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• The Adept Quattro s650H parallel robot from Adept Technology (Pleasanton, CA) is specifically designed for high-speed manufacturing, packaging, material handling, and assembly applications.
• Multisorb Technologies (Buffalo, NY) has introduced its APA-9000 high-speed canister dispenser for healthcare-product packaging applications.
• The Mustang Q XT ion-exchange chromatography capsules from Pall Life Sciences (Port Washington, NY) are suitable for high flow-rate contaminant-removal applications and in the capture or removal of large molecules.
• Farr Air Pollution Control’s (Jonesboro, AR) Zephyr III portable dust and fume collector is designed for portable handling of industrial process contamination, source capture, and periodic dust collection at various locations.
• The DFM3 product from Copley Scientific (Nottingham, England) is a flow meter designed specifically for inhaled-product testing.
  
  

• Oct. 28–30: 15th Annual Validation Week (Philadelphia). This three-day conference and exhibition brings together validation experts and regulatory representatives who present their experiences in validation, including process validation, computer and software validation, method validation, cleaning validation and facility qualification (including equipment). Participants attend case-study-based workshops on implementation strategies for these specific areas of validation.
• Nov. 2–3: ISPE Facility of the Year: Innovation Showcase (Ulm, Germany). Learn about the latest, state-of-the-art developments being implemented by manufacturers in the region. The event will include case-studies on innovation and provide the background to the projects. Question-and-answer sessions and a networking reception are also scheduled.
• Nov. 5: Manufacturing Sterile Products (Reading, UK). This new course provides an introduction to the methods used to manufacture sterile products, covering both terminal sterilization and aseptic manufacture. Attendees will develop an appreciation of the complexities of sterile-product manufacture and the associated good manufacturing practices, with particular reference to regulatory expectations. The course will be of interest to delegates new to sterile products and pharmaceutical microbiology and provide a refresher course for operators and managers returning to the field.
• Nov. 9–10: FDA Inspections: What to Expect and How to Prepare (Dublin). Attendees will have an opportunity to learn how to prepare for an FDA inspection, what to expect during interaction with FDA officials, and how to respond to FDA observations. This course is a refresher for all personnel involved in the FDA inspection process, and an opportunity to compare one’s internal audit system with what a leading internal audit expert believes is the best approach. The course is provided in an informal atmosphere and an easily understood format.
• November 11–13: Reporting Failure Investigations and Process Deviations (Dublin). This comprehensive course will be most valuable to personnel in research and development, manufacturing, quality assurance, and quality-control laboratories who are involved in conducting and reporting failure investigations and deviations. This three-day workshop outlines tips and techniques to improve failure investigations and identifies proposed corrective actions that ensure successful implementation and closeout.