{"id":6233,"date":"2024-05-24T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/?p=6233"},"modified":"2025-04-21T12:13:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T16:13:38","slug":"ast-and-germfree-collaboration-meeting-the-engineers-behind-a-next-generation-barrier-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/blogs\/ast-and-germfree-collaboration-meeting-the-engineers-behind-a-next-generation-barrier-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"AST Live: The Engineers Behind the AST-Germfree Collaboration \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet two&nbsp;of the&nbsp;innovative minds that helped lead the AST-<a style=\"color: #3399CC;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.germfree.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germfree<\/a> collaboration on <a style=\"color: #3399CC;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/news-and-events\/germfree-and-ast-inc-unite-to-redefine-aseptic-fill-finsh-processing-technology-press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">next-generation<\/a> barrier technology: Engineers Michael Moore (AST) and Paula Rizo (Germfree) connected at Interphex to discuss what sets this isolator solution apart and what the journey&nbsp;over the course of&nbsp;this collaboration has been like for the two teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"AST X Germfree Engineers Discuss Isolator Collaboration\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LEVaFl3GuzM?start=40&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At Interphex 2024, AST was thrilled to unveil our new fill-finish isolator. 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