The International Exhibition "Analitika Expo 2025" has ended in Moscow. "Analitika Expo" is a unique platform for exchanging experiences, discussing current issues and getting acquainted with the latest technologies in the field of laboratory research and analytical chemistry. Over the course of three days, more than 230 Russian and foreign participants from seven countries presented their laboratory equipment, consumables and chemical reagents in 8 product sections.

The scientific and business program included 25 events , more than 100 speakers spoke on current topics in the industry related to scientific research and development, chemical and pharmaceutical production, environmental monitoring, and others. We present the main conclusions of experts from today's events.

Results of events in the Lecture Hall

Seminar "Digitalization of laboratory activities: problems and prospects for 2025"

Partners — Association "Competence and Quality", Accreditation Center "Standard", Private Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education Educational Center "Assistance". Moderator — Dmitry Vladimirovich Falkin , Chairman of the Association "Competence and Quality", member of the All-Russian Organization for Quality (VOK), accreditation expert. The expert gave a report "Implementation of the Digitalization Process in the Laboratory" . The speaker presented the quality chain, emphasizing how many participants play a role in ensuring the quality of manufactured products. The speaker talked about the risks of insufficient competence, including unreliable results, loss of time for introduction to the profession/position, decreased quality, and others. Among the problems of competence development, Dmitry Falkin highlights the following:

• Focus on online learning
• Minimum exchange of opinions with each other
• Limited availability of hands-on training in new techniques or equipment
• There is no control over the knowledge and skills acquired
• Lack of knowledge/proficiency in competency assessment tools and monitoring methods

According to the speaker, it is necessary to improve information management in the laboratory for the stable operation of the laboratory, customer satisfaction and demonstration of one's own competence. Among the changes in the management and use of information, the expert gives out webinars, FGIS, LIMS, IPS, EDS, personal accounts, online payments, receiving consultations and others. In conclusion, Dmitry Falkin presented the stages of digitalization and the benefits for the enterprise:

1. Transparent quality control of manufactured products
2. High speed of creation of accompanying documents for products
3. Maintaining statistics to control the stability of the technological process
4. Availability of product information at all stages of the product life cycle
5. Transparency of accounting of material and technical resources

Irina Vyacheslavovna Turetskaya , quality service specialist at INVITRO Group, consultant at Standard Accreditation Center LLC, teacher at the Private Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education Sodeystviye Educational Center, technical expert, presented a report entitled “The Future of Testing Laboratories: How Artificial Intelligence Transforms the Work of Laboratories” . Artificial intelligence can be used for:

• Automate routine tasks such as data collection, sample analysis, and even some laboratory procedures
• Big data analysis
• Predictive analytics of experimental results based on previous data
• Optimization of experiments (to design experiments with the selection of the most effective methods and conditions to achieve the desired results)
• Quality management to identify deviations from quality standards
• Data Security and Management
• Training and preparation of personnel for the preparation of training programs and situational tasks

Artificial intelligence can also be used to contaminate samples, calibrate equipment, and reduce human error. The speaker concluded by talking about the certification process using artificial intelligence, where AI can take over the verification of submitted materials.

Yulia Vladimirovna Poselskaya , Quality Manager at Vasilievsky Rudnik JSC, spoke about the preparation of the laboratory's Management System for the implementation of LIMS . The speaker noted that "the implementation of LIMS is a process of two-way interaction between the laboratory and the product developers ." Among the organizational and methodological problems that arise during the implementation and maintenance of the Management System in accordance with GOST ISO/IEC 17025–2019 are:

• The need to use consistent terminology throughout all documentation
• The complexity of a correct documented description of laboratory activity processes, taking into account all the “inputs” and “outputs” of the processes
• The need to constantly analyze and improve laboratory processes
• The complexity of regular and timely updating of an extensive package of CM documents
• The complexity of effective laboratory knowledge management and others

The speaker also shared the results of surveys of laboratories with an actual or expected time frame for LIMS implementation: 36.4% of respondents noted that “this is an endless process,” and the same number of respondents chose the “1 year” option.

