GBA Medical Device Services has already been recognized by the ZLG according to MDR – as one of the first laboratories in Germany. The tests performed by Medical Device Services always fulfill current standards and guidelines, if available already based on the MDR. Through active participation in all relevant standards and expert committees bodies this is guaranteed even for the transition period as well. The MDR also confirms the strategies applied by Medical Device Services since years.

The BMEL advises that testing for ethylene oxide residues should be carried out appropriately as part of the internal quality assurance. In particular, the additive (E410) is discussed, but in general other thickeners should also be critically observed. Pesticide testing is a routine parameter of the GBA Group.

I also wouldn’t have believed that our two-man business would one day grow into the wonderful 140 people company that LKF is today.

Driven by a vision and great vigor, Prof. Wolfgang Junge and I started the company in an old 40 sqm bar, equipped with nothing but a hemogram, a photometer, a microscope, a telephone and a fax machine.

The GBA Group is pleased to announce that the GBA Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik mbH successfully passed the safety and environmental audit, DIN EN ISO 14001 and DIN ISO 45001, in 2021. This time, the Hamburg, Hildesheim and Hamelin sites were assessed.

How is the GBA Group developing further and what was rated particularly positively?

What does this mean for your commodity & test samples?

As a result of the removal of VAT exemption for the importation of goods with a value not exceeding 22 EUR all commodity & test samples are subject to importation VAT. In addition, a formal customs declaration will be required for the import of your commodity & test samples into the EU.