CLEANROOM NEWS FEATURE Articles

MilliporeSigma Launches New Contract Development Manufacturing Facility for Gene Therapy

MilliporeSigma today announced the opening of its second Carlsbad, California-based facility, significantly expanding its CDMO footprint.

ClorDiSys Develops a New Methodology for Disinfecting Equipment and Supplies Entering a Pharmaceutical Clean Room

ClorDiSys ultraviolet light (UV-C) methodology and equipment is the first practical approach to improving the situation. These solutions allow for the safer transfer of items into a clean-room, disinfecting incoming pallets, supplies, and equipment, or simply disinfecting communal spaces after use.

GTCR Announces Acquisition of PPC Flexible Packaging

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has closed the acquisition of PPC Flexible Packaging (“PPC” or the “Company”).

Nelson Labs® and Sterigenics® Open State-of-the-Art Laboratory and Expand Sterilization Cleanroom Facilities

Nelson Labs and Sterigenics Germany GmbH, announced today the opening of State-of-the-Art Laboratory and Expand Sterilization Cleanroom Facilities

NYSPSP Strengthening The Empire State’s COVID-19 Response Efforts

NYSPSP Strengthening The Empire State’s COVID-19 Response Efforts

The New York State Preferred Source Program for New Yorkers Who Are Blind (NYSPSP) continues to play a significant role in coordinating a strategic statewide response among its network of 10 affiliated nonprofit agencies, many of whom are providing essential products and services to help New York fight COVID-19.

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RESET® Spearheads New Airborne Particulate Monitoring Standard

RESET® Spearheads New Airborne Particulate Monitoring Standard

Working with an international team of experts from universities on the forefront of air quality monitoring research, RESET® will be releasing a new air quality standard aimed at providing a framework for qualifying airborne particulate sensors – specifically optical particle counters – used for indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring.

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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.

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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.

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Christeyns acquires majority stake in German Pliwa

Christeyns acquires majority stake in German Pliwa

Hygiene expert Christeyns expands its activities in the Life Science Division with the acquisition of Pliwa, German producer of disinfection products for hospitals and dental care. Although negotiated and signed before the corona crisis, the transaction – which was closed last Friday – will allow Christeyns to increase its production capacity of disinfectants for medical applications. As such the company hopes to provide even better support to the medical sector in these challenging times.

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Medivant Health builds generic drug production facility in Chandler

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.

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