Keeping your knowledge up to date with our technical laboratory trainings

Are your technical laboratory skills up to date?

With around 5 million tests per year we operate one of the largest veterinary laboratories in the world. Our technical laboratory trainings offer you the possibility to visit our unique lab and learn from the R&D experts.

Our laboratory meets high quality standards; we are certi ed for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001. A large number of laboratory tests are accredited ISO 17025:2005 (scope L120). Beside that GD Pro ciency Testing Schemes are accredited ISO 17043:2010 (scope R016). The lab workers are well trained and use state of the art equipment. Whether it’s about a new robot to improve lead times or guring out a complicated PCR test; the lab is ready for it.

What to expect?

Because we like to share our knowledge we often organise laboratory courses. This year we focus on the more technical aspect; you can participate in either the Serology (October 7 – 9) or PCR training (October 12 – 14). It’s also a possibility to follow both of them. We intend to get your knowledge up to date and we plan to do that by the following topics:

• Technical aspects to consider; • Which test system is suitable for your question; • Hands-on training in ELISA, HI-test, RNA/DNA extraction, (RT-)PCR; • How to calibrate and validate; • Use of robots; • How to prepare samples; • What level of quality controls and systems would be useful for you; • What might be interesting for you in the near future. GD Academy provides education and training related to animal health and animal diseases for farm managers, their staff and veterinarians, pharmaceutical companies, the feed industry and governments. Our training programmes focus on cattle, swine, poultry and small ruminants such as sheep and goats. Our animal health experts discuss current topics and issues and guide you in translating the theory into practice, enabling you to apply the acquired immediately.

Our experts look forward to share their knowledge with you during these laboratory courses. The examples used during the lectures and the practical courses focus mainly on poultry diseases, however techniques discussed and practised during these courses are applicable in veterinary diagnostics as a whole. The training will be held in English.

Target audience

This entry-level training program is speci cally developed for laboratory employees who are looking for a better understanding of technical and practical background of the tests, the consequences of their activities (mainly general laboratory guidelines, regulations, ELISA and PCR) and the use of a quality control system. Participants must at least have some practical experience in a laboratory.

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