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Expert insights on BFPCs for real-time air monitoring

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Recent regulatory changes and technological advances are leading pharmaceutical manufacturers to consider new technologies for microbial air monitoring. EU GMP Annex 1 requires continuous viable air monitoring in Grade A environments for the full duration of critical processing, and its recent revision has changed regulatory attitudes toward real-time detection. Manufacturing is evolving, too: novel biologicals are increasingly being produced with minimal operator intervention in gloved or even gloveless isolators.

These developments have catalyzed broader interest in advanced biofluorescent particle counters (BFPCs) for fluorescence-based continuous active air monitoring in real-time, available in combination with integrated traditional microbial air sampling onto plates. In this webinar, our panel of environmental monitoring specialists will discuss in which settings a BFPC can streamline workflows to boost manufacturing productivity while meeting present and future regulatory demands, and the challenges that need to be overcome.

During the webinar, you will:

  • Discover real-time air monitoring in Grade A environments under the latest EU Annex 1.
  • Learn how BFPCs pair with traditional sampling to enable real-time decisions.
  • Understand regulatory, validation, and operational challenges.
  • Explore practical options for integration, qualification, and cost/benefit considerations.

Speakers

Cynthia Martindale

Cynthia Martindale

Applied Rapid Microbiology Specialists, Ltd.

Principal Consultant

Cynthia is an Applied Rapid Microbiology Specialists consultant with over 30 years of microbiology experience, specializing in biofluorescent particle counter evaluation and validation. Cynthia is a member of several industry groups aimed at implementing modern microbiological methods. Prior to consulting, she led Quality Control at Amgen’s Colorado site and served as corporate lead for rapid microbiology.

Marcel Goverde, PhD

Marcel Goverde, PhD

MGP Consulting

GMP Microbiology Expert and CEO

Marcel is a microbiological quality-control and hygiene expert and runs his own company, providing consulting, training and project management services in the fields of microbiological quality control and hygiene. In 2026, he co-founded SporeQuant AG, developing and providing sterilization and decontamination tools and process expertise. He is a conference speaker, author, and Swiss expert in EDQM Group 1.

Tim Cser

Tim Cser

Merck

Senior Technology Specialist, Commercial Applications

Tim has 25 years of experience in the QC microbiology industry. He is a specialist in microbial identification, environmental monitoring, pathogen detection and microbial investigations.