Starna Scientific Ltd.

	Starna announce accreditation to the new Reference Material Producer (RMP) ISO 17034 Accreditation for its Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) for Photometry IPV.

	Starna is perfectly placed to support laboratories accredited to the new ISO/IEC 17025:2017, where for the first time there are clear and unambiguous statements in the standard that ‘Certified values of certified reference materials from RMPs conforming to ISO 17034 provide metrological traceability’, and ‘RMPs fulfilling the requirements of ISO 17034 are considered to be competent’.

	The new ISO 17034 outlines the general requirements for the producers of Reference Materials, including CRMs and is therefore an essential consideration when selecting an appropriate Reference Material Producers (RMPs) to supply your CRMs.

	Starna Scientific Ltd. was the first laboratory to be accredited to ISO Guide 34 by UKAS, No. ‘4001’ in 2006. We are now pleased to announce that we have been successfully assessed according to the requirements of the recently published ISO 17034:2016 Standard.

	CRMs from Starna cover the spectrum from the Deep UV to the Mid IR for wavelength accuracy, absorbance/photometric linearity, stray light and instrument resolution. They also offer a wide selection of fluorescent references, and other formats such as plate readers and point of care devices are covered.

	Starna – Supporting your data integrity through fully compliant Instrument Performance Qualification CRMs

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Ensure your Instrument Performance Qualification (IPV) is fully compliant!

	Qualifying a UV spectrophotometer in the deep UV presents particular problems due to a lack of suitable reference materials and variation in the optical quality of spectrophotometer cells in this region. A unique Certified Reference Material from Starna can provide reliable qualification data, even below 200nm.

 was developed by Starna Scientific in response to a request from a leading pharmaceutical company needing to qualify instrumentation in this region. Novel manufacturing techniques are used to minimise the optical variability of UV quartz below 200nm and a new proprietary reference material (TS8) was developed with suitable spectral characteristics in the region 190-230nm. The TS8 solution and a solvent blank are supplied in an identically matched pair of 10 mm far UV quartz cells. Each liquid is permanently heat-fused sealed into the cell.

	The reference is certified for absorbance and wavelength qualification at approximately 191 nm, 209 nm and 226 nm. Nominal absorbance values are 1.2 A, 0.6 A and 1.0 A respectively. To allow users flexibility in use the reference is certified at two different bandwidths, 1.0 nm and 5.0 m. It is suitable for qualifying both conventional spectrophotometers and HPLC UV detectors with a cuvette option.

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