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PRESS RELEASE: Indutrade Acquires the Cleanroom Product Specialist Miclev

2024-07-02

Indutrade has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in the Swedish company Miclev Medical Products AB,　www.miclev.se/en, with annual sales of approximately SEK 130 million.

Miclev is a technical trading company specialised in high-quality products for detecting, identifying, eliminating, and protecting against microorganisms. The product offering includes culture media, diagnostic products, and consumables for safe microbiological processes in sterile cleanroom environments with high quality requirements, for the Nordic pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Miclev was founded in 1996, has 12 employees and is located in Malmö, Sweden.

"Miclev is a great addition to our group of life science companies. They have a strong product offering and high level of customer service, which in combination with very deep technical expertise and underlying market growth paves the way for continued sustainable, profitable growth", said Bo Annvik, President and CEO of Indutrade.

The closing takes place today and Miclev will be included in Indutrade's Business Area Life Science. The acquisition is Indutrade's twelfth in 2024 and is expected to have a marginally positive impact on Indutrade's earnings per share. 　

Stockholm, 2 July 2024

INDUTRADE AB (publ)

For further information, please contact:

Bo Annvik, President and CEO

Phone +46 8 703 03 00

About Indutrade

Indutrade is an international technology and industrial business group that today consists of approximately 200 companies in some 30 countries, mainly in Europe. In a decentralised way, we aim to provide sustainable profitable growth by developing and acquiring successful companies managed by passionate entrepreneurs. Our companies develop, manufacture, and sell components, systems and services with significant technical content in selected niches. Our value-based culture, where people make the difference, has been the foundation of our success since the start in 1978. Indutrade's net sales totalled SEK 32 billion in 2023, and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in Sweden.

Cost savings alone should rarely be a reason on their own to undertake changes to cleaning and disinfection activities within the cleanroom environment. It is essential to ensure that quality is never being sacrificed in the drive towards reducing costs, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry. However, reduction of costs can be a compelling element when combined with other drivers for change when considering continuous improvement.

Join Ecolab for this short presentation to learn more, register HERE

Summer has arrived and several of you may already be enjoying the holidays. As always at Miclev, we are open the whole summer - everything to be able to always give our customers the best possible service.

We hope you will take a few minutes of your time for the latest updates from us. We wish you a really nice and relaxing summer!

Read Miclev Newsletter June 2024 here

The third webinar in Ecolab's masterclass series takes place on 20th June, where they will consider how to support improvements in operational efficiency through cleaning and disinfection processes. Join Ecolab’s Matt Cokely for this short session supporting your drive for continuous improvement: Read more & register

By a wide margin, humans are the highest source of contamination in a cleanroom. Nearly 75% of cleanroom contamination comes from personnel and their activities. Contamination risk factors related to humans include worker behavior inside and outside the cleanroom, worker physiology, and cleanroom apparel. By helping maintain cleanliness and sterility, protective apparel can have a significant impact on the quality of your products and processes, while also protecting workers in the cleanroom.

Key Learning Objectives:

This free webinar by Dupont will use a storytelling approach to follow a Quality Manager's experience:

• Learn how to assess your risk related to cleanroom apparel
• Learn how to integrate your garment selection into your quality risk management system
• Understand the consistent performance, flexibility, and cost control of DuPont™ Tyvek® IsoClean®, a single-use solution

Speaker:

Steve Marnach, Emea Training Manager & Pharma Specialist - DuPont Personal Protection

When?

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 11am PDT | 2pm EDT

Unable to attend? All registrants receive a link to a recorded version of the webcast.

Read more and register

As part of our commitment to society, our people and the environment, Miclev AB completes a thorough assessment of its business sustainability practices every year through EcoVadis, the global standard for business sustainability ratings. The EcoVadis assessment includes 21 sustainability criteria across four core themes: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement.

In the latest rating, which was completed 2024-05-17, Miclev earned a Bronze Medal. This places us in the top 35% globally.

Miclev attends the Danish Radio Chemistry Meeting at Signatur Hotel Storebælt on the 3-4th of May 2024.

The event is organized by the Department of Nuclear Medicine – Odense University Hospital and have attendees from many countries.

Tor Hjelmér, sales manager at Miclev, will be there to give you the latest updates about contamination control for cleanrooms and controlled environments.

View the full program here: Read the full program

SherpaPharma invites you to the webinar "Implementing a Robust Viable Environmental Monitoring Program," featuring the special guest, Abby Roth. This event will highlight the essential components of a viable sampling program and discuss key elements that an organization should consider when developing its program.

Date: May 21st

Time: 11:00 EST | 17:00 CET

Read more & register here

Miclev, in cooperation with Ecolab, invites you to the full day seminar "Providing a framework for effective contamination control regimes in line with regulatory requirements".

Whether you are a new start up facility, have cleaning and disinfection challenges or you are switching your disinfectant supply, the programme will take you through key factors to consider for regulatory compliance and the stages of implementing a new cleaning and disinfection regime.

