Transfer container for pharmaceutical recipients

A method for filling pharmaceutical recipients with at least one pharmaceutical medium, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of sterilized pharmaceutical recipients;
• arranging the sterilized pharmaceutical recipients in at least one nest;
• introducing the nest into the interior of a reusable container comprising an outer case with a sterilizable interior and a door for removing or introducing the nest into the interior;
• using a lock of the container to couple the container to a sterile space;
• opening the container without substantially suspending sterility;
• transferring the nest and/or the pharmaceutical recipients to the sterile space through the container door;
• and
• introducing the at least one pharmaceutical medium into the pharmaceutical recipients.

A transfer system for the sterile transfer of pharmaceutical recipients to a sterile space, comprising:

• a reusable container, comprising:
• an outer case defining a sterilizable interior, the interior being microbially isolated from the environment of the container;
• a holder disposed in the interior and configured for removably accommodating a nest for storing a plurality of pharmaceutical recipients;
• a container door for removing or introducing the nest into the interior;
• a container lock;
• and
• a sterile space accessible by the reusable container, comprising:
• a sterile space door;
• and
• a sterile space lock;
• wherein, the container lock is coupleable to the sterile space lock, after which the container door can be opened without substantially suspending sterility.