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In early May 2006, USP published the proposed changes to General Chapter <797>: Pharmaceutical Compounding-Sterile Preparation.

Over the years, focus in the air filtration industry has shifted from just particulate capture to also include adsorption of gaseous contaminants.

Contamination detection and quantification requirements have become increasingly important, particularly with the rapid evolution of high-tech industries.

If you spend a significant portion of your career in cleanroom technology, you will have the opportunity to design, build or renovate a cleanroom.

Last month in this editorial, I addressed the semiconductor industry segment of our readership about the importance of embracing aggressive “value-selling” principles in their marketing and sales strategies if they are to maintain their pace of technological advancement.

Just a quick comment on Karen von Holtz’s article “Preparing for cleanroom certification and validation” (CleanRooms, May 2006, p. 34) wherein she defines the Installation Qualification as “testing that proves the environment was correctly installed and that it meets the intended design specifications.”

The proposed acquisition by Linde AG (Wiesbaden, Germany) of The BOC Group plc (Windlesham, U.K.) has been cleared by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that Baxter Healthcare Corp. and two of its top corporate executives have signed a consent decree of condemnation and permanent injunction for certain infusion pumps made by the firm.

3M recently announced that it has acquired SCC Products Inc. and JJ Converting LLC.

EV Group recently announced availability of its new online shopping platform.

Meriam Process Technologies has announced a new trade-in program available on its MFC and MFT HART communication products.

The Birck Nanotechnology Center (BNC) building at Purdue University was dedicated on October 8, 2005.

Developing a compliant and effective cleaning and disinfection system for controlled environments in pharmaceutical and biotechnology operations requires firms to consider the most important element of what is to be accomplished: the development of a system that attains repeatable results.

With latex prices soaring, many glove manufacturers are converting or expanding operations to accommodate growing demand for nitrile, a better performing but traditionally higher-priced material that is finding new application in the competitive world of cleanroom gloving

Technology Care LLC has developed a new cost-effective method for monitoring airborne particles in indoor environments.

Comfort is important to contamination-control professionals confined to the cleanroom or lab for extended periods of time.