Sterility test
42 listings from 28 suppliers · 4 Japanese makers
Japanese name: 無菌試験
Sterility testing confirms that a product or process fluid contains no viable microorganisms, and its result supports batch release. Membrane filtration is the main method, using closed systems or work inside isolators. Buyers compare closed-system filtration that limits secondary contamination, aseptic work environments such as isolators, culture media, conventional against rapid methods, and in-house against contract testing. Rapid methods and the way positives would be identified deserve a check too. Products we track are listed below with their makers and Japanese suppliers.
| Product | Maker | Where to buy in Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Steritest Symbio Pumps | Merck | Merck Ltd., Japan (Japanese subsidiary, Life Science) |
| Steritest NEO Membrane Filtration Sterility Test | Merck | Merck Ltd., Japan (Japanese subsidiary, Life Science) |
| Sterisart Universal Pump | Sartorius | Sartorius Japan K.K. (Japanese subsidiary) |
| Sterisart NF System / Sterility Testing Family | Sartorius | Sartorius Japan K.K. (Japanese subsidiary) |
| Product | Maker | Where to buy in Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Steritest Culture Media | Merck | Merck Ltd., Japan (Japanese subsidiary, Life Science) |
| Fluid Thioglycollate Medium | Merck | Merck Ltd., Japan (Japanese subsidiary, Life Science) |
| Soybean-Casein Digest Medium | Merck | Merck Ltd., Japan (Japanese subsidiary, Life Science) |
| Fluid Thioglycollate Medium | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Not yet confirmed |
| Soybean-Casein Digest Medium | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Not yet confirmed |
| Culture media for microbial testing | FUJIFILM WakoJP maker | From the maker |
| Culture media for microbial testing | Nissui PharmaceuticalJP maker | From the maker |
| Media for microbiological testing | Eiken ChemicalJP maker | From the maker |
| Product | Maker | Where to buy in Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Barrier Systems / Isolators | STERIS | Not yet confirmed |
| Pharmaceutical Production Solutions | Getinge | Not yet confirmed |
| Pharmaceutical Isolators | SKAN | Not yet confirmed |
| Isolator Systems | Syntegon | Not yet confirmed |
| Pharmaceutical Isolators | Azbil Telstar | Not yet confirmed |
| Compounding / Pharmaceutical Isolators | Germfree | Not yet confirmed |
| Isolators / BioSafety Cabinets | Esco Pharma | Not yet confirmed |
| Safety cabinets and incubator-related products | Panasonic HealthcareJP maker | From the maker |
| Product | Maker | Where to buy in Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Milliflex Rapid System 2.0 | Merck | Merck Ltd., Japan (Japanese subsidiary, Life Science) |
| Milliflex Rapid System for Rapid Sterility Testing | Merck | Merck Ltd., Japan (Japanese subsidiary, Life Science) |
| BacT/ALERT 3D systems | bioMérieux | Not yet confirmed |
| BacT/ALERT VIRTUO | bioMérieux | Not yet confirmed |
| Celsis Rapid Microbial Detection | Charles River | Not yet confirmed |
| Growth Direct System | Rapid Micro Biosystems | Not yet confirmed |
| Environmental monitoring and microbial data management | Pharmagraph | Not yet confirmed |
| Product | Maker | Where to buy in Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Sterility / Microbiology Testing | Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing | Not yet confirmed |
| Microbiology / Biosafety Testing | Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Kyoto | Not yet confirmed |
| Sterility Testing Services | Charles River | Not yet confirmed |
| Sterility Testing Services | STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies | Not yet confirmed |
| Sterility / Microbiology Testing | SGS | Not yet confirmed |
| BioReliance Contract Testing Services | Merck | Not yet confirmed |
| Microbiology / Biosafety Testing | WuXi AppTec | Not yet confirmed |
| Sterility Testing | Nelson Labs | Not yet confirmed |
| Sterility / Microbiology Testing | Pace Analytical Life Sciences | Not yet confirmed |
| Product | Maker | Where to buy in Japan |
|---|---|---|
| CO2 incubators / microbial culture-related equipment | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Thermo Fisher Scientific K.K. (Japanese subsidiary) |
| Environmental monitoring products | Merck | Merck Ltd., Japan (Japanese subsidiary, Life Science) |
| Environmental monitoring systems | Particle Measuring Systems | Not yet confirmed |
| Particle Counters / Monitoring Systems | Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions | Not yet confirmed |
| VITEK / microbial identification-related products | bioMérieux | Not yet confirmed |
| MALDI Biotyper | Bruker | Not yet confirmed |
“Where to buy in Japan” shows only sales relationships we have confirmed on the company’s or the distributor’s own website. “Not yet confirmed” means we have not checked yet, not that the product is unavailable in Japan. Product names link to the maker’s own page.