New guidelines for COVID testing
A new ISO technical specification will improve testing procedures and contribute to a safer world.
Standardization and guidance in the field of laboratory medicine and in vitro diagnostic test systems. This includes, for example, quality management, pre- and post-analytical procedures, analytical performance, laboratory safety, reference systems and quality assurance.
Excluded:
This committee contributes with 26 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 212:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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IEC/TC 66 | Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment | IEC |
ISO/CASCO | Committee on conformity assessment | ISO |
ISO/TC 34 | Food products | ISO |
ISO/TC 34/SC 9 | Microbiology | ISO |
ISO/TC 34/SC 16 | Horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis | ISO |
ISO/TC 48 | Laboratory equipment | ISO |
ISO/TC 76 | Transfusion, infusion and injection, and blood processing equipment for medical and pharmaceutical use | ISO |
ISO/TC 150/SC 7 | Tissue-engineered medical products | ISO |
ISO/TC 176 | Quality management and quality assurance | ISO |
ISO/TC 210 | Quality management and corresponding general aspects for medical devices | ISO |
ISO/TC 215 | Health informatics | ISO |
ISO/TC 276 | Biotechnology | ISO |
ISO/TC 283 | Occupational health and safety management | ISO |
ISO/TC 304 | Healthcare organization management | ISO |
ISO/TC 334 | Reference materials | ISO |
ISO/TC 336 | Laboratory design | ISO |
ISO/TC 212 can access the documents of the committees below:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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ISO/CASCO | Committee on conformity assessment | ISO |
ISO/TC 34 | Food products | ISO |
ISO/TC 34/SC 9 | Microbiology | ISO |
ISO/TC 34/SC 16 | Horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis | ISO |
ISO/TC 48 | Laboratory equipment | ISO |
ISO/TC 76 | Transfusion, infusion and injection, and blood processing equipment for medical and pharmaceutical use | ISO |
ISO/TC 150/SC 7 | Tissue-engineered medical products | ISO |
ISO/TC 176 | Quality management and quality assurance | ISO |
ISO/TC 194 | Biological and clinical evaluation of medical devices | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 1 | Environmental management systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 210 | Quality management and corresponding general aspects for medical devices | ISO |
ISO/TC 215 | Health informatics | ISO |
ISO/TC 262 | Risk management | ISO |
ISO/TC 276 | Biotechnology | ISO |
ISO/TC 283 | Occupational health and safety management | ISO |
ISO/TC 304 | Healthcare organization management | ISO |
ISO/TC 334 | Reference materials | ISO |
Acronym | Title | Category |
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AHWP | Asian Harmonization Working Party | A |
ASLM | African Society for Laboratory Medicine | A |
BBMRI-ERIC | Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure | A |
BIPM | International Bureau of Weights and Measures | A |
EC - European Commission | European Commission | A |
EC4 | European Communities Confederation of Clinical Chemistry | A |
EFLM | European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine | A |
EUROM | European Federation of Precision Mechanical and Optical Industries | A |
ICSH | International Council for Standardization in Haematology | A |
IFBLS | International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science | A |
IFCC | International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine | A |
ILAC | International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation | A |
IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry | A |
MedTech Europe | Alliance of European medical technology industry associations | A |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD | A |
WASPaLM | World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | A |
WHO | World Health Organization | A |
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
Acronym | Title | Category |
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A-PBA | Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association | C |
ABSA | American Biological Safety Association | C |
BACAC | Biosafety Association for Central Asia and the Caucasus | C |
EBSA | European Biosafety Association | C |
IFBA | International Federation of Biosafety Associations | C |
Instand-NGS4P | Integrated and standardized NGS workflows for Personalised therapy | C |
OIE | World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) | C |