On the first Friday in August, "Beer Day" is celebrated internationally. We use this occasion to draw attention to the fact that beer must also be tested for food safety. It is not only the end product that is important, but also the safety of the raw materials. The brewing water, hops and grain should be examined for contamination in advance.

Penicillium griseofulvum was first described morphologically by Dierckx in 1901 and recognized as a distinct species within the genus Penicillium. The morphological identification of Penicillium griseofulvum is comparatively simple as it is one of the few interior Penicillium species to form tertiary and quarterverticillate spore carriers. That means, from one main axis branch up to three lateral axes, which end in terminal metulae and phialides.

After the launch of the first web-based solutions for laboratory data management the development continues.
Amedon, which is specialized in developing and delivering web-based solutions for clinical research, and LKF, the central laboratory for phase I - IV of clinical trials in northern Germany, have now collaborated to develop a feature that enables real-time tracking of study kits.

GBA Group acquires Medical Device Services – Dr. Rossberger GmbH (MDS) in Gilching, Germany. With this acquisition, we significantly expand our service portfolio in the field of medical devices qualification and will provide our customers with access to an even broader portfolio of analyses.

The GBA Group is pleased to announce that the 2022 re-certification audit in the area of safety and environment has been successfully passed, according to DIN EN ISO 14001 and the DIN ISO 45001, for GBA Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik mbH. This time, the company's headquarters in Hamburg and its laboratory sites in Freiberg, Hamburg and Pinneberg, the latter with their new premises, were inspected.