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QuoData Participates in RAFA 2024 Symposium on Food Analysis

QuoData is excited to participate in the upcoming RAFA 2024, the 11th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis, held in Prague from November 5th to 8th. This event will bring together experts in the field of food science to discuss the latest trends in analytical and bioanalytical strategies for food quality and food safety, alongside challenges and novel approaches in food and natural product analysis.

In a clinical external quality assurance (EQA) program, peer grouping is an option to ensure  better-suited comparisons between laboratories. A peer group consists of laboratories that use the same or similar analytical methods, instruments, reagent systems, etc. Peer groups are helpful to identify systematic issues—such as due to instrument make, calibration drift or reagent issues—and for alleviating issues related to the non-commutability of samples (Tanasković et al., 2016). 

Meet QuoData at EQALM 2024 in Vienna!

QuoData is excited to to contribute to 2024 EQALM Symposium and General Assembly, which will be held in Vienna, Austria, from October 16th to 18th. As an annual gathering of professionals in external quality assessment (EQA) across Europe, the EQALM symposium brings together key players to collaborate and share insights about laboratory medicine. The symposium is supported by IFCC (International Federation of Clinical Chemistry).

Successful Free Web-Seminar on QuoData's Tool-Suite µKPI for Microbiological Method KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)

Successful Free Web-Seminar on QuoData's Tool-Suite µKPI for Microbiological Method KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)

On September 3rd, QuoData hosted a free web-seminar introducing its innovative Tool-Suite µKPI, designed for determining performance indicators of microbiological methods (KPIs). The event received very positive feedback, with participants highly valuing the tool and its functionality.

What is KPIs: 

As of the beginning of 2024, QuoData has proudly become a member of the Association of Friends and Sponsors of TU Dresden (GFF). The Association of Friends and Sponsors of TU Dresden is dedicated to advancing teaching and research at TU Dresden, bolstering the university's reputation, and enhancing its connections with research and industry partners.

Qualitative and Quantitative Schemes with Cequator's Standardized Templates

Cequator is a powerful software tool that simplifies the reporting process for both qualitative and quantitative EQA schemes. By providing standardized templates aligned with best practices, Cequator ensures consistency and clarity in reporting across diverse EQA schemes allowing EQA providers to gain deeper insights into the performance of participating laboratories.

As an international company, QuoData is committed to creating an open, inclusive, and integrated working environment for all employees. Since 2024, QuoData has proudly become a part of the Wirtschaft für ein Weltoffenes Sachsen (Welcome Saxony).

QuoData is pleased to be part of the KI MOD PEM project (AI-based modular mapping of the PEMFC-MEA manufacturing process for quality control of intermediate and end products). This project is supported by the Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM), a nationwide, technology- and industry-open funding program. KI MOD PEM has a duration of 2.5 years and runs until April 30, 2026.

Overview and Aim of the Study

QuoData is excited to announce the collaborative study on the characterization of soil invertebrate communities using DNA metabarcoding. 

This study aims to validate genetic methods for soil invertebrate community characterization, focusing on DNA extraction and metabarcoding PCRs. These methods will be used for soil quality assessment. The validated methods will be submitted to ISO for preparation of new ISO standards.

An exciting opportunity for laboratories as the 2024 Interlaboratory Study for effect-based in vitro methods to detect hormonal activity in aqueous samples is set to launch this autumn. We invite you to participate in this study to enhance your laboratory's performance. Let's take a brief look at the first interlaboratory trial organized in 2021.

Interlaboratory Trial 2021:

Fostering dialog - QuoData Welcomes New DAAD Interns!

QuoData warmly welcomes the new DAAD interns! This year, QuoData is delighted to have three interns supported by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) RISE program join the team.

QuoData is excited to announce a powerful new addition to its clinical EQA software-as-a-service suite Cequator – a powerful Homogeneity & Stability Testing module. This feature allows EQA providers to analyze homogeneity and stability data of EQA/PT samples as required by ISO 17043.

Homogeneity and stability are critical factors in ensuring accurate and reproducible results when using EQA/PT samples. The new module followst he protocols of ISO 13528 and streamlines the analysis process with:

On June 5, 2024, QuoData successfully hosted a web-seminar on "Implementing ISO 17043:2023 - Guidelines for Laboratory PT Sample Production and Distribution." Martin Jähne, QuoData's Head of Laboratory, guided participants through the critical updates and changes in the ISO 17043:2023 standard.

The ISO 17043 standard, updated in 2023, includes several significant changes:

Incorporation of inspection and sampling as further conformity assessment activities in the standard

The "biosaxony vor Ort – AI for SMEs" event held on March 14, 2024, at the QuoData headquarters, was a resounding success. Filled with vibrant energy from enthusiastic participants and insights shared by esteemed speakers, it was an enriching experience.

The event kicked off with a brief opening by Conny Lerche, followed by Anja Rösler's introduction to biosaxony and its current initiatives. Continuing the program, QuoData’s Senior Data Scientist, Kapil Nichani, delved into "Embracing AI: Transforming measurement data into insights and actions".

Exploring AI in Life Sciences: QuoData hosts "biosaxony vor Ort" 

QuoData is honored and excited to take the lead in hosting the upcoming "biosaxony vor Ort" event on March 14, 2024, from 4 pm to 6:25 pm at our headquarters on Prellerstrasse 14.

The Emergence of Maia - An open-source tool for video analysis of iPSC-CMs

There's a tremendous growth noticed in the studies of induced pluripotent stem-cells derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs). Biomedical image & signal processing techniques are increasingly used in the analysis of stem cell studies, regenerative & therapeutic medicines, organ-on-chip studies, etc.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) and the U.S. National Institue of Standards and Technology (NIST) put their trust in QuoData's Analytical Quality Assurance Solutions

Since its foundation in 1995, QuoData has acquired a wide range of customers and partners around the world through its reliability and expertise. Among them influential policy-making and standard-setting bodies in the United States like the U.S. FDA and NIST.