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Risk Assessment Approach to Microbiological Controls of Cell Therapies

Tony Cundell, Scott Drummond, Irving Ford, Dona Reber and Donald Singer; members of the Pharmaceutical Microbiology Expert Discussion Group
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2020, 74 (2) 229-248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2019.010546
Tony Cundell
1Microbiological Consulting LLC, Scarsdale, NY;
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2Johnson & Johnson Companies, NB, NJ;
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3Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ;
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4Pfizer, Collegeville, PA; and
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5New Beginnings Microbiology, Phoenixville, PA
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Tony Cundell, Scott Drummond, Irving Ford, Dona Reber, Donald Singer
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Mar 2020, 74 (2) 229-248; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2019.010546

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