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State Minister Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut (second from the left) is being shown around the Ravensburg Vetter production site to explain the high standards required for qualitative medication manufacturing. In the picture (l to r): Senator h. c. Udo J. Vetter, Chairman of the company's advisory board and member of the owner family, Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Baden-Württemberg State Minister for Economics, Labor, and Housing, Harald Sievers, District Administrator of Ravensburg County, and Vetter Managing Director Thomas Otto. (Image source: Vetter Pharma International GmbH)

14.06.2019

Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut visits world market leaders from Upper Swabia

Vetter welcomes the State Minister for Economics, Labor, and Housing

- Exchange on challenges in the region and industry
- Tour of the state-of-the-art production site Ravensburg Vetter Süd
- Presentation of central digitalization and innovation initiatives of the pharmaceutical service provider

High-level visit to Vetter, a partner of global pharmaceutical companies fo…

14.06.2019

Instrument utilizes gold standard broth microdilution method to guide more targeted patient therapy and optimize patient outcomes

New Instrument for Automated Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Provides Gold Standard-Level Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Accuracy*

A new benchtop automated reading and incubation system is now available in Europe for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). The new instrument provides microbiology laboratories with the accurate MIC results that clinicians need to confidently select an effective antibiotic for critically-ill…

The new OnRobot team for DACH and Benelux celebrated the opening of the first German branch together with the Soest city mascot Jägerken.

L to R: CEO Enrico Krog Iversen, the Soest city mascot Jägerken, and Björn Milsch, General Manager DACH & Benelux, at the opening ceremony.

Products and applications were demonstrated in action in the new showroom.

Products and applications were showcased in action in the new showroom.

At the opening, the award-winning Gecko Gripper was also on display, which was honored with the Robotics Award at this year's Hannover Messe.

14.06.2019

OnRobot opens first branch for DACH and Benelux

Continuing on the growth path

OnRobot grows and grows: The young robotics company has opened its first office in Germany. With the branch in Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, the new General Manager Björn Milsch is expanding OnRobot's presence in the DACH and Benelux markets. Now, the manufacturer of end-of-arm tooling aims to furt…

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R+D & Community of Interest

Cleanzone trade fair experience enriched by numerous events

Be it the compact presentation programme at the Cleanzone Conference, the DRRI Research Award or the Cleanroom Future Award – Cleanzone is once again offering a wide range of events in 2019 that enrich the trade fair experience, promote knowledge transfer and support innovations and new talent.

In ad…

Fig. 1: Sterilization with pure steam (SIP) is monitored at many points in the systems with temperature sensors – here a model with QuickNeck quick-release for easier calibration. (Image: Endress+Hauser)

Fig. 2: After the cleaning cycle (CIP), the system is rinsed with ultrapure water (

Fig. 3: A complete fixed-bed bioreactor in single-use design: The system is suitable for the production of human and veterinary vaccines, viral vectors, and recombinant proteins. It is also available in a

Fig. 4: The interfaces matter: Single-use sterile connectors for the sterile transfer of liquids. (Image: Pall)

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R+D & Community of Interest

» Border: Patient safety before saving the last three watts

Personalized Medicine: Fully in the Green Zone

Personalized medicine is aimed at extremely precise production – in the extreme case, a "lot size 1" medication for a specific patient. From an environmental perspective, this is "almost nothing." And yet, on the way there, it requires all the achievements of modern pharmaceutical industry: for exam…

The current and practical lecture program was very well received again by the total of 116 participants. (Image: ZVO)

The moderation of the three roundtable discussions was carried out by the heads of the respective specialist committees at FiT, here Dr. Michael Flämmich on the topic of Measurement, Testing & Control. (Image: ZVO)

Find solutions, share experiences, expand contacts: The accompanying exhibition offered the opportunity for further professional discussions. (Image: ZVO)

12.06.2019

28th Conference on Industrial Component Cleaning on April 4/5, 2019 in Ulm

Perfection and innovation shape the future of component cleaning

Two days of expert knowledge and fundamentals of proven and new solutions in industrial cleaning, including experience exchange at round tables and in the accompanying exhibition, were hosted by the Industrial Parts Cleaning Association e.V. (FiT) on April 4 and 5, 2019, at the Maritim Hotel in Ulm…

Celebrating the ceremonial handover of the hundredth Allrounder: Scholz representatives Gertrud Ebert (3rd from the left), Managing Director and limited partner, and Karl-Herbert Ebert (center), Head of Technology and Development and authorized signatory, together with their Arburg contacts (from left) Oliver Giesen, Director of Sales Germany, Andreas Koch, Area Sales Manager, Iris Zinsser, Sales Germany, Dr. Eberhard Duffner, Head of Development, and Jochen Seeger, Turnkey Department. (Photo: ARBURG)

12.06.2019

Allrounder anniversary at Scholz

- Handover of the one-hundredth Allrounder during a ceremony at Arburg
- Long-standing close collaboration, also during development
- Management of Scholz values possibilities of individual machine configuration

On 23 May 2019, Scholz GmbH & Co. KG from Kronach, Germany, received its one-hundredth…

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Buildings & Rooms

Connect 2 Cleanrooms and Elis Cleanroom Announce Partnership

Connect 2 Cleanrooms (C2C) and Elis Cleanroom have signed a partnership agreement on 18th May to further strengthen the contamination control solution packages offered to their customers.

C2C will now be representing the cleanroom laundry and rental services of Elis Cleanroom. This complements C2C’s…

DuPont has introduced the new Tychem® gloves range, making it easier to ensure that hand protection matches that of the main garment.

The new range of gloves from DuPont covers most chemical protection needs, from basic protection to prolonged exposure to corrosive substances.

12.06.2019

New Gloves Range from DuPont – Optimum Protection at your Fingertips

DuPont is extending its chemical protective solutions with the introduction of a new Tychem® gloves range. The new gloves offer perfect compatibility with DuPont coveralls to create a Tychem® Trusted Chemical System™, giving specifiers and wearers assurance that the appropriate level of protection f…

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R+D & Community of Interest

New guideline: VDI 2083 Sheet 21

Purity of medical devices in the manufacturing process

For the first time, the white paper of guideline VDI 2083 Sheet 21 is comprehensively and topic-specifically presented within the framework of an informational event.

The aim of the event is to present the new and immediately available overarching guidelines concerning the purity of medical products…

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