Proficiency Testing (PT), often referred to as external quality assessment in the medical and clinical arena, is a key element in the laboratory accreditation process, providing laboratories with an independent performance assessment to monitor the quality of analytical results as stipulated in ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 15189.
Brian Brookman, Director of Proficiency Testing at LGC Standards, said: “LGC’s vision is ‘science for a safer world’ and our high quality PT schemes and other products and services are essential for accurate analytical measurement and quality control, ensuring sound decisions are made based on reliable data.”
LGC Standards is a leading global producer and distributor of reference materials and proficiency testing schemes and has a network of dedicated sales offices extending across 20 countries in five continents.
LGC Standards has more than 30 years’ experience in the management and organisation of proficiency testing schemes, annually organising over 1700 proficiency testing exercises, while serving more than 11000 laboratories in over 160 countries.