Accreditation is a formal recognition earned by a testing, calibration, or inspection organization that has proven to comply with globally accepted, international standards of quality and competence. Accreditation can sometimes be required by government or industry regulators for certain kinds of
Common NGS Pitfalls of CLIA Certification and ISO Accreditation
A new DNA sequencing technology is transforming the world of genetic testing. This advanced technology is called Next-Generation Sequencing or NGS, and allows scientists, analysts, and geneticists to process millions of fragments of DNA simultaneously, as opposed to one sequence at a time. NGS
10 Steps Toward Achieving ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation
Achieving ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation is one of the best ways an organization can stand out among their competition. If you’re not already familiar, ISO/IEC 17025 is an internationally-recognized published standard that details the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration
A2LA 2024 Annual Report
At the end of 2024, A2LA had 4,350 actively accredited certificates representing all 50 US states and over 50 foreign economies, and 300 contracted assessors. Download the 2024 A2LA Annual Report.
Accreditation Case Study: Cameron Instruments
Cameron Instruments offers their customers high-quality measurement, calibration, and test equipment, as well as accredited calibration and repair services in their state-of-the-art pressure calibration laboratory. Located in Ontario, Canada, the facility is ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited for
Customer Testimonial: nDepth Security
Check out what Ray Nutting and Cabral Mitchner from nDepth Security have to say about becoming A2LA accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 - Inspection Body Accreditation Program! "nDepth Security is proud to announce that we have achieved accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory
Cause Analysis in the Clinical Laboratory
A2LA has been offering accreditation for over forty years. We currently hold Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Deemed-Status and are a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Agreement to provide clinical laboratory accreditation to the
2025 FBI Quality Assurance Standards
The FBI has approved changes to the Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories and Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories. These changes will take effect on July 1, 2025. Your organization can prepare by reviewing pre-issuance copies as well as the