Departments 
  Industrial Analysis
 
 Industrial Microbiology
   
Director:   Dr. Carmen de Villasante           
    

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES
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- On-plate counting method
- Most probable number technique (MPN)
- Detection and determination of pathogenic micro-organisms
- Microscopic observation:
      - Bacterial identification
      - Fungal identification
- Image analysis systems
      - Colony counting
      - Growth inhibition

WORKING AREAS

Cosmetic Industry
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- Microbiological control of cosmetic products
- Microbiological control of raw materials
- Microbiological control of waters
- Microbiological control of surfaces and environments
- Challenge test (preservative testing)

Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Industry
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- Sterilisation control
- Microbiological control of non-sterile products
- Antibiotic Evaluation
- Challenge test (Preservative testing)
- Microbiological control of production waters
- Surface and environmental control of production halls
- Animal feed analysis
- Pathogen clean room testing
- Method validation, sterility control, microbiological analysis   according to Pharmacopea methods

Food Industry
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- Microbiological control of food
- Microbiological control of berages
- Microbiological control of packaged foods (vacuum cooked)
- Microbiological analysis of water
- Microbiological control of raw materials
- Microbiological control of environments
- Microbiological control of surfaces
- Microbiological control of manipulators
- Critical point evaluation (APPCC)
- Evaluation of disinfectants
- Animal feed analysis
- Contradictory analysis

Climatisation Systems
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- Microbiological control of air conditioning
- Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)
- Building Related Illness (BRI)
- Legionella pneumophila Determination in cooling towers
- UNE 10012

Surgical Material Medical Industry
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- Bioburden analysis in compliance with UNE1174, method   validation and recovery factor calculations
- Sterility analysis in compliance with ISO11737 for sterilisation   process and method validations

Technical Consulting