Microbiological Tests on Pharma Products

Contamination of pharmaceutical products by microorganisms is a major risk within the pharmaceutical industry, with a potential impact on product integrity and patient safety.

Mérieux NutriSciences offers a comprehensive range of microbiology services compliant with GMP requirements for pharmaceutical products (sterile and non-sterile).
The Mérieux NutriSciences microbiology facilities are equipped with clean rooms and biosafety level 2 and level 3 laboratories, in which Mérieux NutriSciences’s expert staff can perform a wide range of microbiological tests on pharmaceutical products, including:

• Microbiological tests (endotoxins, TAMC and TYMC, pathogens, etc.)
• Identification of micro-organisms (DNA sequencing and MALDI TOF) 
• Sterility tests 
• Efficacy tests (challenge tests and microbiocidal/virucidal assessment)
• Microbiological assays of antibiotics
• Real-time PCR tests