Artel Webinar: Thurs 21st July 2022 @7pm BST
Title: New and Revised ISO Standards for Manual and Automated Liquid Handling Instruments
Handheld pipettes, as well as automated liquid handling systems, are ubiquitous tools used in most life science laboratories. Most assays and analytical lab workflows require the transfer of known volumes of liquid, with limited errors, for accurate results. Keeping laboratory equipment, including liquid handling instruments, accurate and fit for use is a typical requirement for regulated laboratories. Consensus standards describe calibration and test procedures, as well as maximum permissible errors. They can assist in developing calibration protocols that ensure consistent and comparable liquid handling instrument performance regardless of the laboratory’s location. Incorporating elements of the new ISO standards can also improve the performance of non-regulated laboratories.
During this webinar we will discuss the latest 2022 revisions to ISO 8655, the new ISO 23783 series of standards for automated liquid handing instruments, and what they mean for your laboratory.
Speakers:
A. Bjoern Carle, PhD
Scientific Affairs and Applications Manager
Keeping a continual focus on optimising laboratory productivity, particularly in an increasingly global environment, Bjoern has been contributing to the development of international standards for over 10 years. He is a technical expert contributing to the efforts of standards development committees of ISO (International Standards Organisation), ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials), and CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute).
Filling a void in testing guidance for users of automated liquid handling systems, Bjoern was one of the industry experts who proposed the development of the ISO International Workshop Agreement (IWA) 15 “Specification and method for the determination of performance of automated liquid handling systems,” serving as project leader and technical editor for the development of this ISO document. He is currently the project leader and technical editor for the development of a series of ISO standards (ISO 23783 parts 1, 2, and 3) slated to succeed ISO/IWA 15.
Bjoern has been contributing as technical expert to the revision of the ISO 8655 series of standards, serving as lead author and project leader for the new Part 8 “Photometric reference measurement procedure for the determination of volume” and project leader and technical editor for the revision of Part 7 “Alternative measurement procedures for the determination of volume.” He is the co-proposer, lead author, and project leader for the development of the new Part 10 “User guidance and requirements for competence, training, and POVA suitability.”
Cost: FREE!