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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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Tobias Götzen
4Lonza, Visp, Valais, Switzerland;
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Corinne Oechslin
4Lonza, Visp, Valais, Switzerland;
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Cedric Joossen
5Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium;
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Maria Eugenia Giribets Parra
6Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany;
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Jason Rose
7GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA;
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Vaishali Shah
8Kite Pharma, Santa Monica, CA; and
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David L Jones
9Rapid Micro Biosystems, Lowell, MA, USA
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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, David L Jones
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2023, 77 (3) 236-247; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2022.012742
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