Microbiological Tests on Pharma Products
Contamination of pharmaceutical products by microorganisms is a major risk within the pharmaceutical industry, with a potential impact on product integrity and patient safety.
Mérieux NutriSciences offers a comprehensive range of microbiology services compliant with GMP requirements for pharmaceutical products (sterile and non-sterile).
The Mérieux NutriSciences microbiology facilities are equipped with clean rooms and biosafety level 2 and level 3 laboratories, in which Mérieux NutriSciences’s expert staff can perform a wide range of microbiological tests on pharmaceutical products, including:
- Microbiological tests (endotoxins, TAMC and TYMC, pathogens, etc.)
- Identification of micro-organisms (DNA sequencing and MALDI TOF)
- Sterility tests
- Efficacy tests (challenge tests and microbiocidal/virucidal assessment)
- Microbiological assays of antibiotics
- Real-time PCR tests