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Training for the accredited laboratory: LC-MS, quality system, AI literacy.

7,453 hours of training delivered, in the classroom, in the laboratory and remotely. Courses for those working in LC-MS, for those who keep the quality system standing and for those who must support the AI literacy that Article 4 of the EU AI Act requires of every organization: from the staff who use it up to the «Laboratory AI Lead» qualification. For accredited laboratories and for companies’ quality departments and in-house laboratories. With final learning assessment and certificate of attendance.

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7,453 hours: Of training delivered, in the classroom and in the laboratory.
Certificate of attendance: Final learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours.
Live, wherever you want: At DaSP in Milan, with classroom and LC-MS demo laboratory; in your laboratory; remotely. Always with the trainer.

Operator working at the screen of a high-resolution LC-MS system

Operator working with a high-resolution LC-MS system

The DaSP Training catalog

Four areas, one area at a time. Each course opens in its own sheet: objective, who it is for, topics, formats, certificate of attendance.

All courses are held live, with the trainer: remotely, at our Milan office or in your laboratory. No recorded courses. Indicative duration: refined course by course, with you. No prices in the catalog.

Area

Level

Course	Level	Indicative duration
	Foundation	1 day
ObjectiveUnderstanding what happens between injection and peak: ion source, analyzer, detector, and the choices that decide a good signal. Who it is forThose starting to work on an LC-MS/MS system or wanting to put the basics back in order. Topics Ionization and ion source: parameters and their effect Quadrupole analyzers and acquisition modes Coupled liquid chromatography: columns, mobile phases, gradients The chromatogram: peak, noise, area, integration In the laboratory: start-up, tuning, first acquisition CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	Foundation to advanced	1 day
ObjectiveBuilding and reading a quantitative MRM method: transitions, curves, controls. Who it is forAnalysts and technical managers who quantify in routine. Topics Choosing and optimizing MRM transitions Internal standards, calibration curves, quality controls Ion ratios and confirmation criteria Matrix effects: how to see them and how to manage them In the laboratory: MRM method on real samples CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	Advanced	1 day
ObjectiveBuilding a method from scratch on your own system, with reasoned choices. Who it is forTechnical managers and analysts who develop methods. Topics Choosing the column and the mobile phases Source and analyzer parameters Scheduled MRM Polarity switching In the laboratory: development on one of the laboratory’s analytes CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	Foundation	1 day
ObjectiveKeeping the instrument in the conditions in which it was qualified and recognizing problems before downtime. Who it is forThose in charge of the instrument in the laboratory. Topics Ion source cleaning Pumps and vacuum system Calibration and performance checks Correct start-up and shutdown Preventing downtime and first interventions CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	Advanced	1 day
ObjectiveSetting up an untargeted analysis on HRMS instruments, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and reprocessing data already acquired when a new question comes up. Who it is forLaboratories that have to look for what they do not know in advance, or answer new questions on yesterday’s data. Topics Accurate mass, resolution, calibration Data-dependent and data-independent acquisition Spectral libraries and identification criteria Reprocessing software: searching data already acquired without repeating the analysis In the laboratory: untargeted analysis on a real matrix and reprocessing CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	—	1 day
ObjectiveBuilding and maintaining a multiresidue method that stands up to the SANTE criteria. Who it is forFood safety laboratories. Topics Building the method and choosing the transitions Optimization and adding new molecules SANTE criteria: ion ratio, LOQ, linearity Matrix effects and compensation strategies In the laboratory: real samples CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	—	1 day
ObjectiveQuantifying PFAS in water at the sensitivity the legislation requires. Who it is forEnvironmental and water laboratories. Topics MRM method for PFAS Linear and branched isomers Blanks and background contamination Sensitivity required by the legislation In the laboratory: method and real samples CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	—	1 day
ObjectiveReaching the decree’s limits, sum of PFAS and total PFAS, without solid-phase extraction, with high-sensitivity direct injection. Who it is forLaboratories that analyze drinking water. Topics The regulatory framework: Italian Legislative Decree 18/2023 transposing Directive 2020/2184 The parameters and limits of the decree Why direct injection: time, cost, SPE contamination Instrument sensitivity requirements Blanks and background contamination; branched isomers In the Milan demo laboratory: direct injection method, calibration at the required levels, verification of LOQ and acceptance criteria, real samples CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	—	1 day
