VAI Laboratories was established to assist our customers by providing microbiological testing services ranging from the identification of microorganisms to antimicrobial effectiveness studies to prove the effectiveness of selected disinfectants.

The successful operation of a clean room environment is dependent on the exactness of the information available and the implementation of a plan of action from such information. Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Healthcare professionals have been required by the FDA to address known contamination within their facility and develop a validated plan of action to remove such contamination. This requirement will not change in the future. In fact, qualifications for clean room operations will only become more stringent as time progresses.

The importance of addressing existent contaminants is a situation that requires much effort. Complete and documented efficacy performance testing and in-situ testing to prove the removal of existent contamination is a very costly and time-consuming task. To date, there has been no completely encompassing alternative provided in the marketplace that can provide services from identification of an organism to effective destruction of the organism from the environment. Thus, microbiologists are continually forced to focus efforts on basic laboratory services that are costly and time consuming.

VAI has responded to the needs of our clients by installing GLP laboratories focusing in the area of microbiological testing services. Customized to the users requests, VAI laboratory testing division is capable of performing the following services in conjunction with the use of VAI products:

Time Contact Kill Studies
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ATCC cultures and/or cultures obtained from the customer (environmental isolates) will be tested over a specified contact time. The results obtained will demonstrate the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of the disinfectant tested against the suspended organism culture. All data is then compiled into a report per organism.

Disinfectant Validation Services
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An expanded and more encompassing service than the time contact kill studies listed above is the Disinfectant Validation Service. In conjunction with the customer's needs, VAI will test specified disinfectants against a variety of ATCC cultures and cultures obtained by the customer (environmental isolates). Testing will specify a contact time. The results obtained will demonstrate the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of the disinfectant tested against the suspended organism culture. All data is then compiled into one report and will provide an effective means to address regulatory concerns for addressing contamination within one's operations.

Microbe Identification Service
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Fatty acid composition of individual species, and even subspecies, of bacteria and other microbes can serve as a stable and reliable identifying characteristic. The Microbial Identification System (MIS) capitalizes on this knowledge and uses state-of-the-art technology to render the profile of the microbe.

Consulting
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The design of a biodecontamination system warrants experience and familiarization with disinfection systems that have proven success in the control of microbial and particulate contamination in clean room environments. VAI has the experience and the personnel to completely evaluate operations and address the needed requirements for operation of the controlled areas.

VAI Laboratories Capabilities:

• Chemistry Labs
• Sterility Test Labs
• Endotoxin Testing Lab
• Efficacy Performance Test Labs