QC Microbiology Foundations (Free Certificate Course)

What you'll be able to do

• ✓ Explain what a QC microbiology lab does and why each test matters
• ✓ Prepare media, run growth promotion and handle reference cultures correctly
• ✓ Count colonies and calculate results, including the 10ⁿ rule
• ✓ Describe MLT, water testing, sterility and endotoxin tests
• ✓ Understand cleanroom grades, EM methods and Annex 1 limits
• ✓ Work to GMP and data-integrity expectations from day one

Syllabus

1. MODULE 1The QC microbiology labWhat the lab does, the organisms that matter, and safe aseptic work.

   • What a QC microbiology lab doesFree preview
   • Micro-organisms that matter in pharma
   • Aseptic technique and lab safety
2. MODULE 2Media, cultures and countingMedia and GPT, reference cultures, and calculating results.

   • Culture media and growth promotion
   • Reference cultures and their handling
   • Counting colonies and calculating results
3. MODULE 3Core testsMLT, water testing, sterility and endotoxin.

   • The microbial limit test (MLT)
   • Pharmaceutical water testing
   • Sterility and endotoxin tests: the essentials
4. MODULE 4Cleanrooms, GMP and your careerEM and Annex 1 limits, data integrity, and where to go next.

   • Cleanrooms and environmental monitoring
   • GMP, documentation and data integrity
   • Your career in QC microbiology
   • Final exam (30 questions)

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