Critical Environments Columns

  1. Experts' Advice On Facility Design And Construction 4/24/2025

    This is a review of the Pharmaceutical Online Live event “Facility Design And Validation Considerations For Drug Manufacturers," which featured industry experts Erich Bozenhardt and Herman Bozenhardt, as well as process architect Fred Grossfeld.

  2. Retrofitting Facilities For Modern Bioprocessing And Pharma Production 3/11/2025

    The U.K. National Health Service is developing a former warehouse into a multi-modal aseptic manufacturing hub. The project's production head talks pros, cons, and strategy.

  3. Strengthening Shop-Floor QA From The Ground Up 2/24/2025

    Quality is created where and when manufacturing happens, not later through inspection. This approach integrates the QA function into daily production operations.

  4. Consumables Are Leading The Cleanroom Market — Here's Why 2/19/2025

    As the industry expands, so, too does demand for PPE. This market analysis looks at the trends in consumables and other cleanroom technology used to make medicine.

  5. Managing Contamination Risks In The Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Industries Using Relational Risk Analysis 2/18/2025

    Of all the risks associated with pharmaceuticals and medical devices, controlling contamination is one of the most important and difficult challenges. Relational risk analysis (ReRA) can help.

  6. Ensuring Repeatable, Viable Surface Sampling In Aseptic Settings 2/14/2025

    Without high quality data, surface sampling simply becomes another exercise in checking regulatory compliance boxes.

  7. Comparison Of Sterilization Methods: Vaporized Vs. Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide 2/5/2025

    Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is one of the most frequently used chemical compounds for sterilization. This article compares the benefits and trade-offs of using the vapor form vs. aerosol form.

  8. A Justification For Using In-Process Controls In Place Of Cleaning Validation 1/9/2025

    This article provides a procedure for using and cleaning shared columns and column packing equipment and using in-process controls that eliminate the need for cleaning validation.

  9. 11 Key Contributing Factors For Maintaining Sterility Assurance 1/6/2025

    Containers and closures, depyrogenation, equipment, materials, personnel, and 7 more major factors all contribute to sterility assurance.

  10. ASTM International Pharmaceutical Cleaning Standards: Current Status And Future Direction 1/2/2025

    This article provides an update on the progress of the science-, risk-, and statistics-based ASTM International Cleaning Standards: published standards, work currently underway, and how you can get involved.