Greetings!
Welcome to the April 2013 issue of our e-newsletter! This issue includes several informative articles.
The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) has announced the upcoming publication of an invaluable book on contamination control in healthcare product manufacturing.
Cryologics' President Bob Westney presented at the Controlled Environment Testing Association (CETA) 21st Annual Meeting, and his presentation is available for download.
The latest issue of the PMF Newsletter includes articles by Dr. Tim Sandle and by Sung-Oui Suh et al. from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC).
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Contamination Control in Healthcare Product Manufacturing, Volume 1
Parenteral Drug Association
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The PDA has announced the upcoming publication of this informative book. It includes 21 chapters, authored by recognized industry experts including Anne Marie Dixon, Ziva Abraham, Jim Polarine, Jeanne Moldenhauer, Karen McCullough, Tim Sandle and T.C. Soli, among others. The book includes a chapter authored by Cryologics' President Bob Westney: "The Role of In-House Microbial Isolates in Contamination Control". This chapter presents a review of the current regulatory environment, a strategy for choosing which in-house isolates are suitable for inclusion in compendial testing, and the role of these isolates in contamination control. Click here to pre-order your copy.
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CETA 21st Annual Meeting
Orlando, Florida
April 12-16, 2013
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Cryologics' President Bob Westney presented at the CETA 21st Annual Meeting on April 14, 2013. His presentation, A Risk-Based Approach for Investigating Environmental Monitoring Excursions, provides for an excellent means of creating and implementing an EM investigation procedure, or for performing a gap analysis of your current procedure. Click here to download a pdf version of the presentation.
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PMF Newsletter
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Dr. Sandle returns to discuss mitigation of error in the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay, including minimizing and detecting errors and evaluating control data. Sung-Oui Suh et al. from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) discuss results of their study to clarify the true taxonomic identity and phylogenetic position of drug testing reference strain ATCC® 2601TM , an organism that has long been classified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Click here to access the newsletter.
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