Published Articles

December 13, 2021

The Cobalt-60 Pioneers

Published: The Medicine Maker

Cobalt-60 is widely used in the medical device space for terminal sterilization, but how is it used in the pharma industry...

June 10, 2021

Biological safety in the context of backward planetary protection and Mars Sample Return: conclusions from the Sterilization Working Group

Published: Cambridge University Press

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are studying how samples might be brought back to Earth from Mars safely. Backward planetary protection is key in this complex endeavour, as it is required to prevent potential adverse effects from returning materials to Earth’s biosphere....

January 17, 2018

Gamma Irradiation of Animal Serum: Maintaining the Cold Chain Throughout the Process

December 19, 2017

Chapter 3: Gamma Irradiation Plants in “Food Irradiation Technologies Concepts, Applications and Outcomes,” published by The Royal Society of Chemistry

November 1, 2017

A Comparison of Gamma, E-beam, X-ray and Ethylene Oxide Technologies for the Industrial Sterilization of Medical Devices and Healthcare Products

December 6, 2016

Why use ethylene oxide (EO) for sterilizing medical devices

October 1, 2016

Guide on the establishment of the maximum acceptable dose (Dmax,acc) for a product

October 1, 2016

Gamma Irradiation of Frozen Animal Serum: Dose Mapping for Irradiation Process Validation

September 1, 2014

Reduction of PCR-amplifiable DNA by ethylene oxide treatment of forensic consumables

May 1, 2013

Specification, Installation Qualification and Operational Qualification of an Irradiator