The role of the clinical laboratory becomes more and more important for the diagnosis, prediction, monitoring and therapeutic treatment of patients. The requirement for accurate and reliable laboratory results is obvious and indispensable.

Accreditation is, at a global level, the cornerstone of the Conformity Assessment. Legal or individuals are accredited when proving that they perform specific activities responsibly, impartially and with technical competence, according to both standardization (international and national standards) and specific regulatory requirements.