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Technology facility leads on quality management at Cardiff University and beyond
Central Biotechnology Services (CBS) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified and Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) accredited Cardiff University Technology Facility, offering access to a wide range of life sciences facilities.
ISO 9001 is the world’s most popular Quality Management System (QMS) standard and is used by over a million organisations across the globe. The latest revision, ISO 9001:2015, is a powerful tool to help businesses of all sizes to manage their operations effectively, boost operational resilience and build for the long term.
GCLP is an established international quality system for laboratories that analyse samples from clinical trials in accordance with global Good Clinical Practice (GCP) regulations. GCLP ensures the quality and reliability of the clinical trial data generated by a laboratory. Our accreditation demonstrates the excellence of our Technology Facility to support clinical trials and enables us to undertake assay work independently in this area.
CBS is the only UK Multi-Core University Facility to be ISO 9001:2015 certified. This certification enables us to conduct contract work for the many external businesses that require activities to be done to this standard. Examples of companies based in Wales that we support are Cytiva (formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences) and ReNeuron.
We are also working intensively with TeloNostiX, a Cardiff University spinout company embedded in Central Biotechnology Services, as they work towards gaining their own ISO accreditation to deliver clinical tests. We pride ourselves on the scientific advice that our technologists provide to Cardiff University researchers, researchers from other universities, the NHS and businesses. CBS is also very proud of the leadership it provides on all aspects of Quality Management and is actively supporting research groups across Cardiff University who aspire to work to this standard. Furthermore, CBS has recently established, and is leading, a QMS Working Group to enhance communication and collaboration on this vital topic across the university. We are also keen to support those outside of Cardiff University on Quality Management.
Contact us (cbsadmin@cardiff.ac.uk) if you are looking for Quality Management advice. We are here to support you.
