Launch of the annual JCTLM open call for nominations
A new call for nominations of available higher-order reference materials, reference measurement methods or procedures and reference measurement services for laboratory medicine and in vitro diagnostic measurement systems is being made.
The process for nominating reference materials and reference measurement methods or procedures can be accessed from the following link :
http://www.bipm.org/en/committees/jc/jctlm/jctlm-wg1/wg1_cycle7.html
The process for nominating reference measurement laboratory services can be accessed from the following link :
http://www.bipm.org/en/committees/jc/jctlm/jctlm-wg2/wg2_cycle5.html
Closing Date : 30 April 2010
Publication of new available reference materials approved by the JCTLM
Publication of new reference measurement services approved by the JCTLM
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.
Launch of a new JCTLM database website
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.

