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Our newest Accugenix® tech note provides insight into the various methods of fungal identification and their limitations. The need to establish an environmental monitoring program with access to a relevant and accurate microbial reference library is also discussed.

Virus filters are used in biomanufacturing to ensure the safety of biopharmaceutical drug products. As part of filter implementation, manufacturers are required to validate that the filtration process can indeed remove the virus. This article highlights areas to be explored during process development before the validation study to ensure that potential artifacts do not negate the scaled-down model.