domnick hunter - a division of Parker-Hannifin Corporation. World-Class Filtration, Purification and Separation Solutions to Industry

The Scientific Approach

Parker domnick hunter employ a combination of engineers & scientists with advanced degrees in the fields of bioscience, biotechnology & microbiology.

Using state-of-the-art equipment and facilities the Parker Laboratory Services Group are equiped to become a valued partner in your validation process.

Providing step-by-step validation support to the customer by developing and executing process-specific protocols based on your application.

The Laboratory Services Group (LSG) at Parker domnick hunters provide documented evidence provides a high degree of assurance that a specific process will consistently produce a product that meets its predetermined specifications and quality attributes.

Our LSG team are excellent troubleshooters and play a vital role in maintaining product quality and integrity.

Quality control testing

  • Water testing: TOC, endotoxin, bioburden, pH and conductivity
  • Environmental monitoring, microbial assay
  • Filter characteristics, visual bubble point, liquid and air flow rates, porometry analysis, water intrusion.
  • Quality control testing of incoming filter materials including bacterial hallenge to ASTM 838-05 for sterilising grade products
  • Lot release of finished products and rinse water/effluent analysis

Customer validations

  • A bespoke service offering a full validation package to support sterile filtration steps
  • Includes protocol and experimental design, technical support and production of an audit reference of each filter and filtered product
  • Establish integrity test parameters
  • Develop customer specific validation strategy
  • Examination of filter extractables
  • Documented assurance

Scientific research

  • Microbial assays standard and bespoke
  • Protein binding analysis via SDS PAGE and gel imagery
  • Process simulation and scale up support
  • New product design and optimisation
  • Process characterisation and filtration analysis