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The Centre
for Tissue Engineering has been certified to
comply with ISO 9001:2000 quality system for the retrieval,
processing and supply of allograft tissue for human
transplantation. The quality management system of the
CTE ensures that its activities are performed according
to strict codes of practice and ethics, thereby ensuring
that its processes are carefully controlled and audited
for compliance.
The CTE ISO 9001:2000
certificate has been issued by SGS United Kingdom Ltd,
a certification services company accredited by the United
Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) organization.
The most important mission of The Centre
for Tissue Engineering in
this regard is the adoption of Standards in order to
prevent disease transmission and help ensure optimum
clinical performance of its products. In its efforts
to help maintain tissue engineering and tissue banking
at the highest level of quality, the CTE maintains close
liaison with the Department of Health of South Africa,
ensuring appropriate compliance and control. The Department
of Health provides monitoring of various aspects of
tissue banking.
The Centre for Tissue Engineering fosters education of students and continuous research to improve quality and safety of its products at its Research and Innovation Unit on the Arcadia Campus of the Tshwane University of Technology
Each donation
undergoes the most thorough screening and testing procedures
available. This process confirms medical suitability
for donation by identifying the donors with disqualifying
medical conditions or transmissible diseases such as
AIDS, Hepatitis, Syphilis
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