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Multisite Qualification of an Automated Incubator and Colony Counter for Environmental and Bioburden Applications in Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Hans Joachim Anders, Daniel Männle, William Carpenter, Wolfgang Eder, Ivana Heckel, Tobias Götzen, Corinne Oechslin, Cedric Joossen, Maria Eugenia Giribets Parra, Jason Rose, Vaishali Shah and David L Jones
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2023, 77 (3) 236-247; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2022.012742
Hans Joachim Anders
1Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein CH4332, Switzerland;
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Daniel Männle
1Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein CH4332, Switzerland;
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William Carpenter
2Biogen, Durham, NC;
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Wolfgang Eder
3Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany;
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Ivana Heckel
4Lonza, Visp, Valais, Switzerland;
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Cedric Joossen
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Maria Eugenia Giribets Parra
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Vaishali Shah
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vol. 77 no. 3 236-247
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2022.012742
PubMed 
36379594

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Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)
Print ISSN 
1079-7440
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1948-2124
History 
  • Published online June 8, 2023.

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  1. Hans Joachim Anders1,
  2. Daniel Männle1,
  3. William Carpenter2,
  4. Wolfgang Eder3,
  5. Ivana Heckel4,
  6. Tobias Götzen4,
  7. Corinne Oechslin4,
  8. Cedric Joossen5,
  9. Maria Eugenia Giribets Parra6,
  10. Jason Rose7,
  11. Vaishali Shah8 and
  12. David L Jones9,*
  1. 1Novartis Pharma Stein AG, Stein CH4332, Switzerland;
  2. 2Biogen, Durham, NC;
  3. 3Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany;
  4. 4Lonza, Visp, Valais, Switzerland;
  5. 5Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium;
  6. 6Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany;
  7. 7GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA;
  8. 8Kite Pharma, Santa Monica, CA; and
  9. 9Rapid Micro Biosystems, Lowell, MA, USA
  1. ↵*Corresponding Author: Rapid Micro Biosystems, Lowell, MA, USA; E-mail: djones{at}rapidmicrobio.com
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