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LIVE WEBINAR

Beyond LAL: The Future of Endotoxin Testing Is Recombinant

June 24, 2026

1:00 pm ET

Emily Spackman and Peter Rubino

Bacterial endotoxins can negatively impact the quality and effectiveness of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and other materials. Endotoxins may also compromise patient treatments, posing potential risks to the health and safety of end users. Historically, endotoxin testing has been performed using animal-based Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate (LAL) reagents; however, recombinant reagents are readily available and quickly becoming recognized as accepted comparable methods.

We will examine how endotoxin testing using recombinant reagents can support sustainability initiatives and goals while maintaining regulatory compliance. Key topics include the benefits of using recombinant reagents and the validation procedure for them. We will review a case study to gain further insight into the use of recombinant endotoxin testing solutions.

Attendees can expect to:

  • Develop an understanding of what the testing using recombinant reagents entails
  • Evaluate whether the BET using recombinant reagents may be a good option for device and pharmaceutical endotoxin testing needs.
  • Apply the knowledge gained regarding the BET using recombinant reagents to their specific products, materials, and processes.

 

Presented by Medical Product Outsourcing (MPO)

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Emily Spackman

Department Scientist

Emily Spackman has worked for Nelson Laboratories, LLC in their Bacterial Endotoxins Test (BET) lab for over 18 years. She has extensive knowledge and experience with testing medical devices and pharmaceutical products for bacterial endotoxins, enjoys helping sponsors with their endotoxin questions and needs, and appreciates learning more about the various BET assays and how each assay can be applied to various products.

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Peter Rubino

Department Scientist

Peter has over 11 years of experience working in the medical device, pharmaceutical, and tissue industries focusing on testing and sterilization. He is a sterility assurance expert having performed extensive testing for bacterial endotoxin testing (BET), sterility testing, bioburden, method suitability, microbial identification, and environmental monitoring. He is at the forefront of validating and implementing alternative and rapid testing methods to support the future of microbial testing.

Sean Fenske

Editor-in-Chief, MPO/ODT

Offering over 25 years of experience in medical journalism with more than 23 specifically focused on the medical device and healthcare technology sectors, Sean Fenske is an industry veteran within medtech publishing. He joined Rodman Media in November of 2015 as editor of Medical Product Outsourcing and Orthopedic Design & Technology magazines. He’s authored articles and blogs on technology trends, new innovations, industry challenges, and future outlooks as related to the space. Fenske has hosted video news casts on emerging medtech and moderated webinar and online roundtable discussions. When not seeking to increase his ever growing stable of industry thought leader contributors, Fenske spends time with his family in New Jersey.