A SCOTTISH company has produced the first nose-only Covid swab made in Scotland. While the Covid vaccine roll-out progresses, testing is predicted to remain part of our lives for a long time to come, especially for travel and group activities. The nose-only swab has now been manufactured in a collaboration between the Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC) based at Heriot-Watt University, the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS) and Paisley-based 3D-printing company Abergower. The 3D-printed swabs provide a less intrusive experience compared to traditional cotton bud swabs, cutting testing time, reducing anxiety and minimising discomfort for patients. MDMC and SMAS at Scottish Enterprise, along with other Scottish companies including E&O Laboratories and Andersen Caledonia, worked with the Scottish firm over the last 10 months to design and develop the swabs to UK and European specification and standards.
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Sterilization services market will observe extensive growth opportunities during 2019-2027 on the back of the rising number of infections around the world and the need for keeping the premises clean for avoiding any transmission
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The sterilization services market may reach a value of ~US$ 5.7 bn by 2027
ALBANY, N.Y., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The infection spread instances across the country have increased the awareness about maintaining hygiene across public as well as private spaces. The heightening use of sterilization services to keep the surfaces clean will serve as a prominent growth indicator for the sterilization services market during the assessment period of 2019-2027.
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Puretech’s AquaZero distillation system was recently supplied to Scotland-based contract manufacturing organisation Andersen Caledonia. The system will enable the company to wash glass vials prior to sterile packing in its ISO 5 cleanroom. The vials will then be supplied to be filled with vaccines.
This project had a very tight programme, and it was imperative that no delays were experienced during the project. With travel restrictions in place across Europe and with no clear understanding of what restrictions would be in place in the future, using a UK-based company was a high priority. A virtual factory acceptance test (FAT) was carried out to help keep the project on schedule and avoid delays.