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Long-term water absorption by diffusion ISO 16536
Article Number: 2011375
Category: chemical-physical testing material testing thermal insulating material
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
New proficiency testing
Shipping at room temperature December 2026 Add to cart
Long-term water absorption by diffusion ISO 16536
Article Number: 2011375
December 2027 Add to cart
Marine water - chlorite, chlorate
Parameters (quantitative): chlorite [µg/l], chlorate [µg/l]
Article Number: 2011383
Description: Possible testing e.g. by EPA 300.1
Category: chemical-physical testing Environmental analytics marine water
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
New proficiency testing
Frozen shipping December 2026 Add to cart
Marine water - chlorite, chlorate
Article Number: 2011383
December 2027 Add to cart
Marine water - metals
Parameters (quantitative): arsenic (As) [µg/l], chromium (Cr) [µg/l], copper (Cu) [µg/l], mercury (Hg) [µg/l], nickel (Ni) [µg/l], zinc (Zn) [µg/l], lead (Pb) [µg/l], cadmium (Cd) [µg/l]
Article Number: 2011382
Category: chemical-physical testing Environmental analytics marine water
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
New proficiency testing
Shipping at room temperature December 2026 Add to cart
Marine water - metals
Article Number: 2011382
December 2027 Add to cart
MCPD and glycidol in infant milk formula
Parameters (quantitative): 3-MCPD (sum of 3-MCPD and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters) [µg/kg], glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol [µg/kg]
Article Number: 2011283
Category: chemical-physical testing food and feed infant formula
Accreditation: This proficiency test is within the scope of the A2LA and the DAkkS accreditation.
Is currently underway. Can still be booked.
New proficiency testing
Refrigerated shipping December 2025 Add to cart
MCPD and glycidol in infant milk formula
Article Number: 2011283
September 2026 Add to cart
MCPD and glycidol in infant milk formula
Article Number: 2011283
September 2027 Add to cart
Medical devices - detection of endotoxins (Ph. Eur. 2.6.14)
Parameters (qualitative): endotoxins [positive or negative]
Article Number: 2011291
Description: The Limulus amoebocyte lysate test (=LAL test) according to Ph. Eur. 2.6.14 is used to detect bacterial endotoxins. It is also possible to participate in the proficiency test with comparable methods, e.g. USP chapter 85, USP chapter 161, JP chapter 4.01. and ISO 11737-3. The samples are a simulated extract. The extraction of a medical device is not part of the proficiency test.
Category: immunological, molecular biological and microbiological testing medical devices Sterility and contamination testing
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
New proficiency testing
Frozen shipping October 2026 Add to cart
Medical devices - detection of endotoxins (Ph. Eur. 2.6.14)
Parameters (qualitative): endotoxins [positive or negative]
Article Number: 2011291
September 2027 Add to cart
Medical devices - in vitro eye irritation (OECD492b)
Parameters (qualitative): in vitro eye irritation
Article Number: 2011290
Description: With the SkinEthic Human Corneal Epithelium (HCE) Time-to-Toxicity (TTT) test the eye irritation shall be tested with a reconstructed human corneal epithelium (HCE) according to OECD492b. The samples should be classified according to UN GHS Cat. 1, Cat. 2 and No Cat. The samples are a simulated extract. The extraction of a medical device is not part of the proficiency test.
Category: immunological, molecular biological and microbiological testing medical devices In vitro procedure
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
New proficiency testing
Frozen shipping February 2026 Add to cart
Medical devices - in vitro eye irritation (OECD492b)
Parameters (qualitative): in vitro eye irritation
Article Number: 2011290
September 2026 Add to cart
Medical devices - in vitro eye irritation (OECD492b)
Parameters (qualitative): in vitro eye irritation
Article Number: 2011290
September 2027 Add to cart
Medical devices - in vitro skin irritation (ISO 10993-23)
Parameters (qualitative): skin irritation
Article Number: 2011286
Description: The samples are extracted in accordance with ISO 10993-23 under conditions specified by us. Irritation is tested with both the polar and the non-polar extract using the EpiDerm or the EpiSkin model. The viability determined using the MTT assay is tested qualitatively (pass / not pass).
Category: immunological, molecular biological and microbiological testing medical devices In vitro procedure
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
Unfortunately, no further booking is possible this year.
New proficiency testing
Frozen shipping October 2025
Medical devices - in vitro skin irritation (ISO 10993-23)
Parameters (qualitative): in-vitro skin irritation - polar [-], in-vitro skin irritation - nonpolar [-]
Article Number: 2011286
October 2026 Add to cart
Medical devices - in vitro skin irritation (ISO 10993-23)
Parameters (qualitative): in-vitro skin irritation - polar [-], in-vitro skin irritation - nonpolar [-]
Article Number: 2011286
September 2027 Add to cart
Medical devices - in vitro skin sensitisation (OECD 442D,KeratinoSens)
Parameters (qualitative): skin sensitisation
Article Number: 2011288
Description: The activation of keratinocytes is to be investigated using the ARE-Nrf2 luciferase KeratinoSens test method (OECD 442D Appendix IA). The samples are a simulated extract. The extraction of a medical device is not part of the proficiency test.
Category: immunological, molecular biological and microbiological testing medical devices In vitro procedure
Accreditation: This proficiency test is not included in the scope of the accreditation.
New proficiency testing
Frozen shipping March 2026 Add to cart
Medical devices - in vitro skin sensitisation (OECD 442D,KeratinoSens)
Parameters (qualitative): skin sensitisation
Article Number: 2011288
December 2026 Add to cart
Medical devices - in vitro skin sensitisation (OECD 442D,KeratinoSens)
Parameters (qualitative): skin sensitisation
Article Number: 2011288
December 2027 Add to cart
1 Parameters with this label depend on the number of participants and/or the choice of materials.
Under certain circumstances, this parameter may not be available in the proficiency test.