Cleanroom Blog Articles

ADAS Calibrations Conducted in Poorly Controlled Environments Could Drive Up Costs for Insurance Companies, Advises ADAS Expert

Insurers should be concerned about the growth of aftermarket companies that conduct calibrations of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in poorly controlled environments, writes Jason Bigelow, founder of Advanced ADAS Calibration Centers, in the December issue of Body Shop Business magazine.

Nova to Expand Offices in Taiwan with New Cleanroom and Training Center

Nova celebrated today Nova Taiwan’s 20th anniversary with the opening of its new, expanded cleanroom facilities in Taiwan as part of the Company’s strategy to strengthen field operations and local training.

UniFirst Debuts New WonderWink INDY Line of Healthcare Scrubs for Uniform Service Programs

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF), a North American leader in providing customized work uniform programs, corporate attire, and facility service products for businesses, is proud to introduce the addition of a ground-breaking line of healthcare garments to its core uniform serv

AirBox Air Purifier Scientifically Proven to Remove >99.99% of Airborne Pathogens, Including MS2 Bacteriophage, a SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) Representative Virus

At a time when a clean and safe air environment is of paramount importance for school systems and businesses, certified HEPA AirBox Air Purifier Peak Series-S has been scientifically proven by independent lab testing company Microchem Laboratory to filter 99.99% of MS2 Bacteriophage, a SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) representative virus, and three other common pathogens in just 25 minutes, achieving a 4 log reduction of particulates.

Exyte Builds First ExyCell® Facility in Shanghai

Exyte Builds First ExyCell® Facility in Shanghai

Exyte has successfully completed the construction of the first ExyCell® facility in China, the CliniMACS Cell Factory® of Miltenyi Biotec, a global provider of integrated solutions for Advanced Therapy Medical Products (ATMPs). The patented ExyCell technology was developed by Exyte as an end-to-end, integrated facility solution with standardized and modularized elements. These pre-configured and pre-fabricated modules enable fast-track construction thereby shortening time-to-market for new therapeutics and vaccines. The ExyCell facility is installed on the fourth floor of the ATLATL building located in the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park, and Miltenyi Biotec is now transferring production technology from Germany to China with regular operations for ATMP production is expected by autumn 2021. The facility will soon be open to visitors by appointment.

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BrainStorm Increases Commercial Manufacturing Capacity

BrainStorm Increases Commercial Manufacturing Capacity

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., a leading developer of cellular therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that is has received Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) approval from the Israel Ministry of Health for three state-of-the-art cleanrooms…

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Juniper Pharma Services expands laboratory facilities

Juniper Pharma Services expands laboratory facilities

Juniper Pharma Services (JPS), a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) specialising in the development of challenging small molecules, has announced a significant expansion to its UK-based drug development and clinical trial manufacturing facilities.

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Merck KGaA Expands Chinese Business

Merck KGaA Expands Chinese Business

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany today announced today announced moves designed to pave the way for an even more successful future in China. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced today announced moves designed to pave the way for an even more successful future in China.

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Novacap Expands Pharmaceutical Offering with Acquisition of PCI Synthesis

Novacap Expands Pharmaceutical Offering with Acquisition of PCI Synthesis

Novacap, a worldwide player in pharmaceutical synthesis and advanced specialties, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Boston-based PCI Synthesis, a leading U.S. pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), further reinforcing Novacap’s capabilities and offering for the pharmaceutical industry.

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New Crystal Discovery has Highest Optical Anisotropy Levels

New Crystal Discovery has Highest Optical Anisotropy Levels

Place a chunk of the clear mineral Iceland spar on top of an image and suddenly you’ll see double, thanks to a phenomenon called double refraction — a result of a quality of the crystal material called optical anisotropy. Beyond just a nifty trick, materials with optical anisotropy are vital for a variety of devices such as lasers, liquid-crystal displays, lens filters and microscopes.

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Broadcom Extends Server Storage Offering

Broadcom Extends Server Storage Offering

Broadcom Inc. today announced it is extending its collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) in server storage offerings and will showcase them this week at HPE Discover. Broadcom will highlight benefits of the SFF-TA-1001 specification commonly known as the U.3 reference platform with a U.3 universal drive cage demonstration featuring Toshiba U.3-enabled NVMe™, SAS, and SATA drives.

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Harry Potter had Magic. We have Metamaterials.

Harry Potter had Magic. We have Metamaterials.

Metamaterials are artificially engineered materials. Scientists create them by combining multiple elements from composite materials such as metal and dielectric. The result is an entirely new material with properties not found in nature.

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Aeolus Satellite Nearing Launch into Atmosphere

Aeolus Satellite Nearing Launch into Atmosphere

Aeolus, A.K.A. Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Aeolus, is an Earth observation satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space that is planned to launch in September 2018. The Aeolus satellite carries a laser for wind measurement. The information collected by the Aeolus Satellite is useful not only for weather forecasting but also to help us better understand atmospheric conditions and climate.

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Satellite Conducts Study on Chinese Pollution

Satellite Conducts Study on Chinese Pollution

Chinese pollution has smothered China’s cities in recent decades. In response, the Chinese government has implemented measures to clean up its skies. But are those policies effective? Now an innovative study co-authored by an MIT scholar shows that one of China’s key antipollution laws is indeed working

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