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Current EU GMP Annex 1 Update: What Does It Mean for Your Socks?
September 15, 2022

Have you been keeping track of the recent developments in cleanroom apparel requirements? Have you already begun incorporating the updated EU GMP Annex [Read More...]

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Nonwoven or Knitted? When It Comes to Wipes, What’s the Difference?
May 19, 2022

Within the cleanroom or contamination-controlled environment, one of the most useful pieces of equipment is the wiper. From preparing work surfaces to cleaning [Read More...]

Berkshire Top 10 Stories of 2021

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Top 10 Articles of 2021
December 30, 2021

Happy New Year – can you even believe that 2021 is almost behind us? As you know, at Berkshire we aim to bring [Read More...]

What are Pyrogens and Endotoxins?

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What are Pyrogens and Endotoxins…and How Can They Be Controlled in a Cleanroom
November 8, 2021

Often, we use the terms’ bacterial endotoxin’ and ‘pyrogen’ interchangeably. They refer to phospholipid-polysaccharides (also termed lipopolysaccharides, or LPS). And there’s a chance [Read More...]

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Surface Sampling for ISO Class 5 Primary Engineering Controls
June 24, 2021

Contact Plates and Clean-Up In the compounding of pharmaceuticals, Primary Engineering Controls (PECs) are critical in ensuring final product integrity and public safety. [Read More...]

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Do Gloves Impact Your Work and Health?
March 24, 2021

We’ve Got You Covered It has been said that one of the (arguably very few) upsides of the COVID pandemic has been the [Read More...]

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Isopropyl Alcohols – How Much Do You Really Know About the Mogul of the Cleanroom?
March 4, 2021

In the cleanroom environment, there is none more popular than isopropyl alcohol. It wields great power and has many useful qualities. According to [Read More...]

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Smart Fungus Among Us – Can Mushrooms Architect the Materials of the Future?
February 12, 2021

Biosensing Technology When we think of fungi – and who doesn’t when we all have so much extra time to ponder the bizarre? [Read More...]

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Masks, Microbes, and Mushrooms – How Are You Protecting Against Fungi in the Cleanroom?
February 3, 2021

We recently revisited the subject of fungal and microbial pathogens in contamination-controlled environments such as cleanrooms and were pleasantly excited to note the [Read More...]

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Revisiting the Unsanitary/Insanitary Conundrum of Custom Biopharmaceuticals
January 18, 2021

Compounding the Problem? If we were called upon to characterize last year in just two words, we would undoubtedly select unprecedented and pandemic [Read More...]