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NIST 2025 Rapid Microbial Testing Methods Workshop Report

September 26, 2025
Author(s)
Jason Kralj, Kirsten Parratt, Tyler Laird, Stephanie Servetas, Nancy Lin, Dawn Henke, Scott Jackson
In 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-led Rapid Microbial Testing Methods (RMTM) Consortium was established to develop standards and measurement-based solutions to facilitate the adoption of RMTMs in advanced therapy products

Report from the 2023 NIST-Hosted Workshop on Collaborative Efforts to Enable Adoption of Rapid Microbial Testing Methods for Advanced Therapy Products

September 26, 2025
Author(s)
Stephanie Servetas, Dawn Henke, Jason Kralj, Kirsten Parratt, Scott Jackson, Nancy Lin
On April 25, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted a one-day hybrid workshop focused on bringing together organizations and working groups with the common goal of enabling validation and implementation of rapid microbial

NIST 2024 Rapid Microbial Testing Methods Workshop Report

September 25, 2025
Author(s)
Jason Kralj, Nancy Lin, Kirsten Parratt, Stephanie Servetas, Dawn Henke, Scott Jackson
The NIST-led Rapid Microbial Testing Methods (RMTM) Consortium launched in 2020 to develop standards and measurement-based solutions to advance the use of RMTMs in advanced therapy products. NIST hosted 4th annual workshop on RMTMs to update the community

Report from the NIST Workshop: Launch of the Rapid Microbial Testing Methods Consortium

September 27, 2022
Author(s)
Nancy Lin, Scott Jackson, Stephanie Servetas, Kirsten Parratt, Joy Dunkers, Tara Eskandari, Sheng Lin-Gibson
On September 17, 2020, NIST hosted a virtual workshop to launch the Rapid Microbial Testing Methods (RMTM) Consortium. The RMTM Consortium aims to address the need for measurements and standards to increase confidence in the use of rapid testing for

Report on the DHS/NIST Workshop on Standards for an Enduring Capability in Wastewater Surveillance for Public Health (SWWS Workshop)

August 16, 2022
Author(s)
Nancy Lin, Stephanie Servetas, Scott Jackson, Katrice Lippa, Kirsten Parratt, Philip Mattson, Clare Beahn, Mia Mattioli, Sally Gutierrez, Michael Focazio, Ted Smith, Paul Storella, Sarah Wright
Wastewater surveillance is a promising approach to monitor biological and chemical contaminants on a community level in support of public health and safety decisions. Wastewater surveillance has recently been shown highly effective for the early detection
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