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10 PROFILE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Infrastructure and laboratory equipment The Fraunhofer IGB has modern laboratories equipped with the latest technology. A new pilot plant building is scheduled for completion mid-2015. Our central storage facilities for chemicals and hazardous substances are shared with the other institutes on the Stuttgart Fraunhofer campus. Analytics: quality management and accreditation Our quality assurance system ensures that the requirements in our analytical reference laboratories are in accordance with legal regulations as well as with the standard DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025. The accreditation of our analytics guarantees that our proprietary, in-house test methods and procedures are suf- ficiently validated and that the quality of our tests is assured even where no standardized methods are available. The following analytical methods and test procedures are ac- credited according to DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025: High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) Ion chromatography (IC) Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) Gas chromatography (GC, GC / MS) Atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA / XPS) In-vitro cytotoxicity testing of medical devices Transport assay with cell line model (2D intestinal assay with Caco-2 cell line) Accredited cytotoxicity and bioavailability testing We perform tests for in-vitro cytotoxicity of medical devices according to DIN EN ISO 10993-5 using cell lines or our in- house designed 3D skin equivalent. Additionally, our two- dimensional intestinal assay (Caco-2) was included in the accreditation audit report as an in-house method for the clas- sification of substances by their transport characteristics at the intestinal barrier. Our contract R&D services range from natural sciences and engineering basic research to the development of new applications in laboratory, technical, and pilot plant scale; including the design, construction, and testing of pilot plants. We also offer patent and market surveys, feasibility studies and comprehensive consultancy in our areas of expertise as well as analysis and testing. We provide seminars and workshops for executives and introduce young students to the fascinating world of science and technology.