The Kingdom of Cambodia’s General Department of Accreditation of Cambodia (GDAC) has reached two significant milestones in strengthening the country’s national quality infrastructure. In April 2026, GDAC successfully maintained its status as a signatory to the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) for the accreditation of testing laboratories. Building on this internationally…
In the world of high-precision measurement, we often focus on physical quantities and technical standards while overlooking that the human standards within our institutions are just as critical to our success. PTB International Cooperation recently organized a virtual information and exchange event for national metrology institutes (NMIs) worldwide that focused on ISO 53800:2024, which are…
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…
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…
The annual General Assembly of ISO members took place in Berlin this year. In order to promote dialog between the regional standardization organizations (RSOs), PTB’s Technical Cooperation Department organized an interactive workshop during the General Assembly. The one-day workshop was called »Regional Standardization Organizations in the International Context«. More and more regions and sub-regions all…