ABOUT PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEMS
Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) provides Pharmaceutical aseptic and controlled manufacturing customers with the superior knowledge, technology, quality, and service you need to successfully meet global regulatory requirements and manufacture your product to the highest quality possible. Partnering with our customers, we provide a complete contamination monitoring solution. Starting with our Advisory Services team to assess risk, then collecting data with our world-class viable and non viable particle counters, through to compliant data management, analysis and reporting. We have the expertise to help you meet global regulatory requirements and get your product to market. As one of the world’s leading clean room contamination control experts and complete solutions provider, we offer fully integrated and robust monitoring solutions including:
- Particle Counters and Microbial Samplers, portable and remote
- Environmental and Facility Monitoring Systems (FMS)
- Data collection and fully compliant data management
Additionally, we offer a wide variety of expert Advisory Services including:
- Sampling locations
- Risk Assessments – avoiding 483’s
- Thermal Validations
- Crisis Handling – 483 management and response
Founded 50 years ago, PMS is a trusted thought-leader in the Pharmaceutical clean manufacturing and other Life Science industries. Our team provides multiple webinars, papers, and training throughout the year to support professionals and cleanroom manufacturers with reliable guidance on the application of and compliance to global regulations.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
Did you define your manufacturing contamination control strategy, or is it a collection of changes over time?
Innovative portable particle counter meeting all regulatory requirements.
The MiniCapt® Mobile Microbial Air Sampler from Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) is an innovative, light and mobile viable sampler. It simplifies the job of microbial air sampling by applying modern data management capabilities that save time and reduce operator error in air sampling data.
The BioCapt® Single-Use Impactor secures the process, product, and ultimately the patient by avoiding contamination risks.
The APSS-2000 Liquid Particle Counter for USP 788 sizes and counts suspended particulate matter in a wide range of liquids, including parenterals, to meet all current U.S., European and Japanese Pharmacopoeia standards. When it comes to particle monitoring quality control for liquid drug manufacturers, it’s important to meet regulations while minimizing waste.
Facility Monitoring System with industrial control systems assures data integrity, process automation, simplicity of use, and data integration.
Viable, Non Viable and Environmental Monitoring Software.
The MiniCapt® Pro Remote Microbial Air Sampler from Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) incorporates the latest viable cleanroom monitoring technologies into one instrument to customize cleanroom and aseptic area microbial monitoring according to ISO Class 5/7, GMP Grade A/B, and for use in background areas monitored by a Facility Monitoring System (FMS).
A compact, user-friendly variable channel remote particle counter. Designed for minimum downtime and multiple option flexibility.
Monitor your viable and non-viable particles according to the most recent regulatory requirements. Count, report, document and manage your pharmaceutical environmental monitoring data meeting 21 CFR Part 11 data integrity requirements.
The MiniCapt® Remote Air Sampler features modern, easy to use data and sample configuration management by integration with a FacilityPro® system.
A simple and cost-effective way to monitor your cleanroom, the Airnet II Air Particle Sensor provides unparalleled performance with data transmission capabilities for remote monitoring.
The top Data Collection and leading Data Management companies combined to create a complete contamination monitoring solution for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
FacilityPro® Cleanroom Software by Particle Measuring Systems provides the interface, data management, and reporting for an environmental monitoring system. FacilityPro’s ability to manage viable, nonviable, and environmental data through a common system improves the efficiency of production operations and quality investigations.
Particle Measuring Systems partners with companies in the Pharmaceutical industry as a complete contamination monitoring solutions provider. Starting with our Advisory Services team, then collecting data with our viable and non-viable, particle counters, through to complete validation, data management and reporting. We have the expertise to help you meet regulatory requirements including ISO 14644-1:2015 and EU GMP Annex 1 to get your product to market.
The Lasair® III Aerosol Mobile Particle Counter minimizes operator errors with intuitive recipe configuration and meets ISO 14644-1/2:2015, ISO 21501-4, EU-GMP.
The BioCapt® Microbial Impactor meets regulatory requirements - remote sampling and ISO 14698-1/2 compliance.
