Update on Erduran Laboratories Equipment Acquisition and Modernization

Erduran Medical Lab is an established business providing medical, chemical and limited food tests in north Cyprus. Approximately 17,000 clients depended on Erduran Lab in 2009 for a variety of lab services, including working permissions, food tests and medical tests.

This project aims to modernize the equipment of Food Lab section of the Erduran Medical Lab. It will result in expanded service offerings focused on testing food, air, water used in the community. The European Commission will provide a grant for 50% of the total eligible cost of the project, and Erduran will pay the rest.

The project, assisted by expert Timm Esque and local consultant Cigdem Aksu, started in August of 2009 with a design of the new lab (the food testing lab will be one part of Erduran's newly constructed lab facility). The tendering process has gone relatively smoothly, with only minor delays. Equipment vendors have been selected.



However, the new lab can only be set up when the new facility is fully constructed. Heavier than average rains have put the construction schedule in jeopardy and may impact the food lab set up as well. Project Manager and Food Testing Engineer, Hasan Ustuner, continues to monitor the situation and is still planning for an on-time completion in mid-March.