Lab Certifications & Accreditations

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ISO 17025 Accreditation: Overview & Benefits

February 7, 2022

ISO 17025 Accreditation: Overview & Benefits

What is an ISO 17025 Accreditation? In 1999, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) developed and issued ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibra...

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ISO 17020 Accreditation: Overview, Requirements, & Benefits

February 7, 2022

Lab Certifications & Accreditations

ISO 17020 Accreditation: Overview, Requirements, & Benefits

What is ISO 17020? Did you know that the inspection bodies that assess the quality and reliability of companies’ products and services need a regulatory certification themselves to perform the inspect...

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GMP vs. GLP: What’s the Difference?

February 7, 2022

Lab Certifications & Accreditations

GMP vs. GLP: What’s the Difference?

Laboratory Testing Regulations: GMP vs. GLP Do you ask yourself before consuming any packaged food or medicine if they are safe for your health? As the average consumer, we might not always question t...

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AABB Accreditation: What It Is & How to Get Accredited

February 7, 2022

Lab Certifications & Accreditations

AABB Accreditation: What It Is & How to Get Accredited

What is AABB Accreditation? “A connected community dedicated to advancing transfusion medicine and biotherapies. From donor to patient. From lab to bedside.” This is a tagline adopted by the Ame...

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ISO 15189 Accreditation: Overview & How to Obtain

February 7, 2022

Lab Certifications & Accreditations

ISO 15189 Accreditation: Overview & How to Obtain

What is the ISO 15189 Accreditation? International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15189 is an international standard for medical laboratories that is closely based on ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 900...

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Overview of ISO 13485 Quality Management System

February 7, 2022

Lab Certifications & Accreditations

Overview of ISO 13485 Quality Management System

Unscalable and unreliable medical devices can heavily impact work in medical areas, which can affect public health. To mitigate the inherent risks in some medical tools and equipment, there needs to b...