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Issue #1 2014 – Digital edition
In Issue #1 2014: Raman Spectroscopy in-depth focus, Ingredients, LIMS, Kinase, Near Infrared in-depth focus, RNA, Microbiology...
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Fungal contamination of pharmaceutical products: a growing menace
Any pharmaceutical product, whether manufactured in the hospital or industrial environment, has the potential to be contaminated with microorganisms. With sterile products, any microbial contamination presents an unacceptable risk; with non-sterile products, the implication of the contamination is dependent upon whether the microorganism can be considered ‘objectionable’, and then to…
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Issue #6 2013 – Digital edition
In Issue #6 2013: PAT in-depth focus, Lab Automation, Proteomics, Next Gen Sequencing, Screening in-depth focus, Microbiology...
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Microbiology: Mould contamination in pharmaceutical drug products and medical devices
Invasive fungal infections associated with high mortality rates are common in hospital settings, especially in intensive care units where patients may be immune-compromised, subject to invasive procedures and treated aggressively with antibiotics. The most common nosocomial fungal infections in descending order are due to the genera Candida, Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Fusarium…
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Issue #5 2013 – Digital edition
Read the free digital version of Issue #5 2013 of European Pharmaceutical Review magazine...
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Towards the real application of rapid microbiological methods in developing countries
22 October 2013 | By Michael J. Miller, President, Microbiology Consultants, LLC and Suzan Mohammed Ragheb, Department of Biotechnology, The Nile Company for Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Industries
Rapid microbiological methods (RMM) have gained popularity and acceptance within a number of industry sectors, including food and beverages, diagnostics, environmental, personal care and pharmaceuticals. In recent years, many firms have successfully validated and implemented RMMs for a wide variety of applications. However, many geographic areas around the world still…
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Issue #3 2013 – Digital version
Read the free digital version of the June / July edition of European Pharmaceutical Review magazine...
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Rapid Micro Biosystems secures $32.6 million in series B financing
26 June 2013 | By Rapid Micro Biosystems
Rapid Micro Biosystems announced that it has raised $32.6 million in series B financing...
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The Encyclopedia of Rapid Microbiological Methods: The new fourth volume discusses technologies, regulatory acceptance and validation case studies
13 June 2013 | By Michael J. Miller, President, Microbiology Consultants, LLC and rapidmicromethods.com
This is the second paper in our continuing series on Rapid Microbiological Methods (RMM) that will appear in European Pharmaceutical Review during 2013. As the editor for the Encyclopedia of Rapid Microbiological Methods, I provide a summary of the latest volume, which was published earlier this year. New case studies,…
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Current activities of the USP Microbiology Expert Committee
18 April 2013 | By Radhakrishna S. Tirumalai
For sterile as well as nonsterile pharmaceutical products, manufacturers must eliminate or minimise potential risks to patients as well as product quality. While many contributing factors may affect the quality of a medicine or its ingredients, microbial contamination control and proper sterilisation methods are critical considerations for the manufacturer throughout…
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Improving the quantitation of live antigens used to produce rabbit generated serotype specific antiserum
21 February 2013 | By Michael J. Miller, President, Microbiology Consultants, LLC, Silvia Fragoeiro, Ananthi Ramachandran and Paul van Empel MSD Animal Health
This is the first paper in our continuing series on Rapid Microbiological Methods (RMM) that will appear in European Pharmaceutical Review during 2013. Flow cytometry represents one of a variety of viability-based RMM technologies that are currently available to the pharmaceutical industry. In flow cytometry, individual particles are counted as…
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Hot topics in rapid methods: revisions to validation guidance and real-time environmental monitoring
18 December 2012 | By Michael J. Miller, President, Microbiology Consultants, LLC
This is the sixth and final paper in our continuing series on Rapid Microbiological Methods (RMM) that have appeared in European Pharmaceutical Review during 2012. As many of you already know, I am keen on staying on top of recent developments in the world of rapid methods, and have used…
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Rapid micro methods and the next generation in ATP bioluminescence
25 October 2012 | By Michael J. Miller, President, Microbiology Consultants, LLC and Noe Miyashita, Researcher, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd
This is the fifth paper in our continuing series on Rapid Microbiological Methods (RMM) that will appear in European Pharmaceutical Review during 2012. As many of you know, I am always on the lookout for the next generation of rapid microbiological method (RMM) technologies and solutions. In this article, I…
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Microbiology Series 2012 – Part 1
We are pleased to present the first three articles in our Microbiology series on Rapid Microbiological Methods written by Dr. Michael J. Miller...
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Opportunities for rapid methods discussions: where the experts are meeting!
3 September 2012 | By Michael J. Miller, President, Microbiology Consultants, LLC
This is the fourth paper in our continuing series on Rapid Microbiological Methods (RMM) that will appear in European Pharmaceutical Review during 2012. Over the past few years, a number of professional meetings have focused on strategies and case studies for the validation and application of rapid microbiological methods (RMM).…
