Everyone has been talking about PCR tests since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, but how are they related to quality infrastructure? What relevance does the topic have in the context of PTB’s development cooperation? How can it be guaranteed that test results are correct, comparable and internationally recognized? The international standard ISO 15189:2012 (the…
We are pleased to announce that the metrology laboratory of the Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS) has been accredited in the area of calibration (mass and volume) to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by JANAAC, the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation. We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to our partners on receiving…
A Ghanaian-German development cooperation success story Pesticides may only be registered and marketed if they are not harmful to human health, do not contaminate groundwater and have no negative impact on the environment. In Ghana, due to limited logistics and human resources at relevant governmental institutions, there is insufficient testing of the quality of pesticides…
Wherever you are | Whenever you wish. PTB’s International Cooperation department has commissioned an animated film to sketch a vision of the future and encourage discussions. Roughly speaking, the film is about the ways that the living conditions in our partner countries can be improved in the sense of the Sustainable Development Goals through digitalized…
In 2020 correspondence took place between Dr. Marion Stoldt, Head of the PTB’s International Cooperation Department, and Dr. Annalisa Primi, Director of the OECD Development Centre’s Structural Politics and Innovation Department. Per this correspondence, closer cooperation between the PTB and the OECD Initiative for Political Dialogue on Global Value Chains, Production Transformation and Development was…
In nearly all areas of our everyday life, Covid-19 has been presenting us with huge challenges. This also applies to our work routines. Whereas people working in certain professions can work from home, this is simply impossible for others. In such cases, the workplace must, despite the pandemic, provide employees with a safe environment and…
Not everyone sees “Made in Africa” as a quality stamp yet, for sure. But it could soon be the case. The Alliance for Product Quality is working on it. Hang on a sec. The what alliance? The Alliance for Product Quality, abbreviated to AfPQ, helps African companies get a better foothold in the international market.…
The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that health systems in most Latin America and the Caribbean are not well prepared for such a crisis. One of the most important bottlenecks to date are the lack of respiratory equipment, intensive care units, sufficient and sure oxygen supply and enough qualified medical personnel for handling this equipment. The…
PTB investigates indoor air purifier developed in Braunschweig The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) measured the internal irradiance of a prototype of an indoor UV-C air purification unit to gauge its effectiveness in neutralizing germs and viruses. A simulation of the irradiance distribution in the unit also enabled us to investigate the suitability of the lamp arrangement…
The year 2020 demanded that we take our digital work to the next level. A wide range of procedures could no longer be conducted in person as they normally are, and had to be completed digitally – sometimes successfully, sometimes less so. The accreditation field was no exception when it came to this development, as…