Esco Announces Independent Validation of Downflow Booths to ISPE Good Practice Guidelines
Feb 17, 2010

Singapore February 17, 2010 -- Esco announces its Pharmacon™ Downflow Booths have been independently validated by International Safety Systems, Inc. (ISS) of New York, USA, per the Good Practice guidelines on Assessing the Particulate Containment Performance of Pharmaceutical Equipment published by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).

The test results distinctly demonstrated effective particulate containment of the Esco Downflow Booth. Area surrogate concentrations ranged from below detection limit of 0.025 micrograms (µg)/m3 to 0.25 µg/m3. Tests results with Esco Downflow Booth ventilation system running were about 190 times lower than when the ventilation system was not running.

"The independent validation of our downflow booths is a significant milestone for Esco", said XQ Lin, Esco Vice President. "They demonstrate that the Esco Pharmacon™ Downflow Booth delivers the highest levels of containment and operator protection."

For more details, download the test report at the following address:
http://www.escoglobal.com/resources/containment-pharma/test-reports.php

Downflow Booths provide containment by utilizing high velocity air to capture airborne dust particles. Downflow Booths are versatile devices that can:

• Be used to control exposure risk to hazardous materials for a wide variety of equipment and processes.
• Enhance cGMP practices.

About Esco
Since 1978, Esco has emerged as a leader in the development of controlled environment, laboratory and cleanroom equipment solutions. Products sold in more than 100 countries include air showers, biological safety cabinets, downflow booths, ductless fume hoods, fan filter units, hospital pharmacy isolators, IVF workstations, lab animal research products, laboratory fume hoods, laboratory incubators, laboratory ovens, laminar flow cabinets, microplate shaker/incubators, modular cleanrooms, PCR cabinets, thermal cyclers and instrumentation, and powder weighing balance enclosures.

Editorial Contact:
XQ Lin
Vice President, Esco Micro Pte Ltd
+65 65420833