Participants of the “Monocyte Activation Test Laboratory Training ” on 20/21 March 2025 in Bernried get a 200 € Discount.
Objectives
- How to identify Low Endotoxin Recovery (LER)
- How to Set-up hold-time studies
- Analysis of influencing factors (Sample matrices, endotoxin, temperature, detection methods, etc.)
- Understanding the driving forces of LER
- Interpretation of test results
- Dedicated sample treatment for demasking
Background
These are the questions pharmaceutical microbiologists as well as those responsible for the release have to deal with.
Target Group
- Laboratory management and staff of pharmaceutical microbiology
- Microbiologists and laboratory assistants from contract laboratories
- Scientific staff from the Endotoxin testing area
Date / Venue / Presentations / Certificate
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 09.30 – 17.15 h
(Registration and coffee 09.00 – 09.30 h)
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 08.30 – 17.00 h
Overnight Stay
Hotel Seeblick
Tutzinger Straße 9
82347 Bernried am Starnberger See, Germany
Phone +49 (0) 8158 / 254 – 0
Email info@seeblick-bernried.de
Venue of the Laboratory Course
Microcoat Biotechnologie GmbH
Am Neuland 3
82347 Bernried am Starnberger See, Germany
Transfer service from Hotel Seeblick to Microcoat in the morning and back in the evening will be organised.
Shuttle Service from/to Munich Airport: On 17 March at appr. 19.00 h from Munich Airport to Hotel Seeblick.
On 19 March at appr. 17.15 h from Microcoat to Munich Airport.
After the event, you will automatically receive your certificate of participation.
Programme

Seminar Programme as PDF
- Definition of Endotoxins
- Basic reaction of Limulus-based detection Methods
- General LAL-based detection methods
- Construction and interpretation of standard curve
- General rFC-based detection Methods
- Sample handling
- Interpretation of results
- Positive Product Control (PPC)
- Test inhibition
- Experiences with Interferences
- Test enhancement
- Endotoxin masking
- Planning and implementation of hold-time studies
- Interpretation of hold-time studies
- Endotoxin masking
- Planning and implementation of hold-time studies
- Interpretation of hold-time studies
- Mechanistic principles of masking
- Mechanistic principles of demasking
- General mitigation approaches
- Development of dedicated mitigation protocols to overcome LER
- Case Studies
- The ENDO-RS technology for endotoxin demasking
- Demasking protocol development - a case study
- Application of demasking protocols
- Demasking as sample treatment to overcome LER effect
- Validation of a rFC based method
- Combination of demasking and rFC as release test for DP
- Preparation of samples affected by
- Test interference
- Sample interference
- Application of different detection Systems
- Limulus Amebocyte Lysate Assay
- Recombinant Factor C Assay
- Screening for demasking protocol
- Optimization of demasking protocol
- Evaluation of demasking protocol
- Differentiation between test and sample interference
- Effects of different detection systems
- Demasking of endotoxin
This course is part of the GMP Certification Programme "ECA Certified Microbiological Laboratory Manager" Learn more
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