Workshops
Complex Matrices: Applications, Laboratory Standards, and Accreditation
Overview
Eurachem's objective is to establish a system for the international traceability of chemical measurements and to promote good quality practices. This international workshop therefore focused on how Eurachem guidance can support the innovations and applications related to the analysis of complex matrices in various areas of interest. The workshop was organised in cooperation with the Eurachem Education and Training Working Group.
The workshop was intended for specialists and scientists involved in university research, laboratory analysis, testing and measurements performed in chemical, environmental, clinical, forensic or microbiological laboratories. Representatives of accreditation bodies and metrology institutions were also invited as well as technical assessors and customers of laboratory services.
The workshop was attended by approximately 85 participants from 19 countries.
Presentations are available below: see the 'Programme' tab.
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Workshop information
Date: 26-27 May 2025, 09:00 - 17:00 Venue: National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
313 Splaiul Independentei, sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
www.upb.roInformation: First circular (pdf, 620 kb)
Second circular (pdf, 1.76 MB)
Registration: Registration for this event is now closed Programme
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Workshop Sessions
26 May 2025
Session 1: Integrating Strategy, Guidance, and Practice for Quality Evaluation
Chair: Eugenia Eftemie TOTU- Opening of the Eurachem Week and of the Scientific Workshop
- Cristina Orbeci, Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
- Welcome Address
- Eugenia Eftimie Totu, Eurachem Chair
- From customer requests to interpreting results: How Eurachem guidance supports the measurement cycle[1.2 MB]
- Vicki Barwick, Chair of Eurachem Education and Training Working Group, Head of Commercial Training, LGC UK
- Validation method for organically bound tritium analysis of reference materials through interlaboratory comparison exercises[7.5 MB]
- Simona Zaharov, Radioprotection Department, S.N. Nuclearelectrica S.A., Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant
- Eurolab - a strategic approach towards the future[6.7 MB]
- Laura Martin, General Secretary of EUROLAB, Belgium
Session 2: Technology, Accreditation, Laboratory Standards and Regulation: Allies or Opponents?
Chair: Helen CANTWELL- Challenges in the digital age[1.7 MB]
- Edouard Salingros, University of Liège, Belgium
- Pre-clinical evaluation of in vitro diagnostic rapid tests in compliance with IVDR Regulation 746/2017[2.6 MB]
- Dana Stan, DDS Diagnostic, Romania
- The gap between used standards and the real life for drinkable water quality evaluation [5.9 MB]
- Stefan Ioan Voicu, Professor at Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
Session 3: Ensuring Reliable Measurements: Validation and Sampling in Complex Systems
Chair: Marina PATRIARCA- Validation of measurement procedures that include sampling (VaMPIS) – New Eurachem guidance[3.6 MB]
- Mike Ramsey, University of Sussex, UK
- Validation and uncertainty assessment of sampling steps in complex food matrix analysis[3.3 MB]
- Perihan Yolci Omeroglu, Eurachem Method Validation Working Group, Associate Professor at Bursa Uludağ University, Turkey
- Impact of (spiked) real matrices on the calibration of UV-visible probe for the in situ determination of nitrate and organic carbon in surface waters[2.3 MB]
- Nathalie Guigues, Chair of Euramet European Monitoring Network, EMN POLMO
27 May 2025
Session 1: Tackling Analytical Complexity: Mass Spectrometry, Complex Matrices, and Emerging Compounds
Chair: Vicki BARWICK- LC-MS method validation in scientific research: it’s time to harmonize and exemplify[5.6 MB]
- Fabiana Piscitelli, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry of the Italian National Research Council, Italy
- Mass spectrometry and matrix effect, challenges with complex matrices[1.5 MB]
- Marios Kostakis, Eurachem Method Validation Working Group, Associate Professor at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
- New psychoactive substances. Analytical challenges and strategies[3.8 MB]
- Ancuta Roxana Trifoi, Drug Testing and Profiling Laboratory, National Forensic Science Institute, Romania
- The use of deuterated internal standards and their influence on the qualitative and quantitative results obtained from LC-MS/MS analyses in doping control samples[1 MB]
- Radu Mihai, Romanian Doping Control Laboratory, Bucharest, Romania
Session 2: Understanding and Managing Uncertainty: From Qualitative to Quantitative Analysis
Chair: Mike RAMSEY- 30 years of measurement uncertainty in chemistry - A retrospective and a forward look[6.4 MB]
- Stephen Ellison, Chair of Eurachem Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability Working Group, LGC UK
- Evaluation of the uncertainty of qualitative analysis. Relevance and practical examples[1.6 MB]
- Ricardo Bettencourt da Silva, Chair of Eurachem Qualitative Analysis Working Group, Professor at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Analytical continuous flow electrode systems - where different worlds collide!
- Jacobus (Koos) Frederick Van Staden, Process Analytical Technology Laboratory (PATLAB) Bucharest, Romania
Session 3: Ensuring Quality in Complex Matrices: Accreditation, Proficiency Testing, and Reference Materials
Chair: Ana Maria JOŞCEANU- Accreditation in complex matrices: gaps, challenges and survey insights[1.4 MB]
- Alice Isabel Mosca, AIM Consultoria, Portugal
- Maximizing the use of proficiency testing[3.1 MB]
- Brian Brookman, Chair of Eurachem Proficiency Testing Working Group, Chair of the ILAC Accreditation Issues Committee 17043 Working Group, LGC UK
- Flash Presentations of Posters[1.1 MB]
- Selection and use of reference materials[2.7 MB]
- Marina Patriarca, Chair of Eurachem Reference Materials
- Professor Constantin Luca Prize
- Eugenia Eftimie Totu, Eurachem Chair
- Opening of the Eurachem Week and of the Scientific Workshop
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