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Learn with a free certificate course, practise with a daily quiz, thousands of questions and virtual lab practicals, and work faster with SOP and protocol templates, calculators and guideline summaries. Written by a working QC microbiologist and referenced to USP, Ph. Eur., IP, EU GMP and FDA guidance.
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Everything a new QC microbiologist needs to know first, in 12 short lessons, with a free verifiable certificate.
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Daily Micro Quiz
Everyone gets the same five questions, with an explanation after each answer. Build a streak, earn badges and climb the weekly leaderboard.
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Learn what QC labs expect, practise interview questions and take a free timed test.
Bench calculators, SOP templates and deep-dive courses for the tests you run every day.
Templates
Enter your company name, logo, numbering and sign-off once. Download any document as an editable Word file with every record format.
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Content written and reviewed by a working pharma QC microbiologist, not copied from textbooks.
Limits and methods follow current USP, Ph. Eur., IP, EU GMP Annex 1 (2022), FDA and PDA guidance.
Every certificate has a unique code and QR, so any employer can check it in seconds.
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A lot of it is: the QC Microbiology Foundations certificate course, the Daily Micro Quiz, quick quizzes, free lab calculators, the guidelines hub, two virtual lab practicals and hundreds of articles and interview questions. Pro membership, full courses and SOP or protocol packs are paid.
Each certificate shows what you learned and carries a unique code and QR code that employers can verify on this site. They show training, not a regulatory licence.
A working pharma QC microbiologist, using current pharmacopoeias (USP, Ph. Eur., IP, JP) and GMP guidance (EU GMP Annex 1, FDA, WHO, PDA). Every page is reviewed when standards change.
Yes. They are generated as editable Word files with your company details. Review limits and responsibilities against your products and approve them through your own change control before use.
Yes, an Android app with the daily quiz, courses, calculators that work offline and job alerts. An iOS app is coming.
Daily quiz reminders, offline calculators and your courses on your phone.
Micro lab gap assessments, SOP and protocol writing, EM programme design, validation support, mock audits and on-site training.
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QC Microbiology Foundations
VIRTUAL MICRO LAB
Tap colonies to count real-looking plates, read Gram stains and sterility canisters, place EM samples and run an OOS investigation. New data every attempt, feedback on every step.
Gap assessments, SOP writing, EM programme design, mock audits and team training.
Ten modules in the order a QC micro lab works, from GMP basics to facing audits, with a verifiable certificate.
Guidelines hub
One page per standard: which chapter governs which test, what inspectors expect and where to learn more. Then test yourself with a free quiz.
CFU/mL calculator
Plate count to CFU/mL with countable-range warnings.
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