Tag: stability storage

Andy Moloney joined the Q1 Scientific team earlier this year as a Business Development Manager to help support both new and existing customers. Prior to joining us at Q1 Scientific, Andy was working in medical device sales and has over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry.

The rapidly accelerating demand for combination products continues to drive technological advances in merging product types. However, the convergence of pharmaceuticals with medical devices brings a host of new challenges in stability studies and storage. At a high level the FDA defines combination products as “therapeutic and diagnostic products that combine drugs, devices, and/or biological … Continued

In any standard refrigerated chamber, the average humidity will read between 90 – 100% relative humidity (RH). When RH can rise to 90 – 100% in a cold chamber, the formation of condensation is pretty much inevitable so how can you take control of cold chamber humidity?

Pharmaceutical manufacturers must establish the stability of their drug products towards light.  But what makes a drug molecule or formulation unstable to light, and how can appropriate protection be given? Find out in this guest post from Dr. Mark Powell on photostability testing.

Derek Grubb joined the Q1 Scientific team back in 2016 as a part time driver, transporting samples back to customers. Since then, Derek has progressed through the company and was recently promoted to Stability Lead. Derek now manages our sample set-downs and returns while working closely with our quality team to ensure compliance with internal … Continued

Marie Morrissey joined the Q1 Scientific team back in 2014 as a Stability Coordinator with responsibility for sample pulls, set downs and documentation. Since then, Marie has progressed through the company and was recently promoted to Operations Manager. Marie now manages our operations team, all aspects of our stability storage operations and works closely with … Continued

How do you set a retest period for a drug substance or shelf life for a drug product? How can extrapolation be applied to propose a retest period or shelf life for a drug product that extends beyond the period covered by real-time stability data? In this article, we outline how we can assist you with … Continued

Recognising that the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will need to be stored at subzero temperatures along with distribution challenges in rolling it out across Ireland, Q1 Scientific already stores and distributes medical drugs at this level and are ready to provide their services to store and distribute the anticipated COVID19 vaccine.

Do you need vaccine storage facilities at ultra-low freezer temperatures? Having reliable ultra-low freezer storage is essential for vaccines and temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products.

Back in September, Susan Whelan joined the Q1 Scientific team as a Stability and Operations Technician. Just after starting with Q1 Scientific, Susan received an email from the University of Limerick to say that they were awarding her ‘Student of the Year’ after graduating top of her class.