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Validating FTIR for rapid cleaning verification
Researchers simulated the effect of surface roughness on Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, developing guidance for validating the technique for rapid cleaning verification.
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On-demand webinar: Effective contamination control strategy
Discover the significance of accurate microbial identifications in building an effective contamination control strategy to keep up with the latest regulatory requirements.
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Guide: Rapid microbial detection methods
Plate counting falls short in reducing the risk of contamination during pharmaceutical production. Learn more about rapid microbiological methods.
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EPR Podcast Episode 15 – Modernising microbiology – Sophie Bailes and Miriam Guest, AstraZeneca
How is the implementation of artificial intelligence, machine learning and virtual reality shaping the microbiology lab of the future? What do these innovations mean for personnel? Find out in this episode with AstraZeneca...
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Whitepaper: Building a tomorrow-ready lab with CaliberLIMS
Achieve digital lab transformation by becoming future ready with the 100% paperless lab requisites. Check the wish list for a better tomorrow lab.
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Whitepaper: Annual PQR: A thing of the past
Anytime PQR is the new way of generating APQR by automating the reports anytime in 3 easy steps. Now make the entire process system driven with CaliberAPQR.
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Product hub: How can CGT manufacturers ensure product safety with Microbial Solutions QC test methods?
Innovation forms the basis of every emerging technology. That is certainly the case with cell and gene therapies (CGTs), and the search for efficient quality control (QC) test methods continues to grow in this pharmaceutical sector. One of the most important factors to consider while deciding on a QC method…
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Progress in the implementation of biofluorescent particle counters
Despite the promise of biofluorescent particle counters (BFPCs) as an alternative and rapid microbiological method and process analytical technology, their implementation thus far has predominantly occurred in non-GMP environments. In this article, EPR’s Hannah Balfour explores the reasons, with comment from Mike Russ, Senior Manager, Head of QCLS/Analytical Science and…
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A strategic approach to optimisations of testing bacterial endotoxins
Given industry's recent focus on the sustainability of bacterial endotoxin testing (BET), here, AstraZeneca colleagues Miriam Guest, Karen Capper, Dennis Wong and Phil Duncanson share how they worked to establish a short-, mid- and long-term strategy to optimise BET across the global enterprise. They also explore some of the short-term…
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Environmental Monitoring In-Depth Focus 2022
Features in this in-depth focus explore the development of a sustainable approach to bacterial endotoxin testing (BET) within a global enterprise, as well as progress towards the use of biofluorescent particle counters for water bioburden applications.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 4 2022
In EPR Issue 4, experts discuss implementing a global strategy to improve the sustainability of endotoxin testing, how to accelerate timelines for manufacture of multi-specific antibodies and the potential of oncolytic viruses as a therapy for glioblastoma. Also featured: progress towards smart vaccine manufacturing, an update on edible anticounterfeiting technology,…
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Tackling the silent pandemic: AMR Industry Alliance sets the Standard
Here AMR Industry Alliance representatives Melissa Gong Mitchell and Steve Brooks discuss how the Alliance is mobilising the life sciences sector in combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). They present the newly established antibiotics manufacturing standard that aims to minimise pharma’s contribution to AMR in the environment, considering the critical considerations and…
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On-demand webinar: The advantages of cartridge technology
Why do pharmaceutical manufacturers still believe older methods are reliable for quality testing when there’s superior technology available on the market?
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Ensuring adequate sanitisation: disinfectant-resistant microbes in cleanrooms
Here, EPR summarises a paper that asks whether cleanroom sanitisation procedures are adequate, discussing the emerging problem of microbial resistance to disinfectants.
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Microbial risks presented by aging facilities
Here, EPR summarises the microbial contamination concerns that may arise from aging facilities presented in an article by Tim Sandle.
