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More than 75% of laboratories in NATA’s accredited network have already transitioned to the new ISO 15189:2022 standard, just 15 months since NATA began assessing against it.  Coincidentally, NATA reached the milestone on International Pathology Day,…

GLOBAC, a new organisation that will bring together the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) to become a single global accreditation organisation, is a step closer following a vote by ILAC…

Brett Hyland, NATA’s Stakeholder Engagement Manager and United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) Project Lead, recently published the paper “Verifiable and Traceable Product Conformity Data” in the International Journal for Conformity Assessment.   …

On October 14, we celebrate World Standards Day and acknowledge the intrinsic link between accreditation, national and international standards.  As with accredited products and services, Standards play a key role in nearly every part of our…

Risk is part of everyday laboratory operations and organisations that understand and embrace risk are more likely to succeed.   We spoke to NATA Technical Manager, Danielle Dicker, on how ISO conformity Standards are increasingly becoming more…

It’s Cyber Security Month this October and in an era where cybersecurity has become paramount, NATA is playing an increasingly important role in safeguarding Australia’s digital infrastructure.  Nick Di Cresce, NATA’s Deputy Sector Manager for Materials,…

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to raise awareness about the importance of prevention, early detection, and treatment of breast cancer.  Breast cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in Australia and the…