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TSI BioTrak Real-Time Air Microbial Sampler is the Category Winner of the Industry Award 2013
Price on the occasion of the Hannover Messe - Category "Optical Technologies"
BioTrack isokinetic probe
BioTrak measurement
From over 1,200 companies that applied for the Industry Award 2013 in 14 categories, the measurement technology manufacturer TSI was awarded the BioTrak as the winner of the "Optical Technologies" category. The portable air germ sampler detects biological hazards caused by contamination of the room air with viable/vital particles using real-time measurement methods. This leads to significantly increased safety and efficiency in cleanrooms, especially within the pharmaceutical industry. This protection is worth real money – pharmaceutical production batches can be released for sale more quickly, whereas traditional testing methods require several days for laboratory tests. For the eighth time, the Industry Award is presented by Huber Verlag für Neue Medien and the Mittelstand Initiative, also this year at the Hannover Messe under the motto "Push For Smart Industry".
For the pharmaceutical industry, the BioTrak indeed offers a smart solution. Until now, it was common to count the total number of particles in the air in real time in cleanrooms, but biological hazards were only analyzed through samples collected in filters. This process can take up to three days before a laboratory releases the batch. With TSI's patented laser-induced fluorescence technology (LIF), the BioTrak measures the hazard posed by airborne, viable germs. The device determines the total particle count in the air, the particle concentration, and the viability – the vitality – of viruses, bacteria, or fungi. The particles are illuminated with ultraviolet laser light, and depending on the presence of metabolic products such as NADH, flavins, or tryptophan, it becomes clear whether a particle is potentially viable.
Decisions, including production stoppages, can be made quickly, which is especially crucial for high-priced pharmaceuticals. The award-winning device can immediately trigger an alarm if the threshold set according to the cleanroom class is exceeded. Two sensitivity levels are tailored for critical process monitoring of level A/B and ISO 5/6 for cleanrooms, or level C/D and ISO 7/8 for cleanrooms. For pharmaceutical companies, this innovative instrument can also be validated according to GMP regulations. An integrated sample collection filter also collects particles for possible laboratory analysis. This makes compliance with ISO 14698-1 possible. Up to 10,000 data sets can be stored via Ethernet or USB interface. Integration into a monitoring system (FMS) is also possible.
