The MD8 Airscan® can actively sample airborne viruses, bacteria, yeasts and fungi. Monitoring ambient air in cleanrooms and controlled areas for viable microorganisms in the (c)GMP environment is a routine task in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries as well as the food and beverage industry. Air sampling is imperative for ensuring quality experiments in the biotechnology industry and making sure consumables are safe for the general public.

Active monitoring of viable airborne microorganisms is important for ensuring product quality and safety. Regulatory standards require a sampling of at least 1 m3 of air. In this procedure, care must be taken that turbulence is not caused by, for example, devices such as active air samplers and that sampling is performed isokinetically. In the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, it is important to measure air quality in cleanrooms, sterility testing isolators, filing lines, quality control areas, laboratories, warehouses, personnel airlocks and aseptic transfer chambers for materials.