Master class "Policy of Rosaccreditation SM No. 03.1-1.0008. How to correctly assess technical competencies and draw up a plan for participation in qualification tests"

Yulia Aleksandrovna Nizhelskaya , teacher at the Private Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education “Sodeistvie” Training Center, technical expert, consultant at the Standard Accreditation Center LLC, secretary of the Competence and Quality Association, head of an accredited testing laboratory, spoke about assessing the effectiveness of processes during management analysis . Among the main inconsistencies, the expert highlights:

• Lack or violation of the rules for obtaining information during an internal audit on the effectiveness of the management system, violation of the requirements of clause 8.8.1. paragraph b of GOST ISO/IEC 17025-2019, namely “The laboratory shall conduct internal audits at planned intervals to obtain information on whether the management system (b) is effectively implemented and implemented.”
• Lack of or violation of the rules for assessing the effectiveness of the management system during analysis by management, violation of the requirements of clause 8.9.1 of GOST ISO/IEC 17025-2019, namely “The laboratory management shall review the management system at planned intervals to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness, including the stated policies and objectives related to the fulfillment of the requirements of this standard.”
• The absence or violation of the rules for management review in terms of violation of the requirement of clause 8.9.2 (b, d, i, k) of GOST ISO/IEC 17025-2019, namely “Input data from management review should be recorded and include information regarding; b — the achievement of set goals, k — the effectiveness of the implemented improvements.”

The expert also presented an analysis from the management side using the example of calculating and evaluating the effectiveness of processes.

Results of events at the SMARTLABFORUM site

The partner of the SMARTLABFORUM platform is GenoLab.

Lecture "New standard samples for chemical analytical measurements. Problems and prospects"

Partner — NSAC RAS. The topic was presented by Anatoly Ivanovich Krylov , Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Head of the Research Institute of State Standards in Organic and Inorganic Analysis of the Chemical-Analytical Center "Arbitration" of the FSUE VNIM named after D.I. Mendeleev. The speaker presented the dynamics of the creation and approval of new types of RMs since the beginning of the Register of Approved Types of Certified Reference Materials for the period 1970–2025, the total number of RM types is more than 13.5 thousand types. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of new types of certified reference materials. Anatoly Krylov also presented the distribution by areas of application and manufacturers of certified reference materials, and commented on the updated International System of Units of the 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
The speaker notes that "the most important stage in the creation of RMs is the determination of the purity of substances." The speaker also spoke in more detail about the characteristics of organic compounds and the principles of developing competencies in the field of measuring the "purity of a substance" and presented the results of comparisons of folic acid and amino acids in an aqueous solution and other examples. In conclusion, the speaker shared the results of the development and testing of new types of RMs of pharmaceutical substances.

Interlaboratory comparison - a new reality

Partner — ROSKACESTVO. Moderator of the event — Elena Aleksandrovna Saratseva, Deputy Head of Roskachestvo.

Elena Vladimirovna Lebedinskaya , Deputy Director General of the Institute of Standardization, presented a report on "Practical issues of implementing the new Rosaccreditation policy" . In a question and answer format, the expert answered a number of topics:

• Is the document mandatory? - Yes, it is (according to Art. 13, Part 6, Federal Law 412, CM No. 04.1-1.0019, version 01.1, September 2024, and CM No. 03.1-1.0008, version 03.2, September 2024)
• Is it necessary to participate in the PC during the procedure of expanding the scope of accreditation and during the procedure of passing accreditation? — in search of an answer, the expert turned to clause 7.7.2 of GOST ISO/IEC 17025, the ILAC policy (section 5 part 3) and the Rosaccreditation policy (section 5 clause 5.2, section 7 clause 7.1.3). Thus, there is no clear answer to this question, the decision must be made based on the assessment of risks and the capabilities of the laboratory.
• Is it possible to include all physical factors in one area of ​​technical competence? - it is impossible to answer unequivocally; to find the answer, the speaker turned to Appendix C of the ILAC policy.
• Is it possible to replace the PC with an alternative method if the laboratory does not have money to participate? - No, based on CM No. 03.1-1.0008 (p. 5.1, p. 6.1, p. 6.2)

Infrared spectrometry methods in the study of petroleum product properties

Partner — NAAC RAS. Evgeny Anatolyevich Novikov , PhD, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, presented the theoretical foundations for determining the quality indicators of petroleum products using IR spectrometry , as well as ASTM IR methods for analyzing petroleum products, including:

• D4053 - Standard Test Method for Benzene in Motor and Aviation Gasoline by Infrared Spectroscopy.
• D5845 is a standard test method for MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, methanol, ethanol, and tert-butanol in gasoline by infrared spectroscopy.
• D5986 is a standard test method for determination of oxygenates, benzene, toluene, C8-C12 aromatics, and total aromatics in finished gasoline by gas chromatography/Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

The speaker also presented an example of a mathematical model for determining a specific indicator from the spectrum.

The 24th International Exhibition of Laboratory Equipment and Chemical Reagents "Analitika Expo 2026" will be held from April 22 to 24, 2026 in Moscow, Crocus Expo IEC

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