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.

Clean Room Environment Seminar - Presented by Microtest Laboratories

Save the Date — June 6, 2012

Microtest Labs invites you to its Clean Room Environment Seminar, at the MIT Endicott House in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Sterile manufacturing environments require effective cleaning and disinfection programs to maintain aseptic conditions and prevent microbial contamination. This seminar will focus on best practices for qualifying and maintaining clean room facilities as well as understanding the qualification and evaluation of disinfectants used in this environment.

The presentations will be given by technical experts and will include practical advice and solutions to some of the industry’s most difficult challenges.

Save June 6, 2012, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to attend this complementary seminar that will help you build and maintain a controlled environment that is validated and ready to go! Lunch and a networking reception will be included.

Complete conference agenda and details will be sent to you in the coming weeks. For more information or to RSVP, contact 1.800.631.1680 Ext 192 or jadamski@microtestlabs.com.

Pharmaceutical Consultants are Focus of May 16th Conference in Boston

AGAWAM, MASS. — May 2, 2012 — Pharmaceutical consultants are invited to learn how to reap the benefits of single-source production and testing at a Pharmaceutical Consultants Conference sponsored by Microtest Laboratories on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the MIT Endicott House in Dedham, Massachusetts.

The conference will explore the wide range of new revenue and partnership opportunities that are available for pharmaceutical consultants leveraging Microtest Laboratories’ flexible, aseptic fill finish and combination product capabilities — as well as its complete portfolio of support testing services. Conference topics will include:

• A virtual tour
• Aseptic, combination product, clean fills
• Supporting testing services
• Environmental services
• Partnership opportunities

The seminar is sponsored by Microtest Laboratories, a Massachusetts-based, FDA-audited company with a history of exceptional regulatory compliance.

The Pharmaceutical Consultants Conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the MIT Endicott House, 80 Haven Street, Dedham, Massachusetts — located just minutes from Boston.

There’s no cost for qualified pharmaceutical consultants. Lunch and a networking reception are included.

For more information, visit the conference webpage at http://www.microtestlabs.com/conference, or 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.