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    The Rapid Blog

    Get insight and perspective on the latest topics in quality control (QC) microbiology.

    The Barriers to RMM Adoption

    The Benefits of Rapid Sterility Testing

    Aligning Automated Bioburden Testing and Regulatory Policy

    Changes to Regulatory Policy in Bioburden Testing

    The Future of Bioburden Testing is Automation

    Eight Surprising Uses of the Growth Direct® System

    Automating Your Passive Air Monitoring

    Three Keys to Tomorrow's QC Micro Lab

    Common Fungal Contaminants and Their Effects

    Same-Day Mold Detection Becomes Reality

    STRESS TEST: Four Quick Takeaways on Stressed Organisms in EM

    RAPID READY: QC Automation in Three Steps

    Ask Rapid: Extending Your Countable Range

    Still Rapid After All These Years

    Contamination Fears Pose Big Challenges in Aseptic QC

    Ramping up Cell and Gene Innovation

    Snapshots of an Industry in Transition

    Reducing Contamination Risk for Aqueous Non-Sterile Products

    Automation and the Staffing Shortage

    Which RMM Fits You Best?

    Ask Rapid: Understanding Algorithms

    Avoiding 4-Eyes Uncertainty and Regulatory Risk

    Empowering your GMP workflow with Quality Control Automation

    Optimizing Your EM Testing on the Path to Pharma 4.0™

    Helping 503Bs Meet the Challenge

    Glowing or Growing: Autofluorescence and the Growth Direct® System

    Integrating Automated RMM for Digital Innovation

    Ask Rapid: Validating Water Testing

    Ask Rapid: Automation of Bioburden Testing

    McKinsey: Automated Testing Is at the Center of QC Evolution

    Ask Rapid: Your EM Questions Answered

    Five Reasons Why Contract Organizations Should Stop Outsourcing Their QC Microbiology

    Strengthening a Weak Link in QC Microbial Testing (Part IV)

    Strengthening a Weak Link in QC Microbial Testing (Part III)

    Q&A: Irving Ford on Cell & Gene Therapy QC Microbiology

    Strengthening a Weak Link in QC Microbial Testing (Part II)

    For Microbial Safety, Nothing Beats a Peep

    Strengthening a Weak Link in QC Microbial Testing (Part I)

    Cell & Gene QC Whitepaper Available for Download

    New Posters and Sterility Testing Preview Highlight PDA Micro 2021 Conference

    Quality Control Infrastructure in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Needs Critical Modernization

    Automation Is More Than a Trend. It’s How the Global Pharmaceutical Industry Future-Proofs Operations

    Rapid Automation: The Gold Standard for Implementing Lean in the QC Micro Lab

    PDA Micro Insights from the Contamination Control Strategy Technical Report

    Data Presented at the 2020 PDA Pharmaceutical Microbiology Conf. Highlights the Benefits of the Growth Direct System®

    Lab Optimization Master Series Wrap-up

    QC Lab Optimization Master Series Whitepaper Available for Download

    Designing the High Performing QC Lab

    Understanding the Most Efficient and Effective QC Testing Methods for Your Lab

    New Funding Enables Expansion of Global Use of Growth Direct System

    [Podcast] Maintaining Operational Efficiencies in QC Micro Labs During a Pandemic

    QC Labs That Employ Rapid Microbiological Methods Are Better Positioned For A Pandemic

    Creating the QC Lab of the Future Now

    Master Series: What to Expect and How to Address Data Integrity Audits

    Boehringer Ingelheim Hosts 2nd Annual Growth Direct™ Scientific Symposium

    How Rapid Micro Biosystems Approaches Data Integrity

    Hot Topics in Today's Micro Lab

    Benefits and Strategies for Automating Growth-Based Microbial Detection

    A Race Against the Clock: Achieving Fast, Accurate Results in Microbial Contamination Detection

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Will Welcome Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-3rd)

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to Exhibit at the 2019 Biomanufacturing World Summit in San Diego, CA

    Validation of the Growth Direct™ System to Perform Pharmaceutical In-process Bioburden Analysis

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to Exhibit at the 2019 PDA Rapid Microbiological Methods Workshop in Rockville, MD

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to Exhibit at the 14th Annual PDA Global Conference on Pharmaceutical Microbiology in Rockville, MD

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Exhibits at the A3P International Congress in Biarritz, France

    Facilitating Data Integrity Compliance with a Rapid Micro Method

    CGMP Data Integrity Using PDA TR80 and ALCOA ALCOA+ Infographic

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to Exhibit at the 2019 PDA Data Integrity Workshop

    How Automated Rapid Technologies Can Help with Faster Time to Results

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to Exhibit at the 2019 PDA Europe Biomanufacturing

    Alternative and Rapid Microbiological Methods: Microbiology of The 21st Century Webinar

    Nephron, Rapid Micro Announce First-of-its-Kind Automated Microbial Monitoring

    SCA Pharma Goes Live with Growth Direct™

    Are Your Current Manual Testing Methods Leaving Your Facility Behind?

