Database of higher-order reference materials,
measurement methods/procedures and services

New higher-order reference materials (RMs) have been approved for publication after the completion of the sixth review cycle of the Working Group 1 of the JCTLM.  Additionnal available higher-order RMs have been listed in the JCTLM database in the field of Drugs, Enzymes, Non-peptide hormones, Nucleic Acids and Proteins.

New reference measurement services that can be offered by reference laboratories have been approved for publication after the completion of the fourth review cycle of the Working Group 2 of the JCTLM in the field Metabolites and Substrates and Non-Peptide Hormones. There are currently 16 reference laboratories having reference measurement services listed in the JCTLM database.

The list of National Accreditation Bodies that are prepared to offer the accreditation
service for ISO 15195 / ISO-IEC 17025 has been updated. This is the compilation of the Accreditation Bodies’ responses to the questionnaire sent out by ILAC in February 2009.


Click here to download the list updated on 08 May 2009.

In response to the requirements of the European Directive on in vitro diagnostic devices, the Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM) publishes lists of available higher-order reference materials, measurement methods or procedures, and measurement services delivered by reference laboratories for IVD devices.