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Dr. Andreas Hönnerscheid is the new Chairman of the Arrangement Committee of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC ARC)

Dr. Hönnerscheid assumes the chairmanship of ILAC ARC – a significant step in turbulent times for international accreditation

Dr. Andreas Hönnerscheid, Head of Quality Management at Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS), is the new Chairman of the Arrangement Committee of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC ARC).

Group photo of the German-Indian working group on quality infrastructure
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International cooperation

DAkkS attends the 10th annual meeting of the Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure

Discussion between German and Indian quality infrastructure stakeholders on digitisation and artificial intelligence

In July 2025 in New Delhi, as part of the “Global Project Quality Infrastructure” (GPQI), an initiative of BMWE, DAkkS took part in the 10th annual meeting of the Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure. The meeting marks a milestone in bilateral cooperation between Germany and India in the area of quality infrastructure.

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