The efforts we have invested in providing quality services have been recognized by several official institutions :
- Since 1990, Scitec Research has been certified by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) under the Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP certification number 11203). This certification authorizes Scitec Research to perform control analyses for mineral water exported to the state of New York and several other states in the U.S.
- Scitec Research has been accredited in accordance with EN 45001 since 2000, and since 2002, the company has been accredited in accordance with ISO IEC 17025 Type C. This accreditation was awarded to the company by the Swiss Accreditation Service (accreditation number STS 0278). Several multilateral agreements ensure international recognition of this accreditation.
- The laboratory has been holding a Swissmedic authorization since 2010 (No. 1,009,516) for control of the chemical, physical, biochemical, and microbiological quality of pharmaceutical products by an independent external laboratory.
- Scitec Research is approved by the SUVA (Swiss Accident Insurance Fund) for asbestos analysis.
All services provided by Scitec Research are compliant with the company’s quality control program. All analytical results must meet the quality criteria associated with each procedure employed to generate those results. The main criteria are :
- The analysis of duplicates to validate precision
- The recovery of standards added to the original matrix within given limits
- The recording of holding time between sampling and analysis
- The traceability of sample handling and analytical results
- The observation of Scitec Research’s Ethics Agreement by all employees
If a deviation exceeding the established standards is observed, the customer is informed, and mutually agreed-upon measures are undertaken to resolve non-compliance and to implement corrective action when necessary.
Cases requiring further research are subject to a Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA).
