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Microbiology Testing Services

Toxikon's Microbiology department offers an extensive array of services to meet the compliance challenges facing the industry today. The state-of-the-art facilities are well equipped and trained professionals that can assist with both routine testing requirements as well as complex microbiological evaluations.

Toxikon Europe offers a variety of microbiology assays that are related to process control and lot release testing:

  • Sterility testing (including validation projects)
  • Bioburden (including VD-Max validation programs)
  • Bacterial Endotoxin Testing (including validation programs)

Besides routine testing, tailor made programs have been developped:

  • Endotoxin Retention Studies
  • Anti-Microbial efficacy determination of wound dressings (Time Kill Assays)
  • Antibiotic Efficiency Test (Zone of Inhibition Assay)

Our services include (but are not limited to):

  • Bioburden
  • Bacterial Endotoxin LAL (Gel Clot, Chromogenic, Turbidimetric)
  • Microbial Challenge
  • Microbial Identification
  • Preservative Effectiveness
  • Sterility
  • Lot Release Testing
  • Bacterial Adhesion
  • Reusable Device Validation
  • Antimicrobial Assays
  • Sterilization Validation
  • Cleaning Validation
  • High Level Disinfection Validation
  • Water System Validation (full analytical and microbiological components)
  • Full Compendial Testing
  • Environmental and Manufacturing QC Support
    • Disinfectant Efficacy Studies
    • Particulate Analysis
    • Penicillin Assays

At Toxikon, we evaluate each study on a case-by-case basis to find the right solution relevant to your product or process. Toxikon will provide you with results at cost-effective prices for your product(s).