In the mid-1980s, after the industry had already begun to employ isolators,  RABS units became an alternative to separating people from the process. While isolator usage continued to expand, RABS also became popular in the 1990s. The acronym RABS was coined by Stewart Davenport of Upjohn (now Pfizer).
In the mid-1980s, as the industry had already begun using isolators, RABS units were introduced as a method to separate people from the process. Despite the continued expansion of isolator usage, RABS also gained popularity in the 1990s. The acronym RABS was created by Stewart Davenport of Upjohn (now Pfizer).