Member State: Switzerland

The Swiss Confederation was one of the initial signatories of the Metre Convention (20 May 1875).
It ratified the Convention and became a Member State on 20 December 1875.
CIPM MRA
Signatory/NMI
* now METAS
Designated institute(s)
Institut Universitaire de Radiophysique Appliquée/Institute of Radiation Physics
For ionizing radiation: radioactivity; activity, units Bq and Bq/g (from 20 September 2002)
Lausanne
MBW Calibration AG
International recognition
CIPM MRA logo
The following institutes are authorized to use the CIPM MRA logo, for the fields of measurement supported by CMCs published in the KCDB:
BIPM services provided
Comparisons piloted by the BIPM
Calibration certificates issued by the BIPM
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Calibration certificate No.106 (2019)
- CH
- METAS
Calibration certificate No.105 (2019)
- CH
- METAS
Calibration certificate No.73 (2015)
- CH
Calibration certificate No.20 (2015)
- CH
CBKT
Nationals having participated in / benefited from the BIPM CBKT programme
Dr Hugo Bissig (METAS) - Participant
Mr Kilian Marti (METAS) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in General Physics (2022)
Dr Alessandro Mortara (METAS) - Participant
Dr Frédéric Pythoud (METAS) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - TC Chairs in General Physics and Ionizing Radiation (2022)
Dr Christian Mester (METAS) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in Chemistry and Biology (2022)
Dr Mario Lehmann (METAS) - Participant
Dr Christian Kottler (METAS) - Participant
Dr Jacques Morel (METAS) - Participant
2021 - BIPM-ILAC joint webinar: Mining KCDB 2.0 in the context of accreditation (2021)
Dr Cédric Blaser (METAS) - Participant
Dr Federico Grasso Toro (METAS) - Participant
Dr Thomas Hilger - Participant
Dr Hugo Lehmann (METAS) - Participant
Dr Véronique Maurer (METAS) - Participant
Dr Christian Müller-Schöll - Participant
Dr Céline Pascale (METAS) - Participant
Dr Gisela Umbricht (METAS) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in General Physics (2021)
Dr Julian Gröbner (PMOD/WRC(CH)) - Participant
Dr Felix Meli (METAS) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in Ionizing Radiation (2021)
Dr Frederic Juget (IRA) - Participant
Dr Peter Peier (METAS) - Participant
2020 - EURAMET: The KCDB2.0 (2020)
Dr Markus Zeier (METAS) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in General Physics (2020)
Dr Peter Blattner (METAS) - Participant
KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in Chemistry and Biology (2020)
Mr Bernhard Niederhauser (METAS) - Participant
2018 - UTC: Effective participation (2018)
Mr Laurent-Guy Bernier (METAS) - Lecturer
2017 - EURAMET: TC Leadership (2017)
Dr Hanspeter Andres (METAS) - Lecturer
National institute having sponsored a BIPM CBKT initiative (in full or in part)
METAS
Varenna Metrology School
METAS
2018 - UTC: Effective participation
METAS
2018 - ‘Train the trainer’: Transitioning to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in the CIPM MRA