Clean Room Environmental Best Practices for Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Manufacturers are Focus of Boston Seminar on June 6

AGAWAM, MASS. – May 30, 2012 – Sterile manufacturing environments at medical device and pharmaceutical companies require effective cleaning and disinfection programs to maintain aseptic conditions and prevent microbial contamination. To help, laboratory testing experts will present "Clean Room Environmental Best Practices," a special seminar in Boston on Wednesday, June 6, 2012.

The seminar is designed for all professionals responsible for building, validating, and maintaining controlled environments in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. The program will include technical presentations on:

• Best practices for qualifying and maintaining clean room facilities

• "The people factor" in terms of containment control

• Qualifying and evaluating clean room disinfectants

• Difficult challenges: Practical advice and solutions

Opportunities for questions and continuing interaction will be encouraged.

"Clean Room Environmental Best Practices" is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the MIT Endicott House, 80 Haven Street, Dedham, Massachusetts — located just minutes from Boston. The cost is $149. Breakfast, lunch, and networking opportunities are included.

The seminar is sponsored by Microtest Laboratories, a Massachusetts-based, FDA-audited company with a history of exceptional regulatory compliance. Microtest's environmental sciences group helps its clients maintain control of their controlled environments and is a proven resource for contamination testing needs arising from the manufacturing of medical devices or pharmaceuticals, as well as sterile compounding in hospital pharmacies.

For more information, contact Julie Adamski, toll-free, at 1-800-631-1680, ext. 192, or jadamski@microtestlabs.com.

About Microtest Laboratories

Microtest Laboratories is a leader in testing services and contract manufacturing for the medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Based in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA, the company provides expertise and flexible processes that enhance product safety and security, accelerate time to market, and minimize supply chain disruption. For more information, visit http://www.microtestlabs.com or call 1-413-786-1680 or toll-free 1-800-631-1680. Follow Microtest Laboratories on Twitter @MicrotestLabs at http://twitter.com/MicrotestLabs.