Selected Articles of Interest

Below are selected articles from our Bioscience World newsletter.  Please feel free to check back regularly, as new articles are always being put online.

Latest news

	Bioscience International receives Platinum Medal & Regional Sustainability Leadership Award by EcoVadis for being in top 1% globally for complying with global guidelines and best practices in the corporate governance (ESG) categories of: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, and Ethics
	EN 17141 Compliance & d50 Sampling Efficiency Independently Validated for SAS Air Samplers by Dr. Gediminas "Gede" Mainelis, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental & Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
	How to select the best air sampler for your needs

High-profile uses

	Overview of publicly cited SAS uses and citations in peer-reviewed journals
	Switching to SAS at Monsanto by Paul E. Blankenship, Metrology Technical Specialist, Monsanto
	Changing microbiological air samplers at Pfizer by James F. Quebbeman, M.S., M.A. Senior Auditor, Pfizer, Inc.
	NASA takes Bioscience products into space by Dr. Duane L. Pierson, Senior Microbiologist, NASA
	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services uses SAS in protection against anthrax
	Bioscience products used for environmental monitoring in Sistine Chapel restoration
	3M targets indoor air quality with Duo SAS 360 with John Horns, Technical Specialist, 3M
	SAS makes televised debut on 48 Hours
	Who switched to SAS, and why

Best practices from industry experts

	Summary of best practices and frequently asked questions regarding microbial air sampling
	Change is Here - Examining Practical Implications of 2022 Revision to USP 797 by Abby Roth, ASQ CMQ/OE Owner/Microbiologist, Pure Microbiology
	SAS air samplers: ISO 14698-1 & ISO 14698-2 full compliance
	EU Annex 1 Requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices - Updates & Best Practices Moving Forward
	USP 797 - best practices by Dr. Laura A. Thoma, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
	SAS used in hospital operating rooms to ensure patient safety by Jennifer Wagner, Ph.D., Prism Environmental
	Sampling critical environments by Andrew Streifel, Hospital Environmental Specialist, University of Minnesota
	Viable cell counts by Dr. Daniel Y. C. Fung, Professor of Food Science, Kansas State University
	Environmental testing for USP 797 by Andrew Streifel, Hospital Environmental Specialist, University of Minnesota
	No turbulence, per ISO 14698-1 requirements by Guido Casati, International pbi
	Innovative sampling of injured microbial cells by Dr. Daniel Y. C. Fung, Professor of Food Science, Kansas State University
	Aerobiological methodology: limits and uses of viable testing by Dr. Bryce Kendrick, PhD, DSC, FRSC
	Commissioning criteria for microbiological acceptance of laboratory and healthcare facilities
	Hospital air monitoring by Andrew Streifel, Hospital Environmental Specialist, University of Minnesota
	Endotoxins in hospitals by Dr. Daniel Y. C. Fung, Professor of Food Science, Kansas State University
	SAS for isolators

General Bioscience news

	Biological certification ensures full compliance of Bioscience's SAS air samplers with ISO 14698-1 requirements
	New SAS Isolator model

Archive

	Overview of forthcoming ISO 14698-1, ISO 14698-2, ISO 14644-1, and ISO 14644-2 Standards for Cleanrooms by Anne Marie Dixon, Cleanroom Management Associates, Inc.
	SAS used in crusade against Tuberculosis in prisons
	Bioscience's SAS air sampler supports CDC in war against bioterrorism
	Scientists use Bioscience products in maintaining remnants of 5,000 year old human
	SAS celebrates twenty-fifth anniversary by Roberto Ligugnana Managing Director, International PBI
	Bioscience International Expands