2020 Annual Meeting of the Evaluation Units of German Development Cooperation Organizations at PTB

Events, FriendsSvenja Weyrauch

On 6 and 7 February, PTB and the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) jointly welcomed representatives of the evaluation units of German development cooperation organizations in Braunschweig at the traditional annual meeting. Over 60 guests from governmental and non-governmental institutions participated in order to discuss the newest developments in evaluation work. Upon…

Measurement quantity “mass” accredited in Myanmar – Metrology festivities took place at the beginning of February

AsiaSvenja Weyrauch

Myanmar had good reason to celebrate at the beginning of February – it was as if World Metrology Day had been preponed. On 4 February 2020, a representative of the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories India (NABL) officially handed over the certificate for a successful assessment of the mass laboratory of the National Institute…

20th anniversary of NIMT

Anniversary, AsiaRebecca Husemann

2018 is a special year for metrology in Thailand. The Thai economy is celebrating the 20th anniversary since the National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) was founded. NIMT and PTB are taking this opportunity to look back on 20 years of close and faithful cooperation. NIMT’s development is rightly noted as a success story. Established during…

A Visit from Clara Candela

InterviewSabine Thomas

Dear readers, PTB is very large and there’s always something new to discover – sometimes you’ll even meet a long-lost family member. That’s exactly what happened when we ran into the brilliant and friendly Clara Candela at our Press Office. We were quick to invite Clara to make an appearance in our blog, which bears…

News from Sri Lanka

Asia, PublicationsDaniel Böhme

The new ambassador from Sri Lanka, Karunasena Hettiarachchi, had barely taken up his post in September 2017 when the first joint talk with project coordinator Daniel Böhme took place on the future collaboration to strengthen quality infrastructure in Sri Lanka. How did the new ambassador find out about the joint project between Sri Lanka and…

The 1st South Caucasus Food Analytical Conference

Europe and the CIS, EventsMoritz Ackermann

The first South Caucasus regional conference for food analysis will take place in Tbilisi from 29-30 March. There, 150 experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia will convene for short lectures, poster presentations and discussions. Representatives of the European networks Eurolab, Eurachem and the international laboratory concern Merieux Nutriscience are invited to meet talents from the…

Testing the water

Events, Sub-Saharan AfricaStephen Virchow

Access to clean water has officially been a human right since 2010. But how can you detect contaminants in water? And who detects the germs in the water that are often invisible? Testing laboratories play a key role when it comes to successfully and reliably testing the quality of water. In the Southern African Development…