EUROLAB Challenges for - Eurolab 25th Anniversary

EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
By Leif Madsen, DELTA, President of Eurolab Denmark
Member of ISO WG 44
 We’re facing the revision of ISO 17025, that may entail significant changes in how the laboratories are operated.  Other developments might influence the laboratories:  ‐ larger laboratories
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Clustering
Competition
Markets
 ‐ accreditation
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will it still be needed or will other schemes show up?
 Such questions and challenges arise, and 
will Eurolab as an organization be ready to develop together with such changes? 1
EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
Laboratory 1941 Acoustical Laboratory
2015 EMC Testing
Wide Range of laboratories
 Analytical
 Medical
 Chemical
 Environmental
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Chemistry
Pollution
Noise
 Calibration
 Legal Metrology
 Equipment Compliance
 Inspection
 NDT
 Product Compliance
 Reliability
 EMC
 MID / FDA
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
Wide Range of requirements
 EU legislation / EA
 Directives
 Regulations
 EA Documents
 NB National Body  ISO‐17025
 ISO‐15189
 National Conditions of accreditation
 Sector depended conditions  National legislation
 National regulations
 Statutory orders
 Certification bodies
 Clustering  Inclusion / exclusion
Tendency in ISO towards
 Process‐oriented requirements / guidelines
 Infrastructure 
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Organization & Personnel
Equipment & Facility
Methodology
 Processing
 Pre‐processes
 Core‐process
 Post‐processes
 Quality Assurance Management
 Procedures
 Internal Audit
 Management review
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
Tendency in laboratories
 Increased Competition
 Sectoring (Specialised rather than wide range)
 Clustering / Mergers
 Cost‐efficiency
 Increased request for proof of compliance
 Justification of test requirement & conditions
 Efficiency of test methodology / reduce test time
IoT – Internet of Things
 The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with
 electronics,  software,  sensors and connectivity to enable it to  achieve greater value and  service by exchanging data with the manufacturer, operator and/or other connected devices.  Each “thing” is uniquely identifiable through its embedded computing system but is able to interoperate within the existing internet infrastructure.
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
IoT Roadmap
IoT – Lab‐on‐a‐chip
 Miniaturization for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering
 Danish Technical University DTU: The Lab‐on‐a‐Chip strategic research field devises technology‐based solutions for problems concerning analysis and synthesis in the fields of biomedicine, environment, and energy.  Solutions in the format of microdevices are produced using the materials and fabrication methods developed within the department.  Applications range from drug candidate screening through monitoring of viral contamination to  engineering of organ‐like “Body‐on‐a‐Chip” devices. 
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miniaturized chemical‐analysis systems
detection of chemical reactions in microfluidic systems
 Microfluidic diagnostic technologies for global public health
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
IoT – Lab‐on‐a‐chip
 Nature.com/Insight:  The ability to perform laboratory operations on small scales using miniaturized (lab‐on‐a‐chip) devices has many benefits.  Small volumes reduce the time taken to synthesize and analyze a product; the unique behavior of liquids at the microscale allows greater control of molecular concentrations and interactions; and reagent costs and the amount of chemical waste can be much reduced.
 Designing and fabricating such systems is extremely challenging, but  physicists and engineers are beginning to construct highly integrated and compact labs on chips with exciting functionality.  Recent advances in the application of microfluidic‐chip‐based technologies such as chemical synthesis, the study of complex cellular processes and medical diagnostics.
 Driving parameter: New Applications = Test Methodology
IoT – Distributed Weather data
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
IoT – Distributed Weather data
IoT – Distributed Weather Data
 Data provided to the public
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
IoT ‐ Air Quality Index (AQI) Pollution
IoT ‐ Air Quality Index (AQI) Pollution
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
IoT ‐ Air Quality Index (AQI) Pollution
IoT ‐ Air Quality Index (AQI) Pollution
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
IoT ‐ Air Quality Index (AQI) Pollution
IoT ‐ Air Quality Index (AQI) Pollution
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
IoT – Challenges Transformation of data into information
Reliablity of  Measured values ‐ traceability
 Statistics (post‐processing)
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Averaging
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Selecting 
Compilation
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Many ‐> high creditability
Inclusion / exclusion of outliers
Processing @
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Point of measurement (local)
Point of interpretation / outliers (regional)
Point of dissemination / (global)
Who is in control of IoTs
Assessment
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Eurolab challenges
Structure
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Psychical laboratory / Virtual Laboratory / No ”Laboratory”
Laboratories to inspect Virtual Laboratory ?
Merging Equipment, Method and references
Processing approach
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ISO 17025 IoT Lab‐on‐a‐chip
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New approach – methodology – validation – product assessment
IoT Global data
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Open communication including individual interpretation of data
Traceability
Average of many ‐> high creditability
Impartiality 
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Measuring point
“National” intervention
Interpretation of data
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Algorithms
Outliers on a distributed population
Proficiency testing / Validation / Verification
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When Needed ?
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EUROLAB 25th Anniversary Seminar
April 9, 2015 ● Odense, Denmark
L. Madsen, Eurolab Denmark:
EUROLAB Challenges for the next 25 years
Eurolab: Aims and Activities
EUROLAB is a not‐for‐profit organisation composed of 25 national associations all over the Europe. Grouping over 2,000 conformity assessment bodies and representing over 100,000 technical experts and laboratory practitioners.
EUROLAB General Objective
 Promote cost‐effective testing, calibration and measurement services, for which the accuracy and quality assurance requirements were adjusted to the actual needs. Key Objectives
 Representation by formulating and voicing the opinion of laboratories regarding economic, political and technical issues having a direct impact on laboratories’ activities both on the European scene and world‐wide
 Co‐ordination by interfacing with organisations having activities of interest to the laboratory community, and striving to avoid duplication of efforts and activities
EUROLAB should be the major multisectorial and horizontal forum for the circulation and exchange of information and experience in development of
 Test, measurement and analytical methods
 The use of test and analytical results in the implementation of legislation and directives, in product certification and acceptance, and in technical evaluations
 New measurement and testing techniques for example within the EC framework programmes, as well as
 Quality assurance measures
Thank you !
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