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Celebrates Microbiology Week

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to Exhibit at the 2019 American Biomanufacturing Summit in San Francisco, CA

    How Effective Are Your QC Labs? 5 Recommendations for 503B Compounders

    Effect of Incubation Strategy on Recovery of Bacteria and Molds in EM Testing

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Sponsors American Pharma Review’s Clean Facility of the Future Documentary

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to Exhibit at the 2019 Parenteral Drug Association Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA

    How Growth Direct™ is Helping Biogen Move Their Business Forward

    How Rapid Micro Biosystems Helps Pharma Companies Create Their Facility of the Future

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Announces New Chief Financial Officer

    Growth Direct™ Passes Rigorous Analytical Validation

    Growth Direct™ System cited in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing as innovator in solving containment challenges

    Growth Direct™ brings Industry 4.0 to the QC Micro Lab

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to attend the 2018 Compounding Pharmacy Compliance in Alexandria, VA

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Secures $60 Million In Equity Financing

    Data Integrity and the Growth Direct™

    New paper discusses implementing an alternative microbiological test method using simple method verification without the need for full method validation

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to Exhibit at the 2018 PDA Annual Meeting in Orlando,FL

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to exhibit at the 2018 A3P Microbiology Meeting in Tours, France

    New Paper Describes the Simplified Validation Process of Growth Direct™ for In-Process Microbiological Testing

    Rapid Micro Biosystems announces New Vice President of Operations

    Rapid Microbiology Methods Gaining Steam in 2018

    Growth Direct™ plus MODA-EM minimizes human error, saves time, and ensures data integrity

    Biogen shows how Growth Direct™ improves accuracy, speed, and efficiency in microbial enumeration

    Rapid Micro Biosystems presents new poster at EDQM on Simpler RMM Validation for EM

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Awarded Contract by Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to Develop Final Implementation of Rapid Sterility Test for Vaccines

    Overcoming barriers to adoption of rapid microbial testing-13

    Automating and accelerating environmental monitoring in pharmaceutical manufacturing

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to exhibit and host a dinner at the 12th PDA Conference on Pharmaceutical Microbiology in Bethesda, MD

    How automated microbial quality control reduces the risk of human error

    How automated microbial QC maximizes data integrity and security

    Overcoming barriers to adoption of rapid microbial testing

    Using contact plates to perform environmental settle plate testing

    Improving your facility’s productivity with advanced remote monitoring

    How to increase efficiency and savings with a single incubation strategy for environmental monitoring

    5 Steps To Selecting The Appropriate Statistical Test During RMM Validation

    6 Ways Automated Microbial QC Can Benefit Your Manufacturing Facility Or Lab

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to exhibit and host a dinner at the 11th PDA Conference on Pharmaceutical Microbiology in Arlington, Virginia

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to attend and sponsor PDA New England Chapter "Cleanroom Microbiology and Contamination Control" Event

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to attend Life Science User Group Meetings - Spring 2016

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to present and exhibit at the 2016 European Microbiology Conference in Barcelona

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Appoints Natale “Nat” Ricciardi to Board of Directors

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to present at the 65th Annual PDA Meeting in San Antonio, Texas

    Peer-Reviewed Article on Pharmaceutical Water Bioburden Analysis

    PDA Journal Case Study: Statistical Testing and TR33

    Data Integrity and Automation

    The Strategic Role of Microbiology Quality Control

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Expands Series C Round With Investment From EDBI

    4 Considerations When Building the Budget Case for RMM

    [Video] Best Practices for Integrating Automated Rapid Technology to LIMS

    Paul Lukes of GlaxoSmithKline to Speak at the European Microbiology Conference in Prague

    Lindsey Colvin of Pfizer Speaking at the ISPE Conference in Frankfurt

    Recent Article: Rapid Microbiological Methods in Pharmig Winter Edition

    Avoid These 4 Potential Errors in the QC Lab with Automation

    RMM and Commercial Preparations: Comparing Performance with Growth Direct™

    Getting Lean – The Benefits of Automation in the Microbiology Lab

    Webinar: Best Practices for Integrating Automated, Rapid Technology to LIMS

    Improving Quality Control Microbial Testing with Automated, Growth-Based RMM

    Realizing the Benefits of Automated, Growth-Based RMM

    5 Ways to Accelerate the Microbial Quality Control Process

    LIMS Integration of the Growth DirectTMSystem

    Upgrading pharmaceutical manufacturing – where automated, rapid detection can help

