Abstract: The contamination-free introduction of a sterile object from a vessel, which has been closed by means of a semipermeable cover, into a working chamber, which is surrounded by a wall, of a containment firstly comprises a portal unit having an access flange which is arranged in the wall and which forms a passage from the outside into the working chamber, and a door which sealingly closes the passage and which, in order to be opened, can be moved into the working chamber. A vessel receptacle has a repository for holding a vessel that has been introduced into the vessel receptacle, an opening for the introduction of the vessel into the repository, and a flange for interacting with the access flange. A decontamination unit is designed to decontaminate an outer surface of the cover when the door has been closed. Based on this arrangement, a method for introduction is also disclosed.

Abstract: A transfer device (2) and a method for transferring at least one functional element (3) into a process chamber (4) are provided, wherein the at least one functional element (3) is arranged interchangeably on an element carrier (5) and the element carrier (5) is transferable from a starting position (6) into an end or working position (7), wherein, in the end or working position (7), the at least one functional element (3) is arranged partly in the process chamber (4) and partly outside the process chamber (4). The invention is therefore particularly suitable for aseptic processes in the pharmaceutical industry, but is not limited to this sphere.

Abstract: For a controlled environment (1), adjacent drive modules (5) of a transport device (4) of the controlled environment (1) are sealed against each other in a sealing region (12) such that particles and/or impurities, in particular microbiological impurities, do not enter the controlled environment (1) from the outside. Each drive module (5) is designed for levitation (6) of at least one transport unit (7), in particular a mover (8), and a coupling side (9) of the drive module (5) is very substantially covered by a sealing member (10).

Abstract: The arrangement for contamination-free introduction of a sterile object from a vessel, closed by means of a semipermeable cover, into a working chamber, surrounded by a wall, of a containment comprising a portal unit having an access flange arranged in the wall and forming a passage into the working chamber, and a door which sealingly closes the passage and which, in order to be opened, can be moved into the working chamber. The arrangement comprises a vessel receptacle having a repository for holding a vessel, an opening for introducing the vessel into the repository, and a flange for interacting with the access flange. A decontamination unit designed to, when the door is closed, the vessel receptacle is docked to the access flange and the vessel is stored in the vessel receptacle, decontaminate an outer surface of the cover. Based on this arrangement, a method for introduction is also disclosed.

Abstract: For monitoring for microbial growth, it is provided that a fluid flow is discharged via a fluid line from a cleanroom into a controlled environment, wherein a nutrient medium is presented in the controlled environment and with which the fluid flow is contacted and subsequently removed from the controlled environment in such a way that a cleanroom process does not have to be interrupted.

Abstract: A device (1) for manipulating an object (3), wherein the object (3) is movable contactlessly on a drive surface by at least one mover (4) which is magnetically coupled to a stator arrangement (5). The drive surface (7) is configured as a sealed border, in particular as a boundary wall (8), of a protected interior (9). The use of such a flexible device (1) is preferably of interest in the foodstuff industry or pharmaceutical industry, but is not restricted to these sectors.

Abstract: In the processing device (1) according to the invention, a container holder (8) is arranged between a transport unit (3), which is magnetically coupled to a stator assembly (4) in order to be moved via a drive surface (5), and the container (2), and the container holder (8) can be selectively coupled to the support element (6) and the transport unit (3).

Abstract: A device (1) for manipulating an object (3), wherein the object (3) is movable contactlessly on a drive surface by at least one mover (4) which is magnetically coupled to a stator arrangement (5). The drive surface (7) is configured as a sealed border, in particular as a boundary wall (8), of a protected interior (9). The use of such a flexible device (1) is preferably of interest in the foodstuff industry or pharmaceutical industry, but is not restricted to these sectors.

Abstract: The arrangement for the contamination-free introduction of a sterile object (3) from a vessel (2), which has been closed by means of a semipermeable cover (23), into a working chamber (90), which is surrounded by a wall (91), of a containment (9) firstly comprises a portal unit (7) having an access flange (71) which is arranged in the wall (91) and which forms a passage (75) from the outside into the working chamber (90), and a door (5) which sealingly closes the passage (75) and which, in order to be opened, can be moved into the working chamber (90). The arrangement furthermore comprises a vessel receptacle (6) having a repository (60) for holding a vessel (2) that has been introduced into the vessel receptacle (6), an opening for the introduction of the vessel (2) into the repository (60), and a flange (61) for interacting with the access flange (71).

Abstract: The system for monitoring a person includes primary and secondary detection devices equipped with devices for sending measured data through a communication network; and a centralization device provided with a receiver for measured data and a processor for the received measured data. The processor includes a software application executed in a learning mode to store the received measured data and to determine a monitoring profile of the person and executed in a comparative mode to compare the received measured data with stored data and to emit an alert signal if one of the received measured data deviates from a defined interval around the monitoring profile.

Abstract: A device is provided for carrying out optical measurements such as fluorescence and absorbance measurements on samples distributed at measurement sites on a support, including first and second illumination apparatus, an optical detector, first and second optical fibres with an end facing the measurement sites at first and second faces of the support, respectively, which device further includes optical configuration apparatus configurable so as to allow the following configurations: (i) optical coupling of the first illumination apparatus with the first optical fibres and of the optical detector with the second optical fibres, (ii) optical coupling of the second illumination apparatus and the optical detector with the second optical fibres, and/or (iii) optical coupling of the second illumination apparatus and the optical detector with the first optical fibres. A corresponding method implemented in this device is also provided.

Abstract: A method is proposed for encoding/decoding an image having rectangular blocks of pixels. The image has a height of H blocks and a width of W blocks and is divided into vertical (or horizontal) bands of blocks having the height of H (or width of W) blocks. The method includes: obtaining N processors and M coprocessors, the M coprocessors distributed over S levels, N>1, S>0 and M>S; assigning the N processors Pi to N contiguous bands BPi having sizes of Ki blocks, 0?i?N?1 and ? i = 0 N - 1 ? ? K i = W ; for every level of coprocessors s, 0?s?S?1, assigning Ms coprocessors CPs,j to Ms contiguous bands having sizes of Qs,j blocks, with: ? j = 0 M s - 1 ? ? Q s , j = W ; managing sending of first, second and third start messages, and first and second verification messages to the processors and coprocessors, according to a predetermined set of rules.

Abstract: A method is proposed for encoding/decoding an image having rectangular blocks of pixels. The image has a height of H blocks and a width of W blocks and is divided into vertical (or horizontal) bands of blocks having the height of H (or width of W) blocks. The method includes: obtaining N processors and M coprocessors, the M coprocessors distributed over S levels, N>1, S>0 and M>S; assigning the N processors Pi to N contiguous bands BPi having sizes of Ki blocks, 0?i?N?1 and ? i = 0 N - 1 ? ? K i = W ; for every level of coprocessors s, 0?s?S?1, assigning Ms coprocessors CPs,j to Ms contiguous bands having sizes of Qs,j blocks, with: ? j = 0 M s - 1 ? ? Q s , j = W ; managing sending of first, second and third start messages, and first and second verification messages to the processors and coprocessors, according to a predetermined set of rules.