Merging two companies is always a daunting task but doing it successfully, smoothly and across two continents in some of the strangest times in a generation is nothing short of remarkable. On the 2nd June that’s exactly what Perfectus Biomed and Extherid...

Perfectus Biomed are delighted to announce that they have once again expanded their range of UKAS accredited test methods. In addition to their accredited biofilm methods, the latest Extension to Scope to ISO 17025 sees a remarkable achievement to accredit an Ex-vivo Porcine Lung Tissue Model. Ordinarily ISO 17025 is applied to current standard methods, typically carried out in suspension or on abiotic surfaces. Accrediting reproducible and reliable tissue based models is pivotal in creating models that represent complex ‘real world’ conditions and therefore in developing safe and effective treatments and therapies.

In contrast EN 1276 is a straightforward, widely used biocide testing standard. Accrediting the ‘everyday’ standards and methods to ISO 17025 offers customers an extra level of confidence and affirms credibility.

Biofilms, microscopic entities not visible by the naked eye, go undetected by health professionals damaging healing tissue and causing delays in wound healing by reducing the susceptibility of microorganisms to antibiotic, antimicrobial...