Our ISTA member laboratory for seeds (ATDL03) is located in our Food Security Business Unit and is managed as a government laboratory.

ISTA as a reference task:

• Contribute to the further development of harmonized methods for seed testing at the international level.
• Maintenance of a specific certification under the ISTA accreditation standard including the authorization to issue ISTA certificates for international seed trade in order to promote seed trade and to improve food security
• mandatory participation in a ring test program and implementation of the methods within the framework of EU-compliant seed certification in Austria
• as a reference laboratory, we are also available as an arbitration body for relevant issues