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Table of Contents Solid State Technology Year 2005 Issue 5	FEATURES Editorial Prevailing science By now, regular readers of this magazine have, I’m sure, noticed the special column from the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) now appearing in each issue of the publication. Special Report Efforts pull together European standards and regs An overview of the European regulatory bodies affecting standardization and harmonization efforts in the EU. Features Contamination Source Identification (CSI): Tools of discovery Explicitly described, direct comparisons of cultivation-based and genetic-based identification methods have obvious deficiencies within each. Nonetheless, it can be assured that microbial detection will be revealed by one, if not the other. The question remains as to which tools are more sensitive, economically feasible, easily validated, and time-saving. Features Airflow modeling in cleanroom design Cleanrooms come in all shapes and sizes from special purpose minienvironments to large, expansive production facilities.

SPECIAL-SECTION Cleanrooms Europe 2005.h CleanRooms Europe 2005 This year, the eighth annual CleanRooms Europe trade fair will once again take place in Stuttgart, Germany.

YOUR-MARKET-ANALYSIS Cleanroom Demand In The Cleanroom demand in the world food industry Food processing is a small but steadily growing segment of the cleanroom industry.

NEWS Soaring Rampd Costs May Soaring R&D costs may lead to more industry consolidations BILLERICA, MA-Slow growth in the semiconductor industry, combined with rising research and development costs, may make the recent Mykrolis Crop./Entegris Inc./ Extraction Systems merger more the norm than the exception for contamination-contro9l companies. Cleanzone USDA approves UV technology for fighting food-processing bacteria MURRAY HILL, N.J.-An ultraviolet-based technology developed by Intervent-a food safety business of BOC Group (www.boc.com)-has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (www.usda.gov) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) as a solution for inactivating listeria organisms found in food processing steps. Precision Prototyping Pr Precision prototyping process picks up CARLSBAD, Calif.-In a move to meet a growing need for upgraded lab facilities for its advanced R&D development, Palomar Technologies www.palomartechnologies.com) has moved to a 39,000-square-foot facility here that will serve as its international headquarters. Fda Leader Urges Team Ap FDA leader urges team approach to pharma manufacturing processes BOSTON, MA-“Your job is to assure us your process is safe; our job is not to tell you how to manufacture drugs.” Robotic Cleanrooms Reach Robotic cleanrooms reach multiple industries ANN ARBOR, MI-Robotics use in manufacturing is on the rise in international industry as a whole, and specifically in most contamination-control environments except semiconductor, with a trend toward multiple-control robotics invading the cleanroom of the future. A Natural Beverage Filte A natural beverage filtering process KIRKINTILLOCH, Scotland-A new water filtration technology developed by start-up Filter Clear, based on a two-decades-old invention, promises to help the food and beverage industry naturally filter out parasites from water-based products. Dna Sequence Based Techn DNA sequence-based technology aims to meet FDA aseptic processing requirements FOSTER CITY, CA-An established DNA sequence-based technology developed by Applied Biosystems Corp. (www.appliedbiosystems.com) is now being touted for helping pharmaceutical makers meet recent FDA aseptic processing requirements for the manufacture of sterile drug and biological products.

N-A Particles.html Particles ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.-Gordon Ely of Nelson Laboratories will lead an online class covering biocontamination issues, Wednesday, June 22, at 11 a.m. (CDT) via the IEST's Web site (www.iest.org).

PRODUCTS Product Spotlight PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Disinfectant products are a vital part of ensuring that the controlled environment is sterile and contaminant-free. New Products NEW PRODUCTS The EnviroTrans environmental monitoring kit is intended for environmental sterility monitoring within a pharmaceutical cleanroom.

COLUMNS Setting The Standard IEST Recommended Practice will help remove confusion over AMC control Microelectronics manufacturers have become much more sophisticated in their knowledge and understanding of airborne molecular contamination (AMC) and its effects in the cleanroom.

DEPARTMENTS Unfiltered Greater collaboration provides new integrated solutions The requirements and scope of contamination-control solutions have changed significantly over time.

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