European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
2 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
EUROLAB represents a network of public, private laboratories and conformity assessment bodies (CABs) throughout Europe and beyond. Key Objectives: 1. Representing the European conformity assessment sector regarding political and technical issues having a direct impact on the European Quality Infrastructure, while contributing to the safety of consumers, businesses competitiveness, to the sustainability of the internal market and harmonization of accreditation. 2. Networking and knowledge sharing with key stakeholders having activities of direct impact on the Quality Infrastructure and in the conformity assessment field, thus striving to avoid duplication of efforts and activities, while enforcing the voice of the conformity assessment sector. 3. Act and contribute whenever needed on key regulatory developments by providing adequate means for sharing of information, experience and technical expertise through Working Groups & Position Papers, Technical Reports, Seminars, etc.
EU Legislative Interests
EUROLAB will continue to closely monitor and develop its workstream plan around the developments in the key policy priority areas identified for 2026: - Regulation Bodies: developments in European legislation on testing, conformity assessment and product safety in the fields: ESG, including sustainability, Green Deal, Corporate Social Responsibility; Food; Medical Devices; Energy. - Metrology and Calibration - Accreditation and Standardisation - The Lab of the Future developments, including machine learning, digitalisation, cybersecurity, robotisation, AI, blockchain, etc - European Quality Infrastructure & Digital Quality Infrastructure. EUROLAB develops its annual strategy around these key priorities, working on various projects, events, papers & guidance documents, trainings and many other key actions in supporting the conformity assessment community. In this sense, EUROLAB has 4 new Working Groups that are open to EUROLAB Members, stakeholders and other experts who might be interested in the below topics: 1. Accreditation & Standardisation: Focusing on key issues such as accreditation for new legislations (AI, ESG, Cyber Security, etc.), standards revisions and new work items, representation and cooperation with National Standardisation and Accreditation Bodies and Organisations, etc. 2. Sustainability: Addressing many topics among which the implementation of the new directive CSRD, management of resources and energy saving, reduce the use of hazardous chemicals, use of recyclable materials, labs waste management, etc. 3. Digitalisation: Focusing on the Lab of the Future with its different aspects covering projects, training and publications around smart and sustainable digitalisation strategies, use of AI and Blockchain technologies, data and information security, interoperability of Laboratory equipment and robotics, digital certificates, etc. 4. Cook Books & Technical Reports: Focused on the translation, reviewal, drafting of existing or new Cook Books and technical reports and the creation of the Labs Library.
Communication Activities
EUROLAB published a Technical Report: Guidelines for managing sustainability in conformity assessment bodies (CABs). The paper provides valuable insights on: - Strategic orientation for sustainability in CABs; - How to integrate ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles into operations; - Environmental reporting of carbon footprint across voluntary frameworks; - Practices that ensure long-term sustainable continuity; - Enhancing operational resilience, stakeholder trust, and long-term competitiveness - Practical tools, references, and frameworks that CABs may find useful when shaping their own sustainability strategies. The document is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1opc0V4gRGEKZYGbXy3SzWQkTkXEDz2Lr/view?usp=sharing EUROLAB published a Position Paper on the impact and revision of the New Legislative Framework (Regulation 765/2008), available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lO8a4p3Z6NtxX4FRXsZCp6ieeZWaYWbZ/view EUROLAB and UNIDO partnered in 2025 under the UNIDO Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP), in order to enable the sustainable development of laboratories and quality infrastructure, to share best practices and capacity building. The GQSP, a joint initiative of UNIDO and SECO active in 11 countries, strengthens national quality infrastructure (QI) systems and standards compliance to foster sustainable trade, inclusive growth, and SME market access. Under this partnership, EUROLAB organised 3 seminars, having as key deliverables the provision of case studies from laboratories that have successfully implemented sustainable innovations, offering participants a practical roadmap toward greener and more efficient operations. The work developed under this partnership, brings an added value for the wider laboratory community, providing: - Essential concepts of sustainability, including its environmental, social, and economic dimensions, and their relevance to laboratory settings as a strategic management tool that safeguards laboratory viability; - Examples of practical approaches that reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve competitiveness; - Gain actionable insights into reducing laboratories operational footprint; - Strengthen social and ethical responsibility, building a sustainable lab culture. EUROLAB is a Consortium Partner in the EURAMET - The European Association of National Metrology Institutes Project ScreenFood - "Metrology for Food Safety in the Circular Economy: Targeted and Screening Methods for Contaminants in Food and Recycled Packaging". The project is funded under the EURAMET research funding programme - European Partnership on Metrology and it is coordinated by INRiM - Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica. ScreenFood aims to develop analytical strategies and reference materials supporting food and food packaging industries in the provision of safe and sustainable products compliant to legislation, thus having a positive impact on the public's quality of life. EUROLAB is a consortium partner of the Lab of the future Project: Boosting digitalization in laboratories and training centers with AI, VR and Cloud-LIMS. The project is co-funded by the European Union, under Erasmus+ funding and promotes practical training in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and Cloud-LIMS for laboratory technicians and students across Europe. Its mission is to accelerate the digital and green transition of the laboratory sector through technical and sustainable training. Project objectives: - Develop a training programme and an immersive learning platform on digitalization and sustainability; - Improve key competencies in AI, VR, IoT, Blockchain, Cybersecurity and Cloud-LIMS. - Share best digitalization practices in the European context; - Facilitate the digital and green transition in laboratories; - Connect training with the real needs of the labour market; More information is available on the EUROLAB website: https://www.eurolab.org/news.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Associated / A-Liaison member / Stakeholder of: - EA (European accreditation) - Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated - ISO CASCO (International Standardisation Organisation - Conformity Assessment) - TIC Council (International association representing independent testing, inspection and certification companies) - European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Organisation Members
https://www.eurolab.org/memberslist
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.