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News and Updates

New NIST Reference Material Helps Manufacturers Better Assess Their Biological Drug Products

November 15, 2021

Sugars not only provide nourishment in the food you eat but can also act as biomarkers for detecting disease. When certain types of simple sugars, such as

NIST pH Standard Reference Material Supports One of Manufacturing’s Most Measured Properties

October 19, 2021

NIST has released a pH reference material in a uniquely stable form for calibrating the instruments used by a wide variety of manufacturers. pH is one of the

NIST Reference Material for Hydrogen in Titanium Now in Pin Form

August 16, 2021

Hydrogen in titanium and other metal alloys can cause embrittlement, leading to fractures in manufactured parts. A popular NIST reference material for

Two New Reference Materials Assist Supplement Makers with Measurements of Isoflavones in Kudzu

August 3, 2021

Kudzu, a member of the pea family native to East Asia and considered an invasive weed in the American South, has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine and

Projects and Programs

NIST HER2 Genomic DNA Standard Reference Material, SRM® 2373

Ongoing

NIST Standard Reference Material SRM® 2373 was developed to improve the measurements of the HER2 gene amplification in DNA samples. SRM® 2373 consists of

Awards

2019 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---James Fort

For providing critical after-hours logistical handling of temperature-sensitive Standard Reference Materials (SRMs).

2016 - Judson C. French Award---Hua-jun He, Jamie Almeida, Kenneth Cole, Steven Choquette, Steven Lund

For development of the first-ever cancer-gene copy-number Standard Reference Material for diagnosing cancers: NIST SRM 2373.