WASHINGTON, DC—February 10, 2011—On December 23, 2010, ten Nelson Laboratories, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, microbiologists were certified as Registrants of the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists (NRCM). To earn the NRCM credential, they first met rigorous educational and experiential eligibility requirements and then passed a comprehensive written examination.

 

Medical device manufacturers face a myriad of challenges trying to stay on top of current regulations and standards issued for testing. Failures happen and organisms unexpectedly grow. Identifying the errant microbe can help in determining where in the process the failure occurred. The genetic ID helps provide a higher degree of assurance that the offending microbe is the organism named by the identification system.