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- FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Clinical Site Dataon Jan 24, 2013 in Clinical TrialsFDA has issued draft guidance: Specifications for Preparing and Submitting Summary Level Clinical Site Data for CDER’s Inspection Planning, which provides current FDA specifications for preparing and submitting a summary-level clinical-site dataset...
- ATP Iuminescence assay for rapid tuberculosis vaccineon Jan 23, 2013 in Rapid methods Laboratory TechniquesThe FDA have an interesting poster, as part of their advancing regulatory science series, titled ‘Characterization of intracellular ATP Iuminescence assay for rapid evaluation of tuberculosis vaccine (Mycobacterium bovis BCG)’. The FDA explain...
- Human Microbiome Projecton Jan 23, 2013 in microbiomeThe Human Microbiome Project (HMP) is a United States National Institutes of Health initiative with the goal of identifying and characterizing the microorganisms which are found in association with both healthy and disea...
- ISO 14644-8 (DIS)on Jan 22, 2013 in CleanroomsThe international cleanroom standard for ‘Airborne cleanliness by chemical concentration’ is also at the draft stage. This standard addresses: · ACC class number is only valid in combination wit...
- Anti-Microbial Fabric Coatingson Jan 22, 2013 in AntimicrobialsThe vast majority of anti-microbials work by leaching or moving from the surface on which they are applied. Leaching anti-microbials will poison a microorganism. Such chemicals have been used for decades in agricultural applications with mixed result...
- New: Cleanroom Management in Pharmaceuticals and Healthcareon Jan 21, 2013 in Books CleanroomsIn February 2013, an comprehensive new book about cleanrooms in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors will be published. The book is titled: 'Cleanroom Management in Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare'.The tag-line is: "Everything you need to...
- ISO 14698on Jan 21, 2013 in environmental monitoring CleanroomsThe international biocontamination standard ISO 14698 (which is not very widely used) is currently undergoing revision. The revision proposal is for one standard with three parts (rather than two separate standards, which is how it is currently w...
- Choosing the Right Water Purification Systems for your Labon Jan 21, 2013 in Laboratory TechniquesLab Manager has a recorded (and free) webinar on water purification for the laboratory. The introduction reads: “Choosing the right type of water and ensuring its quality and purity, in a reliable and accurate fashion, is critical to the routine...
- ISO14644 part 8 approvedon Jan 21, 2013 in CleanroomsThe revised cleanroom standard ISO 14644 part 8 has been approved by the international community. The full title of the standard is: Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments - Part 8: Classification of air cleanliness by chemical concentra...
- Pharmacopeia Forum Vol. 39 (2013)on Jan 20, 2013 in pharmacopoeiaA new edition of the Pharmacopeia Forum Vol. 39 No.1 Jan– Feb 2013 has been published. Among the items of interest for laboratory stuff are: Chapter 202 Identification of Fixed Oils by Thin-Layer Chromatography [NEW] (Revision proposal target...
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