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Identifying bacterial isolates to help prevent cleanroom contamination
A paper aiming to identify bacterial isolates on cleanroom operators’ garments, showed these surfaces were a major source of contamination.
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Peracetic acid-UV light treatment could improve microbial water quality
Researchers have shown a combination of peracetic acid and ultraviolet light could improve microbial water quality in pharmaceutical water systems.
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Pharmaceutical sterility testing market to grow from $2.07b in 2027
Research suggests that the global sterility testing market will see a nearly $200 billion increase in spending on new products in the next five years.
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Limiting microbial hazards in inhaled cannabis products
FDA researchers found there was some reduction in microbial counts by heating cannabis with a commercial vaporiser to limit microbial contamination, but they were not statistically significant.
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Guide to Outsourcing & Testing
In this Guide to Outsourcing & Testing, EPR explores trends in the pharmaceutical outsourcing market. Plus, Charles River discusses solutions for tracking, trending and microbial identification and Associates of Cape Cod International showcases its endotoxin testing capabilities.
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Pharma’s green mission: trends in bacterial endotoxin testing
Having recently conducted a project to implement more sustainable, reliable and efficient bacterial endotoxin testing across the global Roche corporation, those involved in the project discuss with EPR’s Hannah Balfour the key takeaways from their implementation and validation, as well as current trends in bacterial endotoxin testing.
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Make confident operational decisions by understanding your microflora
Are you leveraging all the information from your QC data? A secure, compliant and powerful data management tool is critical for maintaining a state of control.
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Methods for strain comparison and differentiation of environmental isolates
Identification of environmental isolates is a regular requirement in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and strain differentiation can be valuable in a variety of circumstances. There have been huge advances in the technology available for sequencing bacterial genomes, which has fed through to the analyses that are available to pharmaceutical microbiologists. NCIMB’s Identification…
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Microbial identification market valued at $10.7 billion by 2032
Technological innovations like automation and real-time analysis, as well as industry collaboration are anticipated to become key tools in the global microbial identification systems market going forward.
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Large bacterial culture volumes can be filtered without centrifuge
The study observed that using a modified vacuum filtration system assisted in the filtration of large volumes of bacterial cultures, removing the need for centrifuges.
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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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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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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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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.
