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On demand webinar

An alternative medium to support sterility testing using the Growth Direct® Rapid Sterility System

Watch on demand to learn how a new single medium, Rapid Sterility Medium (RSM), performs as well as or better for the growth promotion of test microorganisms compared to compendial sterility test media.

While both trypticase soy broth (TSB) and fluid thioglycollate medium (FTM) have served well as the growth media for sterility testing, the possibility of using other media has been examined in the light of the development of new, rapid microbiological test methods (RMM). The use of an alternative media, Rapid Sterility Medium (RSM) was investigated for its ability to replace both FTM and TSB. RSM is a custom non-selective medium that supports growth of a broad range of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms.

Test data demonstrates the growth promotion performance of the media with direct inoculation of microorganisms and compares the time taken to detect growth compared to the compendial media. Overall, the RSM medium used in the direct inoculation mode is equivalent to the compendial media in its ability to grow all the test microorganisms used in this study <14 days. The results show growth with 90% of the microorganisms detected in <5 days for both the single RSM and the compendial TSB/FTM media and 100% of the microorganisms were detected within 10 days.

Key learning points: 

  1. Learn about the benefits of using a single media for sterility testing.
  2. Learn about the testing data for aerobic bacteria, yeast, molds and anaerobic organisms that demonstrates how RSM broth supported growth promotion comparable to TSB or FTM.
  3. Learn about the impact on Time To Result (TTR)  when using a single media and the advanced optics and microcolony detection facilitated by Growth Direct® technology.

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OUR SPEAKER

Owen Griffin – Director, R&D Microbiology, Rapid Micro Biosystems

Owen has 14+ years of experience working in and leading laboratories for contract research organizations (CRO), contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMO), and drug product manufacturing companies. During his career he has worked in both sterile and non-sterile GMP facilities, leading teams that support API, excipient, and fill finish manufacturing activities. Over his career he has supported the design of manufacturing cleanrooms and processes, environmental monitoring programs, implemented contamination control strategies, designed microbial method validations, and led global initiatives as a Microbiology subject matter expert (SME).  Owen earned a B.S. in Microbiology and Laboratory Technology from Auburn University. He is currently the Director, R&D Microbiology at Rapid Micro Biosystems. In this role his team is responsible for new product development activities and customer applications services.

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