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How EtO Litigation Will Impact The Future Of Medical Device Sterilization

November 2024 was an eventful month for Ethylene Oxide (EO) sterilizers: Cosmed announces bankruptcy filing –...

Selecting the Right Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) for Medical Devices

Sterility is critical to ensuring the safety and efficacy of medical devices, particularly those intended...

What Possible FDA PFAS Restrictions Mean for Medical Device Manufacturers — and Future Sterilization Planning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is increasingly scrutinizing the use of per- and...

E-Beam vs. HPP: A Comparative Analysis of Food Safety Technologies for Freeze-Dried Raw Pet Food

Why we say E-Beam is the perfect food safety treatment for premium raw freeze-dried pet...

NextBeam Founder Interviewed for Minneapolis Star Tribune

Our founder was interviewed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune concerning an article the Tribune assembled...

E-Beam Crosslinking – A Basic Guide

What is Crosslinking? Crosslinking is a process where polymer chains are linked together by chemical...

Maintaining a Sterilization Validation with Dose Audits

ISO 11137 standards cover how to design and validate radiation sterilization processes (E-Beam, Gamma, X-ray)...

How Do I Get an E-Beam Sterilization Validation Done On My Product?

A Familiar (and Often Simpler) Pathway   Like EO and Gamma, E-Beam has its own...

Ethylene Oxide (EO) vs. Electron Beam (E-Beam) Validation

With at least 10 EO sterilization facility site closures in the last 5 years, and...

Buy or Build? Key Considerations for Establishing a Sterilization Facility

“There is always a better way.”  — Thomas A. Edison   Manufacturing sterile product has been...

E-Beam vs. Ethylene Oxide — An In-Depth Comparison

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”  —...

NextBeam Earns Rigorous MedAccred® Sterilization Accreditation

MedAccred® recognizes NextBeam for its commitment to continual improvement in medical device quality NORTH SIOUX CITY...