Mr. Kim Etherington is a Professional Engineer whom has had many recent discussions with Bio-facility managers, equipment vendors, lab operators, lab planners, architects and engineers. The contents of this article are a summary from an engineer’s point of view of the knowledge obtained during these many discussions. He is currently the Business Development Director for Hydrol-Pro Technologies in Zephyrhills, Florida, USA. He holds a B.A.Sc. Degree in Engineering and a P. Eng. status in Ontario, Canada. Kim has been active in technical marketing, business development, and sales for the past 31 years in USA and Canada. Contact him at kim.e@rogers.com.