It is no secret that traditional microbial contamination testing methods require a significant amount of time. Whether its final product release, or in-process control testing, rapid methods provide significant advantages such as time savings and production optimization. But what about when qualifying assays, such as biology quality control?

In this course, Merck scientists present their case study on how they successfully applied an existing method for the detection of microbial contaminants to optimize their qualification of cell lines and viral stocks used in biology QC studies, such as viral clearance, viral safety, and in vitro potency.