The Airnet® II Particle Sensor is part of an automated monitoring system reducing manpower that provides consistent location monitoring.
A compact, VHP resistant remote particle counter.
As part of a facility monitoring solution, the IsoAir® Pro-E Remote Particle Counter from Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) is an effective piece of a Contamination Control Strategy using the latest technologies to streamline cleanroom monitoring while meeting global regulations including EU GMP Annex 1, ISO 14644-2, and part of a 21CFR Part 11 solution. This remote particle counter has all the features you need for reliable particle monitoring in your clean area are built into a simple but powerful package.
The Lasair® III 110 Airborne Particle Counter is a laser diode-based true 0.1 micron (μm) particle counter with 1.00 CFM flow rate. It provides real-time measurement of yield-impacting particles with three configurations to meet your unique application needs. Part of the series of cleanroom particle counters from Particle Measuring Systems.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Particle Measuring Systems
5475 Airport Blvd.
Boulder, CO 80301
UNITED STATES
Phone: 303-443-7100
Contact: Nina Morton
FEATURED ARTICLES
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![Cleanroom GettyImages-184293451]( "Optimizing Microbial Air Sampling To Reduce False Positives In Cleanrooms")
Learn how modern advancements can improve the efficiency of microbial air sampling while minimizing the chances of false positives in cleanrooms.
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![Compliance GettyImages-1212446127]( "Compressed Gas Contamination: Guidelines For Control In Aseptic Manufacturing")
Explore key guidelines for preserving the purity and quality of compressed gas, with an emphasis on contaminants, monitoring, and preventive maintenance practices.
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![GettyImages-1370928101 regulatory compliance]( "Compressed Gas Systems In Aseptic Manufacturing")
Learn about compressed gas systems and why effectively identifying and managing the risks associated with these systems is critical for maintaining product quality and ensuring compliance with GMP.
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![GettyImages-628978952-microbe-bacteria-microbial]( "Bacteria To Consider For The Growth Promotion Test: Should Anaerobic Cultures Be Included?")
The Growth Promotion Test (GPT) evaluates whether the culture media is suitable for use in environmental monitoring sampling. Explore recommendations to follow to ensure a successful GPT.
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![Key-Keyhole with light-GettyImages-92240543]( "Key Factors For Optimized Microbial Air Sampling")
Learn about active air sampling and the characteristics of various microbiological sampling methods that are designed to optimize collection efficiency.
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![Quality control assurance satisfaction-GettyImages-2117357383]( "Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) Resistance Testing")
Explore test results demonstrating the suitability of a robust microbial sampler for environments where frequent exposure to harsh cleaning and sterilization methods, like VHP in isolators, is routine.
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![GettyImages-1364393941 Certification And Standardization Process, Quality Assurance Concept]( "Avoiding IT Outages With Continuous Cleanroom Monitoring Technology")
Examine how one environmental monitoring system provided seamless and continuous cleanroom monitoring and control during the major global IT outages due to the CrowdStrike incident.
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![GettyImages-1370928101 regulatory compliance]( "EU GMP Guidelines For Environmental Monitoring: Questions And Answers")
Here, PMS Senior GMP Scientist, Mark Hallworth answers questions that arose while presenting on EU GMP Guidelines for Environmental Monitoring. Explore his answers to gain insights into these guidelines.
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![Scientists In Cleanroom GettyImages-1341292033]( "Cleanroom Data Analytics To Consider When Setting Up Environmental Monitoring")
Learn about innovative software that addresses the need of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants to centralize and trend data from various sources important to environmental monitoring systems.
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![GettyImages-1294339670-lab-cleanroom-PPE-computer-team]( "Data Management Considerations For Environmental Monitoring")
Learn what data management factors to take into consideration when setting up an environmental monitoring system in a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
WEBINARS
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![The Successful Implementation Of A New Aseptic Filling Line]( "The Successful Implementation Of A New Aseptic Filling Line")
Discover how a Quality by Design approach can streamline the development of new sterile product filling lines, featuring a real-life example illustrating its effectiveness.
