Boulder, Co (September 18, 2026)— The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), a global, nonprofit accreditation body, presented its expanded service capabilities to stakeholders at its Boulder Office Open House on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 in honor of its grand opening one year
A2LA Opens Global Call for Speakers for Annual Conference 2027, Bringing Quality and Accreditation Leaders to Las Vegas
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conference is expected to draw hundreds of accreditation, laboratory, inspection, certification, and quality professionals from around the world to explore emerging challenges and innovations across critical industries. Frederick, Md (September 16, 2026)
A2LA Launches Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Accreditation Program
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This new program is the first of its kind for organizations conducting IGG activities Frederick, Md (August 31, 2026)— The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), a global, nonprofit accreditation body, has launched an Investigative Genetic
An Example of a Vendor Selection Process
Conformity assessment bodies (CABs) are responsible for verifying and demonstrating the suitability of any products and services that may affect their technical activities. This applies to items used as inputs into measurement activities (e.g. test equipment, consumables) as well as subcontracted
ISO 23783 and the Volumetric Performance of Automated Liquid Handling Systems
What laboratories should know, with the Artel MVS used as one practical example of an ISO 23783-aligned measurement approach About this blog This article was created by Nicholas Enea, Artel Biopharma Product Manager at Nova Biomedical, in conjunction with A2LA. Nicholas leads product strategy for
A2LA Celebrates Trace McInturff, Vice President of Accreditation Services, for 30 Years of Service to the Association
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Frederick, Md (August 12, 2026)— The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), a global, nonprofit accreditation body, is celebrating Trace McInturff, Vice President of Accreditation Services, for 30 years of service to A2LA. Over the
FAQs: ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accreditation for Testing & Calibration Laboratories
1. Are decision rules required to be on accredited calibration certificates? What are the requirements of utilizing a decision rule? If no statements of conformity were utilized, decision rules are not required to be on calibration certificates. According to ISO/IEC 17025, section 7.8.6.1, “When a
FDA LAAF Program: Analytes, Contaminants, and More
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) Program is a relatively new program under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requiring imported foods under certain circumstances to be tested for specific analytes by an accredited