Egypt-based Al Borg Laboratories, the region's largest medical-testing company which is managed by Abraaj Capital, has received ISO 15189 certification from Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment (Swedac).

Al Borg is today the first and only accredited (ISO 15189) and certified (ISO9001-2008) laboratory in Egypt.

According to Dr Ahmed El Saifi, founder and chairman of Al Borg Laboratories, they have been preparing for the accreditation for the last 2 years.

Accreditation is a stamp of quality ensuring that all tests are done in conformity with highest international standards and that test results from different companies are genuinely comparable. Certificates and other documents issued under accreditation are recognised across Europe and in many other countries in the world, he added.

“The accreditation comes as a continuation to Al Borg’s efforts to raise the quality standards of the medical testing industry in the region to match those found only in developed countries, and will help Al Borg in winning outsourcing opportunities from Europe and the GCC,” said Ahmed Badreldin, executive director at Abraaj Capital.-TradeArabia News Service