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PROFILE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Fraunhofer IGB is a research and development par tner for customer s from the business and public sec tor. I n o ur busin e s s are a s , we d e ve l o p, im p l e m e nt and o pt imize p ro ce s s e s , p ro du c t s and s y s te ms a s we ll a s n e w te chn o l o g i e s – fro m fe a sib ili t y s tu di e s and ini t ia l la b o rato r y te s t s to te chni c a l and p il ot p lant s c a l e, including deployment. Our R& D is accompanied by a broad range of analysis and testing ser vices. Infrastructure and laboratory equipment Accredited testing State-of-the-art technologies and extensive, modern equip- ment are indispensable to our scientiic work – and an added beneit for you as our customer. We have modern laborato- ries, including BSL2 (biological safety level 2) laboratories. A new technical center commenced its operations at the turn of the year. Our central chemical and pollutant storage facility is used by the entire Stuttgart Fraunhofer Institute Center. Quality management and assurance systems For many years, standardized processes and procedures at Fraunhofer IGB have been safeguarding a reliable and consis- tent quality of our services and products. An eficient quality management system ensures that selected test procedures are accredited according to the international DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025 standard. Our quality assurance system ensures that the statutory guidelines of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) are complied with. The accreditation of reference laboratories and test pro- cedures of our analytics guarantees that our proprietary, in-house test methods and procedures are 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) Gas chromatography (GC, GC / MS) Atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA / XPS) In vitro cytotoxicity testing In vitro phototoxicity testing of solutions and substances Accredited biocompatibility and phototoxicity testing We perform tests for in vitro cytotoxicity according to DIN EN ISO 10993-5 using cell lines. With our in-house method for in vitro phototoxicity testing, we can investigate solutions and substances with respect to their phototoxic potential on our in-house designed three-dimensional skin model. The test method is in accordance with the OECD Guideline 432 and the INVITTOX Protocol no. 121. 1 2