, CEO of C<sup>2</sup> PHARMA, discusses the ongoing ramifications of the pandemic
Back to basics: Control your zones

Back to basics: Control your zones

The sanitation process varies depending on the industry, but Patricia Sitek from CR Konsulting talks about common ways to categorise areas in a facility from any sector, and some golden rules to follow for them
How do flexible film isolators shape up?

How do flexible film isolators shape up?

The ‘flexibility’ of flexible film isolators represent a real benefit in today’s rapidly evolving pharmaceutical landscape. Validating their use for APIs and HPAPIs means demonstrating that they can go toe to toe with rigid designs for operator protection. Written by Martyn Ryder
Assessing disinfection rotation at the point of use: Designing a field trial

Assessing disinfection rotation at the point of use: Designing a field trial

Qualifications required for disinfectants consist of three phases: suspension tests, surface tests and field trials. The first two phases are well-described as either European or US standards, with surface testing against a range of representative surfaces being regarded as providing a more robust challenge than the suspension test. What is not described in any standard is the field trial. Written by Tim Sandle
Interview with Shawn Manuel | AirCare Automation

Interview with Shawn Manuel | AirCare Automation

Connecting the technical and business sides of a company, Global VP of Sales for AirCare Automation, Shawn Manuel, discusses his view on the cleanroom controls sector
Interview with Stephen Pygott | Biopharma Group

Interview with Stephen Pygott | Biopharma Group

Matching the customer to the product they need requires in depth knowledge of the wider concept of application. Airflow product specialist, Stephen Pygott, is one such expert whose laboratory centric background gives him an interesting and unique take on the safety cabinet market
The importance of growth promotion testing

The importance of growth promotion testing

Given the critical nature of microbiological quality tests which are employed to ensure that pharmaceutical products are safe for human use, it is in turn essential to undertake quality control (QC) tests to ensure that the culture media being used for these is fit for purpose and performs properly. Cherwell Laboratories' Steven Brimble explains
Virucidal testing of cleanroom disinfectants

Virucidal testing of cleanroom disinfectants

In “normal” times, with the exception of live vaccine manufacturers, control of viruses in cleanrooms is not usually the highest priority within contamination control. Viruses need a host to survive, as they are obligate parasites, just nucleic acid surrounded by a protein that can only replicate within a host cell, so their ability to survive on hard, dry surfaces is minimal. Contec’s Neil Simpson explains
The details of dust extraction in controlled environments

The details of dust extraction in controlled environments

To choose the right machine, the nature of the dust and the statutory regulations for its handling and removal, as well as classification of the machine and filter technology, must be considered. Daniel Took from archer reminds us, the lower the Threshold Limit Value (TLV) for dust, the higher the health risk

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