With the new Chapters 3 and 5 and Appendix 15 of the EU GMP Guide, a new era has begun for determining health-based limits for cleaning of multipurpose facilities. PDE, what to do? That was the key question answered for participants of the PTS Connect Webinar PDE Cleaning Validation on June 1, 2016…

With 1,875x magnification and the highest light quality (RA>90), the scratch-resistant LED-lit magnifying glass LENSLED offers optimal viewing conditions for assembly and quality assurance. Equipped with a high-quality aluminum spring arm, the magnifying lamp from LED2WORK creates ergonomic light…

At the end of 2016, the ISO 16890 standard for testing and evaluating air filters is expected to be introduced. After a transition period of approximately 18 months, the replacement of EN 779:2012 will take place. In the future, laboratory results will more accurately reflect the behavior of air fil…

With the EcoCCompact, Dürr Ecoclean has developed a versatile full-vacuum system for parts cleaning and corrosion protection with non-halogenated hydrocarbons and modified alcohols. The successor to Compact 80 C/P offers a wide range of options, from rapid degreasing right through to sophisticated c…

The Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim and the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart (with its BioCat division in Straubing) announce the launch of an interdisciplinary research project that aims to develop a novel textile finishing based on natural prot…

15 months still remain until opening day, but attention will once again be focused entirely on plastics technology from 17 to 21 October 2017 on Lake Constance where Germany, Austria and Switzerland meet! At the premiere event there was really no way of foreseeing that Fakuma would evolve into a “Me…

Every three years, over 12,000 specialists from the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, cosmetics, food, and beverage industries gather at Messe Basel. They cultivate their business relationships and inform themselves about new approaches and solutions in the field of industrial applications of…

Medical technology continues to be a fascinating growth market. There was a very strong phase, particularly at the beginning of the millennium, with enterprises achieving two-digit increases with regard to the sector-wide average over a period of several years in a row. This phase seems to have ende…

The Hessian Minister for Science and Art Boris Rhein is taking on the patronage for the first time this year for the trade fair for cleanroom technology, Cleanzone, on November 8 and 9, 2016, in Frankfurt am Main. Boris Rhein states: "I am pleased to have taken on the patronage for Cleanzone 2016. E…

In a joint project called "AlBioTex", researchers at the Hohenstein Institute, B.R.A.I.N AG ("BRAIN AG"; ISIN DE0005203947 / WKN 520394) and Kelheim Fibres GmbH have successfully developed wound dressings made from bacterial alginate. The aim of the project (sponsorship ID 031A126, in the Federal Mi…