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Microbiology/RMM In-Depth Focus 2025
This in-depth focus features articles on rapid microbiological methods, quality…
This in-depth focus features articles on rapid microbiological methods, quality control, and using AI to read agar plates.
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Tim Sandle (Bio Products Laboratory)
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 3 2025
EPR Issue 3 includes articles on microbiology, downstream processing, manufacturing,…
EPR Issue 3 includes articles on microbiology, downstream processing, manufacturing, drug formulation and more.
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Pharma Horizons: Artificial Intelligence
EPR's inaugural Pharma Horizons report explores the latest advances in…
EPR's inaugural Pharma Horizons report explores the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for drug development, pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control.
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Year in review: EPR’s top stories of 2023
EPR wraps up the year with a selection of top…
EPR wraps up the year with a selection of top stories from 2023, highlighting key trends and topics such as environmental monitoring (EM), quality (QA/QC), manufacturing, regulation and clinical development.
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Starvation stress key in Micrococcus luteus cleanroom survival
Key factors behind the lengthy survival capabilities of the bacterium…
Key factors behind the lengthy survival capabilities of the bacterium Micrococcus luteus (M. luteus) within a cleanroom have been reported in Tim Sandle’s recent paper.
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Developing an effective contamination control strategy
A key part of Annex 1, due to come into…
A key part of Annex 1, due to come into effect on 25 August 2023, is the development of a holistic contamination control strategy (CCS). In this article, EPR’s Caroline Peachey summarises an expert panel discussion, which explored common challenges in implementing a CCS and made several recommendations.
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Identifying origin of fungi in cleanrooms
Microbiology expert Tim Sandle’s recent video examined identifying the origin…
Microbiology expert Tim Sandle’s recent video examined identifying the origin of fungi in pharmaceutical cleanrooms.
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Pharmaceutical microbiology: key developments 2022
Here, microbiology experts Tim Sandle, Tony Cundell and AstraZeneca’s Miriam…
Here, microbiology experts Tim Sandle, Tony Cundell and AstraZeneca’s Miriam Guest reflect on key developments in pharmaceutical microbiology during 2022.
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Microbial risks presented by aging facilities
Here, EPR summarises the microbial contamination concerns that may arise…
Here, EPR summarises the microbial contamination concerns that may arise from aging facilities presented in an article by Tim Sandle.
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Controlling contamination by material transfer
Here, EPR summarises Tim Sandle's review of different methods for…
Here, EPR summarises Tim Sandle's review of different methods for transferring items into aseptic areas, including decontamination chambers and pass-through hatches.
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Detecting and eradicating mycoplasmas in ATMP cell lines
Here, EPR summarises the key points of Tim Sandle’s recent…
Here, EPR summarises the key points of Tim Sandle’s recent review of mycoplasma risks, detection and eradication techniques for cell cultures.
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How can X-ray irradiation advance pharmaceutical sterilisation?
Among several alternative methods, X-ray irradiation is being considered as…
Among several alternative methods, X-ray irradiation is being considered as a potential pharmaceutical sterilisation process. Here, EPR summarises the salient points of a paper exploring why.
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Surface roughness key to microbial control
According to a recent paper, by specifying equipment surface roughness…
According to a recent paper, by specifying equipment surface roughness as well as finish, pharmaceutical manufacturers can limit microbial attachment.
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Should environmental isolates be used in pharmaceutical microbiology?
Are environmental isolates truly beneficial in qualifying microbiological methods? Here…
Are environmental isolates truly beneficial in qualifying microbiological methods? Here EPR summarises Tim Sandle’s recent paper on the debate.
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QA/QC Raman & RMM In-Depth Focus 2021
In this in-depth focus, discover how Raman spectroscopy is used…
In this in-depth focus, discover how Raman spectroscopy is used by Bristol-Myers Squibb to identify counterfeit pharmaceuticals and the role of artificial intelligence in rapid microbiological method development.