Some of the interesting topics that the seminar will cover:

• Implementing a New Disinfectant Regime: Commissioning to First Use
• The Importance of Detecting and Effectively Removing Disinfectant Residues in the GMP Environment
• Factors to Consider for Effective Material Intake
• Disinfectant Efficacy Testing: Methodology and Approach to Annex 1 Validation
• Phase III: Performance Qualification of the Disinfection Regime
• Contamination Control Strategy Workshop for Cleaning and Disinfection

Speakers:
(Click on the name to read the full presentation of the speaker)

Juliana Nassette, Senior Global Technical Consultant, Ecolab

Denis Streitt, Global Technical Consultant, Ecolab

When & where:

May 28: Clarion Hotel Copenhagen Airport, Copenhagen-Kastrup
May 29: Radisson Blu Arlandia Hotel, Stockholm-Arlanda
May 30: Scandic Helsinki Airport, Helsinki-Vantaa

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REGISTER ANYMORE

Welcome to SherpaPharma's upcoming webinar "Navigating Change: Unraveling Environmental Monitoring Trending in Aseptic Manufacturing"! In this event, they will elve into the latest trends and challenges in environmental monitoring, a crucial aspect of aseptic manufacturing.

Date: 19th March
Time: 11:00 EST | 17:00 CET

Read more and register HERE

We are happy to introduce the new Klerwipe Sporicidal Low Residue Peroxide WFI pouch wipes, made of 100% polyester - the high grade solution for cleaning and disinfection of small surfaces and equipment in cleanrooms.

- Sterile 100% knitted polyester wipes with very low particulate levels
- Impregnated with 6% hydrogen peroxide and WFI
- Rapid and consistent application with a sporicidal effect
- Perfect for transfer desinfection
- Unit size: 200 x 200 mm
- Unit of sales: 20 x 10 wipes
- Shelf life: 24 months
- Available from: June 2024

Please contact Miclev for validation samples, supporting documentation or if you have any questions.

Read more about Klerwipe Sporicidal Low Residue Peroxide WFI Polyester Pouch Wipes HERE

As of January 1st, we have a new employee at Miclev - very welcome to our team, Shaquille Showe!

Shaquille will be working in our warehouse with logistics and we are really excited to have him on board!

We at Miclev are happy to have a small part in making the world a better place by supporting Hand in Hand with our annual Christmas donation.

Hand in Hand's vision is a world free from poverty. Through Hand in Hand's unique help to selfhelp model poor and marginalised people, the majority of whom are women, are strengthened with the capacity to work their way out of poverty.

Read more about Hand in Hand

In this edition of our newsletter, we especially want to highlight the importance of high quality cleanroom garments, that safely protect both operators and products in your processes.

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We are delighted to announce that Hannu Karhu has joined Miclev's team. Hannu will work as product specialist and his main focus will be the Finnish market.

Welcome to Miclev, Hannu!

PurMop BLACK® is the most innovative mop system ever, that offers you ergonomics and performance at the highest level.

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We are delighted to announce that Jenny Enbrant has joined Miclev's team as an Accountant Manager.

Jenny is a Qualified Accountant and has previously worked as Finance Manager at Mellersta Skånes kraft ekonomisk förening.

Welcome to Miclev, Jenny!

Tema Renrum is the leading Nordic conference and exhibition in cleanroom technology. Tema Renrum 2023 takes place at Scandic Infra City Upplands Väsby, November 28-29. Visit Miclev's stand and have a look at our new, exciting products that will facilitate your work!

Read more: Invitation and programme

Visit Miclev's stand (no. 02) at Cleanroom Expo DK 2023, Hotel Bella Sky Copenhagen, 8-9 November. We will exhibit some of our new products, e.g. self-saturation mop and wipe fill-pack.

Miclev´s Sales Manager Tor Hjelmer, will speak about "Detergents and disinfectants in cleanroom – How will the new GMP annex 1 affect cleaning and disinfection of cleanrooms"

Cleanroom Expo Dk is one of Denmark's largest cleanroom conferences for the Life Science industry, with an exciting program for participants from primarily companies that work in cleanroom environments on a daily basis. Invitation and programme

The New GMP Annex 1: Impact on Media Used for Environmental Monitoring - How should we handle environmental isolates in Microbiological QC testing?

Register to this interesting 40 minutes free of charge webinar, where Brice Lantheaume from Microbiologics® will dig deeper into this subject and observations related to the use of environmental isolates in microbiological quality control testing.

Topics to be discussed:

• Why include environmental isolates in pharmaceutical testing?
• Factors which make an organism objectionable
• Determining which organism to use in routine Microbiology testing

Presenter: Brice Lantheaume, Technical Support Specialist Europe, Microbiologics®

When? Wednesday, November 22, 2 PM CET

Register for your complimentary place here

Culture-based clinical testing just isn’t the same without the confidence of quick, convenient QC. Media and KWIK-STIK™ are made for each other. Once you see the simplicity and reliability of KWIK-STIK™, you will never want to stock up on culture media without its BFF.

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Small cleanroom environments without space for a cleaning trolley and/or varying disinfectant requirements – these are common challenges for too many cleanroom operators. With the Fillpack concept, you have maximum flexibility in the choice of liquid and can easily clean your cleanroom without using a trolley or trigger spray.

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Take a few minutes and read about how to validate protective cleanroom garment.

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With this last newsletter before summer, we want to wish those of you who will have vacation a nice holiday, and a nice summer to all our readers!

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Every lab worker should be wearing gloves that are highly protective and designed specifically for Life Science applications.

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