NANOTEC strives to become an international recognize agency for this reason, obtaining international standards helps to ensure that services rendered are reliable, safe and with good quality. In 2012 NANOTEC undertook a strenuous management system auditing process which resulted in NANOTEC receiving “3” certifications in one year, this is a remarkable achievement given the fact that NANOTEC is only 9 years old. The 3 certifications are: ISO9001 on the design and execution of R&D operation, TIS 18000 for safety standards, and finally the ISO/IEC 17025 for competence of testing and calibration laboratories focusing on anti-bacteria and dynamic light scattering (DLS) properties.

 The ISO/IEC 17025 was award on November 26 by Mr. Virat Aja-apisit, Deputy Secretary General for Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry. Receiving the award for NANOTEC was Prof. Sirirurg Songsivilai, Executive Director who praised all staff who took part in the strenuous auditing process.

 “This is a remarkable achievement for a very young research agency” said Prof. Sirirurg. “The certifications will pave the way to helping Thai research agency stand toe-to-toe with its regional partners. The certificate could not have come at a better time given the fact that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will soon come of age in 2015 and we want to build confident to our customers”.