The laboratory holds several national, European and international reference mandates.
The laboratory holds national reference mandates on:
Bee health
>> see the inventory of methods for the Bee Diseases Unit.
>> see the list of methods used in the NRL's missions on Q fever;
>> see the list of validated commercial PCR methods for diagnosing abortion in ruminants;
>> guidelines for interpreting PCR results (quantitative and relative);
Accreditations
This laboratory has been accredited by COFRAC in accordance with the NF EN ISO/CEI 17025 Standard under the number 1-2249 (Tests).
The scope of accreditation for each unit is explained on the COFRAC website (in French)
Visit the website of the EURL on bee health
See the Guidelines for the surveillance of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida)
The Sophia Antipolis Laboratory is Reference laboratory for the World Organisation for Animal Health on Bee diseases (7 diseases) and Q fever.
The work here involves: