ABOUT US
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. offers products and services that are used to assure product quality, control manufacturing processes, and to solve problems in niche markets and processing applications.
Having a strong corporate presence with the PDA, ISO, and AAMI, Mesa is also at the forefront of the standards that govern manufacturers today. It is this expertise that Mesa offers our customers and why we are now able to offer complete and customized validation service solutions.
Mesa Offers:
- High-quality DataTrace data loggers
- PCD, Apex and Mesa brand Biological Indicators
- Continuous Monitoring Systems
- Cold Chain Monitoring, Packaging and Consulting Services
- Cap Torque testers
- Validation (IOPQ) Services
Mesa designs and manufactures DataTrace, a high performance, patented, wireless data loggers for measuring and recording temperature, humidity and pressure for the food, pharmaceutical, healthcare and several other industries.
Mesa’s biological indicators are specifically designed to meet the most stringent requirements and expectations. Mesa offers Apex discs for H2O2, ampoules, strips and BI testing services for steam, EO and several other sterilization processes.
Mesa manufactures and installs Centralized Monitoring Systems that reliably monitor your equipment, send alarm notifications, and provide detailed reporting to satisfy all departments and agencies. Mesa offers multiple solutions to protect your valuable product, archive critical data and delivery real-time alerts and notifications based on your input and acceptance criteria. Mesa’s systems monitor humidity, temperature/humidity, differential pressure, O2, CO2, water detection, air velocity and much more. We will help you keep your facility compliant with FDA, AABB, CAP, DHS, and other regulatory agencies. Contact Mesa Monitoring today to learn more about our real-time monitoring solutions.
Mesa now offers validated cold-chain packaging and monitoring products and services providing complete end-to-end product monitoring. Automated reporting, out-of-range alerts and historical data retrieval keep your products safe and your process within compliance.
Child-resistant caps and low-volume capping can be tough pills to swallow for some manufacturers, not Mesa! Plastic on plastic: squeezables, child resistant, tamper evident, eye dropper, pumps, desiccated, all these can be accommodated by Mesa SureTorque and Torqo torque testing analyzers.
Mesa Global Services can provide FAT, IQ, OQ, IOQ, or PQ protocols to fit your validation needs. Our experience in the validation field allows us to create highly customizable documents that will meet all of your design, product, company, and regulatory requirements. The Mesa Global Services team can provide on-site validation services to help to ensure that your equipment, systems and processes are working properly, reliably, and as intended. Mesa will develop a testing protocol based on the standards that most impact your processes, tailored to meet your specific needs.
For more information, visit us today at www.mesalabs.com
PRODUCTS
Soybean Casein Digest Broth is the recommended media for use with Biological Indicators. The use of another media may detrimentally affect the outgrowth of spores.
Apex® Biological Indicator (BI) products are designed specifically to meet the unique needs of the pharmaceutical, food, and medical device industries utilizing vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VH2O2) decontamination.
EZTest® is a self-contained biological indicator for monitoring steam/flash steam, ethylene oxide, or hydrogen peroxide sterilization.
Standard Biological Indicators (BIs) are easy to use and are available for industrial or healthcare use.
Releasat® Biological Indicator Culturing Set contains MesaStrip paper spore strip biological indicators and culture tubes of specially formulated soybean casein digest culture medium containing a color indicator that turns a dramatic yellow when spores grow.
MagnaAmp® is a self-contained biological indicator ampoule for monitoring steam sterilization of liquids in ampoules, large containers, or washer sterilizers.
The Smart-Read™ EZTest® Biological Monitoring System allows an organization to release sterile product with true biological confirmation faster and easier than ever before.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mesa Laboratories
12100 W. 6th Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80228
UNITED STATES
Phone: 303-987-8000
BROCHURES AND DATASHEETS
- Biological Indicators To Fit Your Needs
- Spore Suspensions
- Biological Indicator Testing: Meeting Regulatory Demands With Confidence
- Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Biological Indicators
- Apex Spore Suspension
- Biological Indicator - Apex Ribbon
- Biological Indicator Designed For The Pharmaceutical Industry
- Biological Indicators - Apex Discs
FEATURED ARTICLES
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![Compliance GettyImages-1212446127]( "Why Perform A D-Value Study? Reference Review")
Understanding how a product influences microorganisms' resistance is crucial. Read about relevant standards and references as well as recommendations for performing product D-value studies.
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![8 Eight Tips GettyImages-1450701955]( "Reducing Risks In Your SIP Validation Cycles")
Utilizing tape for positioning during Sterilize in Place (SIP) validation can introduce numerous issues. Explore the top eight reasons why tape should be avoided during SIP validation cycles.
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![GettyImages-1087218908 In the Manufacturing Facility Team of Scientists Wearing Sterile Protective Coverall]( "How To Prove A Sterility Assurance Level Of 10⁻⁶")
Explore the Biological Indicator/Bioburden (BI/BB) method for achieving sterilization of products along with the prerequisite studies needed to develop the sterilization process.
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![GettyImages-1057026794-lab-sterilization]( "6 Reasons To Use Biological Indicators During Your Sterilization Cycle")
Explore the importance of biological indicators and why they should be integral to any comprehensive sterilization program.
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![Stack Of Papers GettyImages-579250076]( "Annex 1 Compliance Guidelines For Biological Indicator Users")
Gain a deeper understanding of the requirements, guidelines, and best practices for Annex 1 compliance whether you're in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, or any field utilizing biological indicators.
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![Scientist in lab GettyImages-872025342]( "Caramelization Of LSBIs Due To Extended Thermal Insult")
Learn about liquid submersible biological indicators (LSBI), including the three basic LSBI formats, and how caramelization due to long sterilization cycles affects the media's ability to promote spore growth.
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![Product D-Value Study 1]( "Product D-Value Study - Part 2, Heat-Sensitive And Atypical Aqueous Liquids")
How can your organization use this critical tool when developing your sterilization process for heat-sensitive products and low F0 cycles?
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![Getty- Scientist Valve pressure]( "Why Perform A Product D-Value Study?")
Follow a discussion on non-heat sensitive aqueous liquid product sterilization and the use of the Overkill method and Bioburden/BI method.
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![sterile cleanroom protective gear]( "Product D-Value Studies: A Critical Tool In Sterilization Process Development")
Learn about what questions to ask when developing a sterilization method and a critical tool that can help guide your decisions.
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![hand-putting-check-inside-box-for-validated-option-iStock-536686995]( "Biological Indicators And The European Pharmacopoeia")
Here, we review the information concerning biological indicators in European Pharmacopoeia General Chapter 5.1.2, which is more detailed and covers a wider scope than the previous version.
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![Sterlize sterilization GettyImages-629187362]( "Why Biological Indicators Survive A Validated Cycle")
We review what to do should you ever find yourself in the situation where the probes indicate conditions that would render killed BIs, yet the units are testing positive.
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![Spores of a slime mold GettyImages-898263496]( "Biological Indicators For Vapor Hydrogen Peroxide Isolator Decontamination")
We highlight vapor hydrogen peroxide (VH2O2) biological indicators (BIs) including necessary physical characteristics of the BI unit, BI types, proper BI placement, and challenges encountered.
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![Fill finish vials GettyImages-1298781737]( "A Guide To Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Isolator Decontamination")
This field guide uses current published resources to provide clarity and direction regarding best practices for validating decontamination processes using VH2O2.
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![Example of culturing inoculated]( "Proper Biological Indicator Placement During Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination Cycles")
We discuss the three general BI types used for monitoring the VH2O2 cycles and directions on their proper placement in the isolator.
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![Cleanroom cleaning GettyImages-1173376974]( "Using Replicate BIs To Evaluate Biodecontamination Cycles In Isolators")
We discuss the concept of using triplicate biological indicators (BIs), not as a reaction to having obtained an unexpected growth-positive BI in your vaopr hydrogen peroxide cycle, but as a proactive measure.
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![Sterilize sterilizing GettyImages-1340554274]( "Parameters Affecting Vapor Hydrogen Peroxide Biological Indicator Performance")
We review the potential benefits and difficulties of using Vapor Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) in decontamination and sterilization.
