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UK Launches Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
The UK government have launched a 5 year national action plan on how the UK will contribute to containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance by 2040.
What is Antibiotic Resistance?
Antibiotics can be extremely effective at killing bacteria. However, the overuse...
Timelines for the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)
Back in May, 2017, the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR 2017/745) entered into force, replacing existing directives;
Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD)
In-vitro Diagnostic Directive (IVDD)
Medical Device Directive (MDD)
By 26th May, 2020, the new regulation...
Perfectus Biomed are now a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) compliant laboratory
We are excited to announce that Perfectus Biomed are now a GLP Compliant laboratory.
Following an Inspection for Compliance in October this year, we successfully demonstrated compliance with OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice and were accepted into the UK...
Extension to Scope (ETS) for accredited Fungal Biofilm Testing
Perfectus Biomed are pleased to officially announce that the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) have granted an Extension to Scope to our ISO 17025 schedule of accreditation for biofilm testing. The extension includes developing and testing against fungal biofilms...
Perfectus Biomed awarded funding from the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC)
Perfectus Biomed are delighted to announce that we, in collaboration with the University of Warwick, have been awarded funding from the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) for a ‘Biofilm Fluorescent Antibiotics Assay’ project.
About the NBIC funding
The NBIC...
Perfectus Biomed have successfully maintained UKAS Accreditation
Perfectus Biomed are proud to announce that, following an annual surveillance visit carried out by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), we have successfully maintained our UKAS accreditation for three different biofilm test methodologies to ISO 17025...
FDA Guidance on Infection Control in Dental Unit Waterlines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recently published guidelines on the importance of infection control in Dental Unit Waterlines (DUWL). The guidelines also highlight the ‘do’s and don’ts’ for dentists.
Microbial contamination of DUWL can arise in...
Update to Cosmetics Regulation
The main regulatory framework for releasing cosmetic products onto the EU market (Regulation (EC) N° 1223/2009) has been updated. The regulation was originally put into place to ensure the safety of new cosmetic products and also streamline the process to allow all operators...
New research shows vesicles containing viral clusters are highly infectious in viral transmission
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that the viruses commonly known to cause serious stomach illnesses, norovirus and rotavirus, use membrane-cloaked virus clusters for transmission to humans. These vesicles, comprised of our own cells,...