    UN Highlights Importance of Light-Based Technologies in 2015

    Rapid Micro Biosystems to Exhibit at the PDA Berlin 17-18 February

    Comparing The Growth DirectTM System Environmental Monitoring Cassettes vs. Conventional Media: Part II

    Comparing The Growth DirectTM System Environmental Monitoring Cassettes vs. Conventional Media: Part 1

    Accelerating Flu Vaccine Production, the Role of Automated, Rapid Detection

    Determining Incubation Regime Article Wins George Sykes Memorial Award

    Applying Six Sigma (DMAIC) Tools to Routine Water Testing

    Discover the Power of Automated, Growth-Based RMM

    Reaping the Benefits of LIMS Integration

    New Technical Monograph on Bio-contamination from PHSS

    Incubation Protocol and Time to Results with Rapid Enumeration Methods

    Blue LED Light Wins 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics—Helps QC Labs Garner Rapid, Non-Destructive Results

    Workshop: Making Better Decisions in the Automated Microbiology Lab

    6 Benefits of Rapid Results You Can Get with Growth Direct™ System

    Some Common Audit Observations Where Automation Could Help

    Choosing an Automated RMM Technology, Part 2: Critical Details

    Rapid Micro Biosystems Announces New Corporate Headquarters In Lowell, Massachusetts

    Choosing an Automated RMM Technology, Part 1: Finding Feasible Systems

    3 Tips for Preparing A Large Number of Tests in the QC Lab

    Achieving Greater Buy-in for Cleaning and Quality Control

    Rapid, Automated Environmental Monitoring on the Manufacturing Floor

    6 Strategies for Communicating Quality Control Data

    How to Perform Faster, Effective Out-of Specification Investigations

    Fungal Contamination: 3 Commonly Overlooked Issues

    Time Management: 3 Time Consuming Activities in the QC Lab

    3 Benefits of Automation in the QC Lab You May Not Have Considered Yet

    Faster Bioburden Enumeration of Fiber Wipes using Growth Direct™ System

    Preparing for a Validation: Some Best Practices

    Real-World Use Cases of Automated, Growth-Based RMM: Moving Toward a Paperless QC Lab

    Real-World Use Cases of Automated, Growth-Based RMM: Implementing Company-Wide RMM Validation Standards

    Rapid Microbial Methods: A Q&A with Dr. Tim Sandle

    Applying Lean in the QC Lab Part 3: Benefits of Automation

    Applying Lean in the QC Lab Part 2: Identifying Types of Waste

    Applying Lean in the QC Lab Part 1: Main Principles

    Automating Environmental Monitoring: Your Top Questions Answered

    Automation: Your Top Water and Bioburden Testing Questions Answered

    Real-World Use Cases of Automated, Growth-Based RMM: Streamlining Small Batch Runs

    Real-World Use Case of Automated, Growth-Based RMM: Distinguishing Between Biologics and Bacterial Growth

    Real-World Use Case of Automated, Growth-Based RMM: Environmental Monitoring Near Production

    Considerations of Rapid Methods: Destructive vs. Non-Destructive

    Growth Direct™ EM Cassette Compared to Conventional Media [Webinar]

    Rapid Micro Biosystems announces the commercial availability of The Growth Direct™ System for Environmental Monitoring and Bioburden Applications

    Getting a Head Start on Validation: Reviewing Content Earlier

    Implementing Automated Rapid Methods: Working with Your IT Team

    Beyond Microbiology: 6 Ways Automated RMM Impacts the Business

    RMM and LIMS Integration: 4 Company-Wide Benefits

    Growth Direct™ and LIMS Integration: 4 Benefits

    Addressing 4 Additional Common Objections to RMM

    Addressing 5 Common Objections to Implementing Rapid Microbial Methods

    4 Ways Automated, Growth-Based RMM Can Impact the Incubation Process

    The Selection of Incubation Temperatures and Times for Microbiological Tests

    Eliminating Dilutions Through Enhanced Dynamic Range and Linearity

    Imaging Technology: How Microbiologists Benefit from a Larger Dynamic Range

    Working with Unusual Sample Types: Taking Advantage of RMM Technologies

    Working with Unusual Sample Types: Breaking Down Organic Materials

    Amy McDaniel to Present Poster at PDA Annual Meeting

    Working with Unusual Sample Types: Solubilizing Large Particulates

    5 Considerations for Selecting an RMM System

    The Efficiency of a Single, Non-Destructive RMM System in the Quality Control Lab

    Accelerating Biological Indicator Testing with The Growth Direct™ System

    RMM Validation – The Role of Quality Assurance

    RMM Performance Qualification, Time to Results Qualification and Method Suitability

    Installation and Qualification of The Growth DirectTM System

    Understanding Validation Requirements of Rapid Methods

    5 Tasks Automated by The Growth DirectTM System

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