Swiss Vitamin Institute
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This Institute, founded in 1931, maintains a key position in the analysis of vitamins in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. In the last 10 years the Institute has extended its services to the analysis of biological samples, in particular human serum. It has also closely collaborated in the "EURAMIC" project of the EU for the determination of antioxidant vitamins. 
The Swiss Vitamin Institute  has been accredited in 2006 by  the Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) as Testing laboratory  for Vitaminanalyses in biological fluids in accordance with the Standard ISO/IEC 17025 (STS 462).

Official control laboratory for vitamins recognized by : 

  • The Federal Office of Public Health 
  • Swissmedic, Swiss Agency for therapeutic products
  • Santésuisse, Swiss insurer-diseases
  • European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)

OUR SERVICES

We analyze all vitamins, as well as the distribution of unsaturated fatty acids, using the most modern methods (HPLC and microbiological method on microplate) and within the shortest deadlines (1 day for 1 vitamin). 

OUR CUSTOMERS

They are either food and pharmaceutical industries of international reputation, or small and medium size enterprises. Hospitals and other health institutions send us serum samples for vitamin assay. (Download our form)

OUR PROPOSALS

We can assist you in the following fields : 

  • Determination of vitamins and others analyses
  • Establishment of analysis certificates,
  • Control of quality, 
  • Stability tests, 
  • Various aspects of research and development. 

OUR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

The Swiss Vitamin Institute is recognized by most governments and control authorities in Europe and the U.S.A. 

OUR QUALITY CONTROL

We participate in interlaboratory comparison of vitamin samples in Switzerland and abroad (e.g. the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.). 

OUR "LOGO" DESIGN

The name of the Swiss Vitamin Institute in Lausanne is mentioned on all products controlled for vitamins in Switzerland and abroad. It is also possible and recommended to print the following logo design : 

 
SWISS VITAMIN INSTITUTE
Chemin des Boveresses 155
CH-1066 EPALINGES
Phone (41 21) 692 56 60 - Fax (41 21) 692 56 63
E-Mail: mbui@swissvitamin.ch