The VirusBank Platform has been included as an activity site under KU Leuven’s BELAC accreditation according to the international standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017. The accreditation, registered under certificate number 791-TEST, applies to selected testing activities performed by the platform.
The accredited scope currently covers two activities, with the ambition to expand the scope to include additional testing activities in the future:
- The detection and quantification of Influenza A and Influenza B viral RNA in viral culture supernatants using real-time reverse transcription quantitative PCR, including nucleic acid extraction and purification.
- The determination and reference-based confirmation of plasmid DNA sequences using Oxford Nanopore Technology and subsequent bioinformatic analysis.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation demonstrates the competence of a laboratory to perform the activities included in its accredited scope. For the VirusBank Platform, this represents an important recognition of the quality, reliability and technical competence fostering trust, collaboration and the sharing of expertise and methodologies within national and international networks.
Check our certificate: https://ng3.economie.fgov.be/NI/belac/Labotesting/scope_pdf/791-TEST.pdf