Quality standards and accreditations

Abingdon Health is committed to manufacturing high-quality, reliable rapid tests through adherence to recognised quality standards and regulatory frameworks.

Abingdon Health production facility
Quality commitment

Built on certified quality systems

Quality is fundamental to everything we do at Abingdon Health. Our Quality Management System is managed by an in-house QARA team and regularly audited by independent accreditation bodies.

We maintain certifications across all three divisions and all group companies, ensuring that every product we develop, test, manufacture or provide regulatory consultancy for, meets the highest standards required for in vitro diagnostics and medical devices.

ISO 13485 Medical device QMS
ISO 9001 Quality management system
UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited laboratory
FDA Registered establishment

Certifications

Our standards and accreditations

ISO 13485:2016
Quality management system for medical device design and manufacture
ISO 9001:2015
Structured approach to quality management meeting customer and stakeholder needs
IVDD 98/79/EC
EU In Vitro Diagnostic Directive compliance
IVDR 2017/746
EU In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation compliance
FDA 21 CFR 820
US Good Manufacturing Practice for medical devices
FDA 21 CFR 829
US FDA regulatory compliance
MHRA
UK medical device establishment registration
FDA
US medical device establishment registration
Quality assurance in a cleanroom at Abingdon Health
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Our Quality Policy

Abingdon Health’s mission is to improve life by making rapid tests accessible to all. Abingdon’s core proposition is the provision of technology-enabled lateral flow contract services to customers across a wide range of industries. Our contract services include lateral flow development, lateral flow manufacturing and related services such as regulatory and commercial support. We also develop and commercialise our own lateral flow tests primarily under the Pocket Diagnostic (b2b) and Abingdon Simply Test (b2c) brands. We are committed to providing our customers with products and services that meet or exceed their expectations for safety, quality and reliability.

Quality Policy

Our values

Our values provide a framework that supports decision-making across our business and are as follows:

People Focused

we want to enrich the lives of our team, clients and customers

Progressive

we are committed to innovation and collaboration; now and always

Empowering

giving our experts the freedom and confidence to put their best foot forwards

Passionate

believing fervently in the difference our work can make in the World

Quality Policy

Our commitment to Quality

Our commitment to Quality underpins all aspects of our business processes, as well as being one of the key building blocks of the company alongside ‘Customer’, ‘People’ and ‘Collaboration’. We achieve this by:

Complying with the relevant regulations and standards including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, as well as conformity with FDA 21 CFR Part 820, the IVD Directive (98/79/EC), the IVD Regulation (2017/746) and Medical Device Regulations 2002 (SI 2002 No 618, as amended) (UK MDR 2002) Quality System Regulations.

Evaluating and continually measuring Business Management processes and their effectiveness; enabling all personnel to deliver products and services that meet agreed quality standards, regulatory and customer requirements.

Ensuring Abingdon Health personnel are aware of, and have a clear understanding of, their responsibility to comply with the Quality Management System and its processes, as well as regulatory requirements to meet Quality and Company Objectives and achieve continual improvement of products and services.

Demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the Quality Management System by promoting the use of the process led approach and risk-based thinking.

Continue to nurture the company building blocks: ‘Customer’, ‘Quality’ ‘People’ and ‘Collaboration’ which form the foundations of the Company’s culture and are key areas of focus across all functions of the business.

Quality assurance and regulatory affairs

Our dedicated QARA team oversees compliance across the group, providing in-house regulatory expertise for CE/UKCA marking, IVDR transition, FDA submissions and international market access.

Abingdon Health maintains its Quality Management System through a process of continual improvement supported by quarterly reviews to ensure the highest standards of Quality management are maintained.

A full signed copy of our Quality Policy (QMP212) is available on request. For further information relating to our quality standards please contact our QARA team at +44 (0) 1904 406050 or info@abingdonhealth.com.

Need regulatory or quality support?

Our QARA team can advise on quality systems, regulatory strategy and compliance requirements for your diagnostic product.