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Medivant Health builds generic drug production facility in Chandler

Medivant Health is currently building a 33,000-square-foot generic drug manufacturing facility in Chandler, Arizona. The first phase will create 10,000 square feet of manufacturing and laboratory space able to produce 40,000 vials of generic drug products every day. Medivant is a new Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) Manufacturer. Medivant is unique in that its sole purpose is to fill this generic drug shortage void. The facility is fully automated with minimal human intervention.

PCB Piezotronics Completes $1M Cleanroom

PCB Piezotronics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), announced the completion of new environmentally controlled clean rooms totaling 4,300 sq. ft. at their Walden Avenue headquarters. Earlier this year, the sensor manufacturer began assembly of all pressure and force products in this new state-of-the-art facility.

Clean Room Design: Pharmacy Flow with USP 797 and USP 800 Standards

It’s the cleanest room in a hospital, but most of us will never step foot in it. Pharmacies and compounding laboratories are a hot topic in the health care world as the US Pharmacopeial Convention’s (USP) revised guidelines necessitate new pharmacy design to meet USP 797 and USP 800 compliance.

Tessy Plastics Clean Room Expansion

Tessy Plastics Corp. announced their expansion of cleanrooms in two of their manufacturing facilities in Upstate New York. One of the plants is the corporate headquarters located in Skaneateles, NY and the other plant is located in Elbridge, NY.

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing Opens Large-Scale Injectable Fill/Finish Facility, Significantly Increasing Capacity

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing Opens Large-Scale Injectable Fill/Finish Facility, Significantly Increasing Capacity

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (“GRAM”), an agile and modern parenteral contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), completed its major $60 million expansion project and recently took occupancy.

Manufacturers Join Together for Coronavirus Emergency Building Response

Manufacturers Join Together for Coronavirus Emergency Building Response

Together these five companies have put together complex build solutions in response to the coronavirus. Individually they were the best for being the fastest of their building type, together they provide the complete solution within weeks, regardless of the requirements. RPM acts as the quarterback pulling in a team of top North American manufacturers with the specific purpose of delivering rapid deployment Community Response Facilities (CRF) that are designed to meet each community’s critical needs. If the location requires conversion of an existing structure, a large building shell that goes up quickly, or mobile secure steel buildings, together we have it covered.

Biocontainment Unit Delivered for COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Biocontainment Unit Delivered for COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Germfree delivered a 53-foot biocontainment cleanroom trailer to a major US pharmaceutical company where they will work on a COVID-19 vaccine. This is the first, of what is expected to be, many mobile laboratory spaces that will be delivered to scientists and organizations working on virus and antibody testing, vaccine development, research, and deployment solutions.

Cleanroom Wall Panel Substrates, which is best for my application?

Cleanroom Wall Panel Substrates, which is best for my application?

From Pharmaceutical Cleanrooms to Aerospace Cleanrooms, modular wall systems provide a durable surface that is easy to clean and can be quickly adapted to resize or shape the cleanroom. Due to the wide range of cleanroom applications, you have several factors to consider when choosing your cleanroom’s modular wall systems and your Wall Panel Substrates. When scoping a cleanroom for your business, you have to take into account the following:

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Clean Room Classification & Cost Implications

Clean Room Classification & Cost Implications

Clean room Classification and clean room size greatly affects the cost of a clean room, both from a planning and implementation cost perspective, as well as an operational cost perspective. Many customers will come forth with the idea that they will build a larger clean room than necessary – just in case they need the extra space. This often times results in increased operational costs and unforeseen expenses.

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