When we receive an enquiry for a validated cold room we have to try and reassure a new unknown Client that the prices they receive will vary greatly between suppliers and we will probably be the most expensive (try winning a tender with that line). Let me explain… A validated pharmaceutical cold room is very … Read more
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It may surprise you to learn that in the past 10 years uk businesses spent in excess of £10m with technickon to advise, rectify and repair new facilities that simply didn’t work as required, this excludes revenue relating to facilities we have assisted with abroad especially in the Middle East. We obviously don’t capture all … Read more
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technickon have recently designed, manufactured, installed and validated 25No. 1800mm wide horizontal laminar flow cabinets for a pharmaceutical Client in Liverpool (UK). The HLAF units were manufactured in record time and fully commissioned and validated ahead of their inspection by the MHRA. The cabinets feature HEPA filtration to provide class 5 conditions in the working … Read more
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In 2021 we designed, built, commissioned and fully validated a stability room for Pets Choice Ltd (Bob Martin) who manufacture and distribute veterinary products for UK and Global markets. The room operates within +/- 0.2oC and +/- 0.5%RH control limits, the operational results were exceptional and the stable performance of the room seem following room … Read more
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In 2021 we have successfully designed, built, commissioned and validated two large scale stability rooms for Client product stability trials. The Client are a pharmaceutical company based in Ashford (Kent) and distribute their products globally. The rooms are fully bespoke and all components designed to provide the best possible solution for stable room control and … Read more
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We have recently handed over 6 fully validated walk in incubator rooms for a food testing company to incubate samples and petri dishes. The rooms were fully integrated into the adjacent laboratory with separate entry and exit doors. Due to the lack of wall space because either end of the room had doors fitted and … Read more
Posted in: Incubators, Stability Rooms
Did you know the flu vaccine is created inside an egg…? technickon design and build pharmaceutical egg incubators with precise temperature and humidity control for this purpose. We have recently designed a new incubator concept that features a cold phase cycle at the end of egg incubation. If you have the flu vaccine chances are … Read more
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We have recently designed a containment laboratory / cleanroom for Qiagen in Manchester. The room was required for a new DNA amplification process being developed and escape of any replicated DNA from the area could contaminate the entire client site which would mean many other ongoing processes on site would be contaminated. We designed an … Read more
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Following the disaster at the Nuclear plant in Fukashima a UK engineering company was tasked with building a piece of equipment used to disassemble and safely package the damaged fuel rods. This huge piece of equipment needed to be pressure tested in a temperature controlled environment. technickon was engaged to build one, with a removable … Read more
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We have recently designed, manufactured and validated 56No. extraction hoods to remove the fumes created by the use of Contec Prochlor (Hypochlorous Acid). The use of this spray prior to entry of the raw material into pharmaceutical compounding facilities is a new requirement but the strong odour created by evaporation of the solution has been … Read more
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