OUR PT PROGRAMS
Each year BIPEA organizes annual proficiency testing programs, available from July to June of the following year.
The schedules of each program are available here.
A laboratory that enrolls in a program will receive all related samples. Each program is composed of a number of rounds which may include one or more samples to analyse.
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LABORATORIES REGISTRATION
Laboratories can enroll in our PT programs at the beginning of the annual series and also at any time during the year.
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MANUFACTURE AND SHIPMENT OF THE SAMPLES
Our samples are manufactured in-house and meet strict requirements to ensure their homogeneity. These materials closely resemble those routinely analyzed, and spiking may be carried out to ensure the presence of criteria in the PT scheme.
BIPEA has developed significant logistical expertise in packaging and transport to ensure fast and compliant sample delivery. The manufacturing and shipping department assigns a number to each sample, allowing full traceability throughout the round, from the purchase of the matrix to the laboratory result.
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SAMPLES ANALYSES AND STATISTICAL TREATMENT
Upon receipt of the samples, a form is made available online. Laboratories are invited to perform the analyses and enter their results before the deadline mentioned on the form. The results of the participants are processed by our statistical department, which publishes the Interlaboratory Comparisons Report within 17 working days (on average) after the submission deadline.
