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E-Beam Irradiation for Microbial Remediation

What to consider when you’re looking for an alternative to gamma We regularly have food...

New Data Shows The Shift Away From Legacy Modalities Is Very Real

Last updated: May 2026 At NextBeam, we’ve seen the shift away from legacy sterilization modalities...

Electron Beam Irradiation as a Safe Kill Step for Raw Pet Food

Premium raw pet food products carry a well-documented risk of contamination from pathogens such as...

Where Verification Dose Breaks Down at Low Bioburden

Our recent paper “Overestimation and underestimation of bioburden resistance in radiation sterilization with low average...

[2026] A Timeline of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Litigation in the United States

Article last updated: March 30, 2026 Ethylene oxide (EO) remains one of the most widely...

There Is No Such Thing as a “Perfect” Sterilization

In conversations about sterilization, manufacturers are often presented with the idea that one modality is...

The 2026 Gamma and Cobalt Outlook

New U.S. Cobalt Production In January 2026, Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG announced progress...

FDA Food & Beverage Recall Volume Is Rising. Are Your Kill Steps Enough?

What Drove the 2025 FDA Recalls New FDA and FSIS data demonstrate that food & beverage-based recalls hit an...

Q3 2025 | NextBeam Sterilization Market Update

At NextBeam, we closely follow the North American sterilization market. Our goal is to track...

Ethylene Oxide Risks Extend Beyond the Sterilization Plant

For years, conversations around ethylene oxide (EtO) have centered on the sterilization plants themselves, and...

If You Answer “Yes” To Any Of These 8 Questions, It Might Be Time to Switch Sterilization Partners

We hear the same frustrations again and again: turnaround times that drag, fees that climb...

Why More Medical Device Companies Are Transitioning from Gamma to E-Beam Sterilization

As pressure mounts on the gamma sterilization market, more companies are looking for resilient, scalable...