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A Success for the Future: PTB establish programme for pharmaceutical operators in Kenya

Africa, Friends, Sub-Saharan AfricaChristina Foerg-Wimmer

In collaboration with the International University of Africa USIU and the German multinational science and technology company Merck, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany’s National Metrology Institute, joins forces with Kenyan pharmaceutical manufacturers Dawa, Biodeal, Elys, and Regal to establish an educational programme in the East African Country. This programme aims to improve the pharmaceutical manufacturing…

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A decade for Africa: PAQI celebrates its 10th anniversary

Africa, FriendsMartin Kaiser

This delicious cake was not only ceremoniously cut but eaten in its entirety by the many guests who celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Pan-African Quality Infrastructure (PAQI) on 12 October. The party took place in the impressive complex of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa following meetings of the PAQI Joint Committee and…

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Setting an example: PTB and EACֹ’s study tour to Ethiopia’s leather sector

Africa, Friends, Sub-Saharan AfricaMartin Laumeyer

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the East African Community (EAC), supported by the Gesellschaft für Agrarprojekte (GFA), conducted a joint study tour to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia between 19 and 23 June. This visit was part of the project “Strengthening of the Quality Infrastructure of Selected Sectors in the EAC”, which is funded by the German…

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WTO meets with PTB and BMZ: Trade, standards and technical regulations

Friends, PTBGuillaume Robardet, Martin Laumeyer

The World Trade Organization (WTO) visited the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). PTB and the Trade Department of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) invited various stakeholders from industry, politics and civil society to Berlin on 6 July 2023 for a presentation and discussion…

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Cooperation bears fruit: Mongolian delegation visits Germany

Asia, FriendsIrina Santourian, Martin Laumeyer

Staff members of the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) and the Ministry of Energy (MoE) visited Germany from 12-16 June during a delegation trip within the scope of the BMZ-funded project with Mongolia titled “Improving quality infrastructure in the energy sector”. One component of the project, which ended in August, focused on raising…

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Two Rounds of Thank Yous

Events, FriendsSonja Brandes, Sabine Thomas

PTB at the 2023 Open House at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Berlin The BMZ in Berlin opened its doors to interested visitors on 19 and 20 August 2023. The event, which took place on a summer day, attracted several thousand people who were able to learn about the ministry’s…

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60 years of technical cooperation – PTB as a partner for sustainable development

Anniversary, FriendsSabine Thomas

As PTB, we have been working for 60 years on behalf of the Federal Government with developing and emerging countries to promote sustainable economic, social and ecological development. We are thus one of the four governmental implementing organisations of development cooperation (DC) in Germany. In DC, we distinguish between two types of projects. Bilateral cooperation…

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Congratulations: SADCA obtains its international recognition

Africa, Friends, Sub-Saharan AfricaMartin Laumeyer

Congratulations are in order for our partners in Southern Africa. On 23 March 2023, the Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Accreditation Mutual Recognition Arrangement (SADCA MRA) was accepted as a recognized Regional Accreditation Cooperation. This official recognition was given by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) MRA for the accreditation of calibration and testing…

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Off to new horizons, Susanne!

FriendsSabine Thomas

It was difficult for us as Working Group 9.01 ‘Processes of International Cooperation’ to say goodbye to Susanne Wendt at the end of March. Susanne started in 2013 as project coordinator for Mexico in the Latin America and the Caribbean Working Group and for a regional project on quality infrastructure for biodiversity and climate change…