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Pharma QC Microbiology
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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editable SOPs
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Short certificate courses to start, and in-depth programmes when you want to go further. Every course ends with a verifiable certificate.
Everything a new QC microbiologist needs to know first, in 12 short lessons, with a verifiable certificate.
8 more courses with a certificate, at no cost:
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.
Today's topics: Interview basics · GMP & data integrity · Guidelines · Media & cultures · Microbiology basics
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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.
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Micro lab gap assessments, SOP and protocol writing, EM programme design, validation support, mock audits and on-site training.
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Everything a new QC microbiologist needs to know first, in 12 short lessons, with a verifiable certificate.
beginner4 h13 lessonsCertificate
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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.
CFU/mL calculator
Plate count to CFU/mL with countable-range warnings.
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Ten modules in the order a QC micro lab works, from GMP basics to facing audits, with a verifiable certificate.
beginner to intermediate24 h34 lessonsCertificate₹9,999
Aseptic principles, Grade A/B gowning, cleanroom behaviour, disinfection and media fills, in 5 short lessons with a verifiable certificate.
beginner2 h6 lessonsCertificate
The questions panels actually ask, with model answers and practice.
beginner6 h10 lessonsCertificate₹1,499
Endotoxins, LAL methods, limits and MVD, interference and routine testing, in 5 short lessons with a verifiable certificate.
beginner2 h6 lessonsCertificate
Run, validate and defend the pharmacopoeial sterility test: methods, media, isolators, method suitability, investigations, invalidation and rapid methods.
intermediate10 h15 lessonsCertificate₹1,999
Cleaning versus disinfection, agents and sporicides, technique and disinfectant validation, in 4 short lessons with a verifiable certificate.
beginner2 h5 lessonsCertificate
What inspectors look for in the micro lab, and how to answer them.
intermediate to advanced6 h8 lessonsCertificate₹2,499
ALCOA+, documentation practice, electronic records and audit trails for microbiologists, in 4 short lessons with a verifiable certificate.
beginner2 h5 lessonsCertificate
EM limit checker
Check a count against EU GMP Annex 1 (2022) Table 6.
Water count checker
PW and WFI results against USP <1231> action levels.
Endotoxin limit & MVD
EL = K/M and the maximum valid dilution for BET.
F₀ value
Equivalent sterilisation time at 121.1 °C.
Dilution (C1V1 = C2V2)
How much stock to take for a working solution.
Recovery % checker
Method suitability and growth promotion: is recovery within 50–200 %?
MLT acceptance checker
TAMC and TYMC against USP <1111> limits for each dosage form.
Air sample to CFU/m³
Convert colonies and litres sampled to CFU/m³ and check the grade.
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