INTERLABORATORY STUDIES

iis organises all kinds of interlaboratory studies on a professional basis:

Also known as:
1. Proficiency Testing (PT) scheme Interlaboratory comparison, laboratory evaluating study, proficiency test, round robin, cross check program, correlation program, co-operative trial, Ringversuch
2. Method validating studies Collaborative trial, collaborative test
3. Material characterising studies Preparation of reference materials

Besides the Institute's annual program with proficiency tests, tailor made studies are organised on request.

In all studies confidentiality is guaranteed. Test results, the performance (z-score), the test methods and any other information that is provided by a participating laboratory, is reported under a unique code. The relation between the code and the participant's name is only revealed to the laboratory itself.