Cell and Gene therapies are providing patients in the NHS and private healthcare settings with life changing medicines across the UK and beyond. As the innovative therapies market is maturing, the UK is fast turning into a global leader. For new facilities or expansions, it is vital to get all…

Daye produce a highly absorbent tampon, produced in a cleanroom then sterilised with gamma rays to significantly reduce the risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) compared with other tampon brands. They also produce a tampon that is infused with a cannabidiol formulation, which has been clinically validated to relieve period…

CambCol is a Cambridgeshire-based company that has developed a range of high quality, medical collagen products to provide benefits across a range of applications. As CambCol are producing a medical-grade product, the specification of the cleanroom adhered to GMP design principles. With its UltraTech Precision panel system’s fully flush envelope, the…

In the last week we have completed two major life science and healthcare cleanroom projects within the UK. The first being a 250m² purpose-built laboratory facility including two cleanrooms for diagnostics testing, and the second a 400m² ESD cleanroom that forms a crucial part of a seven-year expansion plan for…

Lighting is an important consideration at the design phase of a cleanroom and the choices you make should compliment your overall envelope solution. Here we will talk you through some of the options available. To achieve the stringent levels of cleanliness and air changes required in the higher classes of…

Expanding quickly due to the popularity of their unique Vantablack® coatings, Surrey NanoSystems has recently opened a larger facility to increase production capacity. In early 2019, the advanced coating experts appointed Connect 2 Cleanrooms (C2C) to deliver a cleanroom for its optical measurements laboratory. Vantablack® coatings are used in highly…

Shell has increased process confidence and reduced risk within its experiments in gas and oil fuel cells, through the introduction of a new cleanroom facility from Connect 2 Cleanrooms (C2C). During these classified experiments which aim to develop new energy technologies, pure oxygen is introduced to cell units. This is…

Part of CERN’s Prevessin site in France is dedicated to producing beam intercepting devices, to be used in different particle accelerators across its world-leading particle physics laboratory. This involves the assembly of highly specialised parts such as collimators to clean the halo of proton beams, beam stoppers and beam dumps…

The Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre (GEIC) is a £60 million investment at The University of Manchester, which will establish a state of the art research and technology facility for the development of graphene and related 2D materials. Connect 2 Cleanrooms won a competitive tender to design and build an…

When MacTaggart Scott was awarded a new contract for a product with cleanroom requirements, a review of their existing facility and process prompted them to look at opportunities for a new cleanroom. After approaching 3 cleanroom companies, they appointed Connect 2 Cleanrooms because of our capability to provide a bespoke…