QuoData News
The latest issue of eFOOD-Lab International, a food-industry magazine available here, features the joint symposium held in August 2014 by QuoData, the US FDA and the German BVL.
Providers of interlaboratory studies can look forward to November’s bi-annual QuoData Workshop for the evaluation of interlaboratory studies. The workshop outline is now available online and details all topics covered for the 3 day event.
The English workshop for the evaluation of interlaboratory studies will be held this year from 12-14 November at QuoData in Dresden, Germany. Participants are invited to attend all sessions and days, but are also welcome to select the days which they are most interested in.
QuoData has been invited to hold a training session at this year’s NIST “Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program” (C-RMAP)training from 19-21 October 2014 in St. Louis, MO.NIST is the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the training is annually held by United States Department of Commerce. It is mandatory for all state-recognized weights and measures laboratories.
The German-based statistical company, QuoData, provides services, software and applications related to analytical quality assurance, method validation and proficiency testing.
Once again, QuoData will be present at several workshops and events until the end of the year to give their customers greater opportunities to meet in person all of QuoData’s software products and services. Participants can register for individual one-on-one meetings at all of our events. To do so, email lerche@quodata.de.
The QuoData team has more than 20 years’ experience in the design and evaluation of proficincy tests and method validation studies.We plan, organize and evaluate studies regularly for our national and international clients.
Here you can find a selection of interlaboratory studies that we are currently working on.
IBBL (Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg) officially opened registrations for its latest round of 7 PT schemes on August 18, 2014.
QuoData will be attending the 8th EURACHEM Proficiency Testing (PT) Workshop in Berlin this fall. During this four day event from 6-9 October, QuoData will present a new approach for the evaluation of qualitative PT data. Attendees can also expect to see QuoData as exhibitors during this EURACHEM conference.
Results of an interlaboratory comparison on determination of arsenic in apple juice have been published in AOAC International Journal.The study was planned and evaluated in cooperation with QuoData experts and our software PROLab was used for statistical analysis.
38 laboratories of the Food Emergency Response Networks took part. Besides laboratory performance the study aimed at the validation of ICP-MS methods for determination of arsenic.
QuoData supports the Reach 4 Your Future Foundation (R4YFF), whose work focuses on the creation of computer literacy centers within communities in the south pacific. This non-profit organization provides free computer literacy education to underprivileged children and adults, thus giving these students the skills needed for better opportunities and a better future. QuoData backs this goal and supplies the work of the R4YFF as an IT partner.
Within the framework of the annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) taking place in Indianapolis (USA) on 3-6 August 2014,QuoData is organizing a symposium in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The symposium will focus on topics relating to the efficient planning and evaluation of proficiency tests and on the question of establishing a Laboratory Quality Culture. QuoData's scientific head, Steffen Uhlig, will give the following talk: "Effective PT Data Analysis and Laboratory Quality Culture".
We have moved. After more than 10 years in the offices at Kaitzer Straße, QuoData has now moved to new premises in Dresden’s Blasewitz district, close to the “Blue Wonder” bridge. The new building is larger and offers enough room for QuoData’s growing volume of work.
By mid-December, all employees had packed their things and moved to the new rooms in an historic mansion from the late 19th century on Prellerstraße. Meanwhile all boxes have been unpacked and we are available as usual. Our new address is as follows:
These days our PROLab workshop is taking place in Dresden. The workshop offers the opportunity to get an insight in the statistical background of interlaboratory testing and to exchange with other users and QuoData experts.
The 20th annual meeting of the ENFSI expert working group Firearms/GSR (Gunshot residues) takes place in Riga, Latvia on 10-13 September.QuoData being a longtime partner of the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) will provide the latest results of the GSR proficiency test. Furthermore, the collaborative study on the Forensic Determination of Shooting Distances funded by the EU and performed in 2012, was analyzed by QuoData with assistance of BKA experts. The results are presented now at the meeting.
In the upcoming month, QuoData will be represented at two events with its main focus on proficiency tests.
Catch us up, from 25-28 August on the annual AOAC Meeting 2013 in Chicago.
Every year the AOAC, which is focusing on the development of international norms and standards, organizes a meeting where scientists from industry, public institutions and universities can exchange.
13 March | QuoData at InterLabTec 2013 in Munich
QuoData will present itself on 13-15 March 2013 at the InterLabTec in Munich.
The InterLabTec is an international trade fair for quality management, analytics and sustainability in laboratories and production of the food industry. The general program offers a large number of lectures and workshops that revolve around the themes analytics, quality and efficiency in the food sector.
21 January | QuoData signed framework agreement with the OECD
Based on the internationally acknowledged expertise of QuoData in the area of strategic quality assurance, especially in optimization and validation of methods, QuoData was chosen by the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) to assist with the OECD Test Guidelines.
10 January | Start of international interlaboratory test GSR2013
The international interlaboratory test GSR2013 has started. As of now interested parties can register.
26. November | QuoData Vortrag auf der 2. Internationalen Konferenz "Mineral Resources - Reference Material"
>>Bei der 2. Internationalen Konferenz "Mineral Resources - Reference Material", die vom 27. - 28. November 2012 in Ulan Bator stattfindet, wird die QuoData mit einer Präsentation vertreten sein.
23 November | QuoData sponsers 15th Latin-American Movie Week
QuoData sponsers the 15th CineLatino, a Latin-American Movie Week, which takes place from 29.11. - 5.12.2012 in the film theater Schauburg in Dresden.
The program includes Latinamerican cinema, dancing performances, musical contributions and a Latino-Party.
19 November | QuoData presents tumor marker research center at 2nd Munich Biomarker Conference
From 22. - 23. November the 2nd Munich Biomarker Conference takes place in Munich.
At the conference, the most recent state in the field of biomarker research is presented. In addition, various aspects of personalized medicine are dicussed in panel discussions and workshops.