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![Compressed Gas Risk assessment]( "Compressed Gas Risk Assessment: A Significant Step In Your CCS")
Learn the importance of compressed gas monitoring in ensuring product quality and compliance with EU GMP standards.
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![Scientists In Cleanroom GettyImages-1341292033]( "Environmental Monitoring Vs. Good Aseptic Technique")
Review the standards and regulations promoting a cohesive environmental program, and explore manual compounding in laminar flow hoods, through to filling lines, in both open and closed systems.
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![Compliance GettyImages-1212446127]( "Understanding ISO/TR 14644-21 Airborne Particle Sampling Techniques")
Industry expert Mark Hallworth guides viewers through the latest ISO document (ISO 14644), exploring the reasons behind the decisions made by the team during its development.
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![ISOEN]( "ISO EN 17141 And ISO 14698 Overview")
Gain insight into the standard for microbiological monitoring and control, ISO/EN 17141, and how it harmonizes with ISO 14698 parts one and two.
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![USP17882022 Revision Summary]( "USP<1788>2022 Revision Summary")
Review the latest revisions to the USP<1788>, which has expanded to support a holistic view of finished product contaminants, how they should be investigated, and added flow imaging technologies.
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![Understanding ISO]( "Understanding ISO 21501-4 – Particle Counter Calibration")
In this webinar we review how to be compliant with the most recent particle counter calibration requirements, particle counter terminology, and how a particle counter works in theory.
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![Validation Of 4-Hour Active Sampling Using BioCapt Single Use]( "Validation Of 4-Hour Active Sampling Using BioCapt Single Use")
Learn how the BioCapt® Single Use microbial impactor for cleanroom monitoring satisfies the requirements of new EU GMP Annex 1 and is an efficient device under stress conditions.
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![Intelligent Automation AI]( "Leveraging Microbial Contamination Monitoring Data For Actionable Insights To Meet And Exceed The Auditor's Expectations")
Modern pharmaceutical manufacturers are already generating and managing big data from environmental monitoring; the next step is to create actionable insights and ensure 21CFR11 compliance. This webinar discusses data collection, 21CFR11 data management and the generation of actionable insights.
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![Particle Measuring Systems 5]( "Viable Monitoring Solutions: Prepare Your Contamination Control Strategy (CCS) For EU GMP ANNEX 1")
The New Annex 1 has some critical changes that are important to understand and start applying. While the drafts cover many areas of environmental monitoring in-depth, this webinar by Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) experts focuses on the Viable/Microbial Air Monitoring aspects.
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![Particle Measuring 3]( "Data Quality - The Journey Of The Data Management Life Cycle")
Sometimes we focus on data while forgetting how poor practices, bad decisions, incorrect definitions, and lack of evaluations effect the outcome. In this webinar, we analyze how to go from “data” to “data quality” to improve your overall contamination control strategy.
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![Particle Measuring 2]( "Replacing Settle Plates With Active Air Sampling")
Settle plates are a non-validatable method as it is simply based on the physical principle of the downfall of a particle on a surface. We discuss the using active air sampling versus passive air settle plate monitoring in routine environmental monitoring.
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![Particle Measuring 1]( "Considerations & Steps For Building A Contamination Control Strategy (CCS)")
Defining a Contamination Control Strategy (CCS) is unique for each process and requires an intimate understanding of both the process and how to implement an effective strategy.
PODCASTS
- S2E4: Marc And Mark: Particle Monitoring In Heat Tunnels - Crucial Insights
- Airborne Particle Sampling Techniques
- Manufacturing Contamination Control Strategy And Risk Assessment
- Environmental Risk Assessment: PQ Systems And Tools
- Facility Monitoring Systems (FMS) vs. Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Tackling Viable And Non Viable Isolator Manufacturing
- Continuous Viable Air Monitoring For EU GMP Annex 1
- Risk Assessment When Setting Microbiological Monitoring Conditions
- Working Towards NetZero Emissions In Pharma Manufacturing