| The pharmaceutical & personal care testing market is second only to food in the Industrial Microbiology Market. Over 401 million microbiological analysis were conducted in the 2005 year, representing a global market of over $1.1 billion U.S. Dollars. It is anticipated that demand for testing in this sector will double by 2008, and that over 822 million tests will be conducted annually by the year 2010. Microbial testing is conducted in the sterile pharmaceutical industry in support of sterile product development: for raw material testing, in -process monitoring during aseptic processing and filling operations; as well testing is conducted on finished products. Not only pharmaceuticals, but vitamins cosmetics and other personal care products are subject to testing for contamination in various stages of product development, scale-up and packaging. Test Drive "OBIE ™" LIVE", or contact us to arrange a personal product demonstration |
| | Pharma & Personal Care Industry | > | 401.2 million tests conducted in 2005 - market value>$1.1 Billion Dollars | > | Represents 30% of Total Market Share | > | Testing anticipated to double by 2008 | > | 822.8 million tests projected by 2010 | | Source: Food Micro Report 2005 |
| Microbial Testing in Support of Aseptic Processing, Pharma & Personal Care Industries Tests used during product development, scale-up and manufacturing | > | Microbial limits and burden testing | > | Bacterial endotoxin testing | > | Container & closure integrity testing | > | Bacterial challenge testing for sterilizing filters | > | Aseptic, processing validation Source: Food Micro Report 2005 |
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