Here at QTS, we have an ongoing initiative to give back to our community. In May, we organized and sponsored our annual Dresser Build event at Bridging, where a group of our staff members volunteered to help assemble dressers for those in need. Bridging is a nonprofit organization that serves the greater Twin Cities by…

On March 21, 2019, QTS Principal Sterilization Specialist Sopheak Srun gave a presentation at the AAMI Sterilization Standards Committee Microbiological Methods Working Group (WG08) meeting in Arlington, VA, on a risk-based approach for justifying an alternative to batch release bacterial endotoxins testing. QTS sterilization specialists Sopheak Srun and Molly Swanson have been active members of…

QTS held our Annual Company Picnic in late July and everyone had a blast! Many of our employees attended, and despite the bothersome weather, everyone was still able to enjoy all the festivities. In typical QTS fashion, our team was able to improvise and find solutions to keep our “project” on track – the bouncy…

As part of QTS’ ongoing efforts to give back to our community, we organized and sponosored a Dresser Build event at BRIDGING in late 2016. BRIDGING is a nonprofit organization serving the greater Twin Cities area, and is the largest furniture bank in the U.S. Through the effective reuse of donated items, BRIDGING improves lives…

Giving back to our local and global community is part of the culture at QTS. Throughout the year we organize and encourage QTS employees to participate in several programs to give a helping hand to those in need. At the kick-off of the holiday season, our staff coordinated a toy/gift drive for Operation Christmas Child….

2016 is the second year that staff at QTS staff members created and donated items to a local charity, Bundles of Love. Bundles of Love is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization that partners with community service agencies to assist Minnesota families in need by providing handmade baby clothing, bedding and basic care items for their newborns….

In light of the Zika virus epidemic, China has begun to use sulfuryl fluoride to fumigate shipments from countries that have been identified to be impacted by the Zika virus. This affects shipments of any item to China, but is of particular importance for QTS customers that ship medical devices, such as instruments, implants, etc….

Brian Nissen and Sopheak Srun of QTS Medical Device Outsourcing have co-authored a presentation on risk-based alternate SALs that will be presented on November 10 at the International Meeting on Radiation Processing (IMRP) conference in Vancouver, Canada. Brian and Sopheak have been actively involved in the AAMI Sterilization Standards Committee Working Group 15 (Assurance of…

There was some fierce competition this year in the QTS Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Our QPODs and departments throughout the building came up with some very entertaining and delicious decorations. The contest was structured a bit different this year, with all staff able to place their vote in three different categories; Silliest, Scariest, and Most…

For several years, QTS has partnered with AWT to host an annual networking happy hour event in conjunction with the MD&M Minneapolis conference. The 2016 “Beer, Bites & Banter” event was a hit with our Medical Device Industry friends. Good times and delicious drinks were enjoyed by all, and we look forward to hosting this…