A dust containment assembly includes a box that has an open side which can be placed against a gypsum wall panel. The box has a pair of hand openings each extending through the box to facilitate a user to access the area of gypsum wall panel that is covered by the box. The box is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to inhibit dust from escaping the box. A pair of sleeves is each coupled to the box and each of the sleeves is aligned with a respective one of the hand openings. In this way each of the sleeves can insertably receive a respective one of the user's arms thereby facilitating the user to work on the area of the gypsum wall panel that is covered by the box. A plurality of legs is each movably disposed on the box to retain the box at a desired height on the gypsum wall panel.

A hatch that can be connected to a compartment such as the workstation or transfer airlock of a containment chamber, the hatch (17) comprising a wall (21), a seal (22) and a lighting device (23), the seal (22) allowing the passage of at least part of the radiation of the lighting device (23), the lighting device being arranged so as to omit the light in a direction at least partly opposite to the wall (21) and through the seal (22). The invention also relates to a containment chamber provided with such a hatch (17).

A hatch that can be connected to a compartment such as the workstation or transfer airlock of a containment chamber, the hatch (17) comprising a wall (21), a seal (22) and a lighting device (23), the seal (22) allowing the passage of at least part of the radiation of the lighting device (23), the lighting device being arranged so as to omit the light in a direction at least partly opposite to the wall (21) and through the seal (22). The invention also relates to a containment chamber provided with such a hatch (17).

Systems and methods are disclosed, which permit filling containers with a product. A filling arm is disposed within a chamber and an optical sensor is configured to sense openings of the containers within the chamber. Locations of the sensed openings are used to guide the filling arm to fill the containers with a product.

Systems and methods are disclosed, which permit filling containers with a product. A filling arm is disposed within a chamber and an optical sensor is configured to sense openings of the containers within the chamber. Locations of the sensed openings are used to guide the filling arm to fill the containers with a product.

An aseptic manipulation system comprises first and second operation chambers, an aseptic manipulation chamber, and a control unit. The control unit controls the ventilation of the first operation chamber for more than a first specified number of times, after an object is introduced into the first operation chamber, and ventilates the second operation chamber for more than a second specified number of times that is greater than the first specified number of times, after the object is transferred into the second operation chamber from the first chamber.

An aseptic manipulation system comprises first and second operation chambers, an aseptic manipulation chamber, and a control unit. The control unit controls the ventilation of the first operation chamber for more than a first specified number of times, after an object is introduced into the first operation chamber, and ventilates the second operation chamber for more than a second specified number of times that is greater than the first specified number of times, after the object is transferred into the second operation chamber from the first chamber.

A liquid transport method is disclosed for efficiently producing cell cultures. The liquid transport method of the present disclosure, which is in processing of cells, includes: a) a step in which a container holding a liquid is gripped by a gripping tool of a robot; and b) a step in which the liquid in the container is transported to a collection container by rotating the gripped container. In steps a) and b) the robot operates such as not to pass over a vertical line of an opening of the collection container.

The present invention provides an elongate tool that aides in the placement of objects and machinery within a glovebox, such that the objects and machinery can be safely handled by a user. The tool includes a plurality of visual markings (in English units, metric units, other units, grooves, ridges, varying widths, etc.) that indicate distance from the user within the glovebox, optionally broken into placement preference zones that are color coded, grayscale coded, or the like.

The present invention provides an elongate tool that aides in the placement of objects and machinery within a glovebox, such that the objects and machinery can be safely handled by a user. The tool includes a plurality of visual markings (in English units, metric units, other units, grooves, ridges, varying widths, etc.) that indicate distance from the user within the glovebox, optionally broken into placement preference zones that are color coded, grayscale coded, or the like.