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Cleanroom facility

Tampere University

Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology

Kauppi Campus

Arvo Ylpön katu 34, 33520 Tampere

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MET cleanroom facility is located on Arvo building 4^th floor. It has two production suites (GMP A/B classification) and two production suites (GMP A/C classification) with adjacent QC laboratories specifically designed for the processing and manufacture of tissue and cell-based products. Laminar cabinets are available in the cleanroom suites. A quality control / quality assurance program with cleanroom and equipment qualifications, an online facility monitoring system as well as cleaning and environmental monitoring procedures is in place. There is also a possibility for materials storage (quarantine / released).

The cleanroom suites may be rented out to internal or external users. Contract manufacture and service activities are also available. Training will be provided to all cleanroom users.

Regea Tissue Center at MET is responsible for coordinating the cleanroom activities. Regea uses part of the cleanroom for its own tissue processing activities. Regea holds a tissue establishment license and is inspected regularly by Fimea (Finnish Medicines Agency).

More information on Regea:

Regea tissue center home page

MET Core Facilities and Services

Arvo cleanroom layout:

The production suites E428 and E429 can be classified as GMP A/C and the production suites E436 and E437 as GMP A/B.
The cleanroom suites E428 and E436 are currently available.

The cleanroom classifications are presented according to The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Union Volume 4 EU Guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products for Human and Veterinary Use Annex 1:

Cleanroom classification permitted particle concentratios

Cleanroom monitoring permitted particle concentrations

Please make an inquiry about your specific facility and service needs. The pricing consists of both facility/system/equipment costs as well as cleanroom coordination and service costs.

Part of the cleanroom suites are currently being used for clinical tissue banking and protein purification activities. A risk assessment will be carried out regarding the compatibility of the inquired activities.