OPTIMA: Enzyme indicators: Rapid and quantitative evaluation in the H₂O₂ decontamination process

Lydia Bernhard, Scientific Researcher R&D at OPTIMA pharma containment GmbH presents EIs as a rapid and quantitative method for validating H₂O₂ decontamination processes and highlights the technology’s advantages.

She explains that, unlike conventional Biological Indicators (BIs) which require extended incubation times, EI results are available shortly after the decontamination cycle.

While BIs remain the compliance standard, she positions EIs as a complementary tool that can accelerate cycle development, routine monitoring, and continuous process verification in environments where robust contamination control is critical.