Quality management
ISO 9001:2015 and EN ISO 13485:2016 certification
The entire AO Research Institute Davos (ARI) is certified according to ISO 9001:2015 and we have good reason to be proud of this. AO Research Institute Davos is one of very few academic research organizations to have achieved this certification.
Additionally, the biomechanics and modeling, and concept development focus fields are certified according to EN ISO 13485:2016, which demands a much higher level of documentation and traceability.
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
AO Research Institute Davos's Preclinical Facility has been granted accreditation from AAALAC international, a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs. We are extremely proud of this accreditation as it clearly defines AO Research Institute Davos as having the highest possible animal care ethics.
More than 870 companies, universities, hospitals, government agencies, and other research institutions in 36 countries worldwide have earned AAALAC accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to responsible animal care and use. These institutions volunteer to participate in AAALAC's program, in addition to complying with the local, state, and federal laws that regulate animal research. AO Research Institute Davos is one of three accredited institutions in Switzerland and one of the few academic research institutes in Europe.
In addition AAALAC has accepted the TVKGR (Tierversuchkommission GR) as the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for AO Research Institute Davos. The IACUC is a self-regulating entity that, under US federal law, must be established by institutions that use laboratory animals for research or instructional purposes to oversee and evaluate all aspects of the institution's animal care and use program.
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