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Life Sciences Global Technical Consultants (GTC)
When your manufacturing processes need to change, we make it happen.
Whether your team is building a contamination control program from scratch or evolving one that's been in place for years, having the right technical expertise behind you makes the difference. From analyzing your current approach against industry best practices to validating and implementing improvements, Ecolab's Global Technical Consultants are here to help without disrupting production.
Ecolab's Global Technical Consultants are technical specialists with deep contamination control experience. They work inside your facility, alongside your QA, Validation, and Operations teams, following Ecolab's structured Change Management framework to help you assess risk, select the right approach, validate it, and implement it with confidence.
What You Get With GTC
Technical specialists who’ve worked in facilities like yours.
Our consultants come from the industry – microbiologists; chemists; quality specialists. They’ve managed contamination events, navigated complex validation cycles, and know what it takes to get a new, or updated, cleaning or bio-decontamination process across the finish line that stands up to regulations.
Expertise connected to a complete solution set.
GTC recommendations connect directly to Ecolab’s integrated portfolio of cleaning chemistry, bio-decontamination equipment and digital tools. What gets recommended can actually get implemented, through a single partnership.
Engaged where industry standards are shaped.
Our consultants contribute to regulatory and standards bodies including PDA, USP, EPA and FDA working groups.
Where GTC Makes a Difference
Contamination Control Strategy
Annex 1 made CCS mandatory. Our consultants can help you assess processes, identify risks, and develop cleaning and disinfection regimes that are defensible, realistic, and supported with validation-ready documentation.
Process Optimization
Cleaning and disinfection programs that were built years ago aren't always keeping pace with today's production demands. GTC helps identify where time, water, chemistry, and labor are being lost, then works with your team to rationalize regimes, streamline changeovers, and tighten SOPs.
Validation and Change Control
Validation burden can stall good ideas being realized. GTC coordinates lab testing with accredited third parties, reviews protocols and results, supports regulatory rationale, and helps manage change control.
New Facility Builds and Expansions
Late contamination control decisions drive commissioning delays. GTC engages early to help define your strategy during pre-construction, build protocols during construction, and prepare validated procedures and audit-ready documentation before production begins.
Contamination Events and Audit Findings
When something goes wrong, structured follow-through matters. GTC supports root cause analysis, helps develop risk-based CAPA plans, and works with your team to implement corrective actions tied to your broader contamination control strategy.
On-site Assessments and Training
Site surveys by IRCA trained GTC auditors provide an independent look at your cleaning and disinfection practices with practical, prioritized recommendations. GTC also delivers tailored on-site training covering application techniques, disinfectant efficacy, regulatory expectations, and CIP optimization.
Ready to talk to someone who’s been in your shoes?
Connect with our team to start a conversation about your facility’s needs.
The contamination control decisions you make before production begins set the foundation for every audit and every batch that follows. See how GTC supports new builds.