ObjectiveQuantifying glyphosate, AMPA, glufosinate, fosetyl, ethephon, chlormequat and analogues in a single run, without derivatization. Who it is forFood safety laboratories with the polar compounds on a separate method. Topics Why polar compounds escape multiresidue methods Stationary phases and conditions for polar compounds The QuPPe method as a reference MRM and SANTE criteria In the laboratory: building the method on real samples CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	—	1 day
ObjectiveSetting up a rapid screening of drugs and drugs of abuse on biological matrices, with confirmation. Who it is forClinical and toxicology laboratories. Topics Targeted and untargeted screening in high resolution, spectral libraries Rapid sample preparation Turnaround times and organization of the workflow Identification criteria In the laboratory: acquisition, library search, reporting CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	—	1 day
ObjectiveQuantifying proteins and biopharmaceuticals via peptides, with sequence confirmation. Who it is forPharma and biopharma laboratories. Topics Tryptic digestion Proteotypic peptides Post-translational modifications Peptide sequencing by mass spectrometry In the laboratory: a biopharmaceutical from sample to data CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	—	1 day
ObjectiveBuilding a reliable multi-steroid panel at the required sensitivities. Who it is forClinical and toxicology laboratories. Topics The multi-steroid panel Required sensitivities and derivatization: when yes, when no Isobaric interferences Calibration and quality control In the laboratory: panel on real samples CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory.
	—	half a day or 1 day
ObjectiveTaking a method from development to a documented validation that can be defended in audit. Who it is forTechnical managers and quality managers. RoleTechnical manager, Quality manager Topics Requirements of clause 7.2.2 Parameters: selectivity, linearity and range, LOD and LOQ, precision, trueness, robustness, matrix effects Validation plan and acceptance criteria Estimating uncertainty from validation data The dossier In the laboratory: validation on a real MRM method, data processing, writing the dossier CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. The practical laboratory part takes place on site, in Milan in the LC-MS demo laboratory or in your laboratory. Where the agents come inThe agent prepares the tables and the completeness checks of the validation dossier; the judgment on the method stays with whoever validates it.
	—	half a day or 1 day
ObjectiveEstimating uncertainty and using it in the laboratory’s decision rule. Who it is forTechnical managers and quality managers. RoleTechnical manager, Analysts and operators Topics The uncertainty budget From validation data to uncertainty The decision rule The statement of conformity in the test report CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	—	half a day or 1 day
ObjectiveClosing nonconformities that keep coming back, with real causes and checks that hold. Who it is forQuality managers and management. RoleQuality manager Topics Finding and recording Root cause analysis Corrective actions and responsibilities Effectiveness check CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. Where the agents come inThe agent prepares the finding, cause and proposal; the decision stays human.
	—	half a day or 1 day
ObjectiveMaking the internal audit a working tool, not a formality. Who it is forQuality managers and internal auditors. RoleQuality manager, Management Topics Audit program and audit plan Conducting the audit and collecting evidence The audit report From the audit to the actions CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. Where the agents come inThe LABNEXUS agents prepare the evidence file; the auditor verifies and signs.
	—	half a day or 1 day
ObjectiveKeeping the traceability of measurements under control and demonstrating it. Who it is forTechnical managers and quality managers. RoleTechnical manager, Analysts and operators Topics Metrological traceability Calibration program Metrological confirmation Records and evidence CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. Where the agents come inThe agent alerts on deadlines; the manager decides.
	—	half a day or 1 day
ObjectiveGoverning the sample from sampling to testing according to clauses 7.3 and 7.4 of ISO/IEC 17025. Who it is forQuality managers and sampling staff. RoleTechnical manager, Analysts and operators Topics Sampling plan and procedure Identification, transport, storage Sampling records Handling of test items CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. Where the agents come inThe agent prepares the sample acceptance records; verification stays with a person.
	—	half a day or 1 day
ObjectiveIdentifying the risks to impartiality and to the result, and keeping them under control. Who it is forManagement and quality managers. RoleManagement, Quality manager Topics Risks and opportunities in ISO/IEC 17025 Impartiality and confidentiality Records and review CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	—	half a day or 1 day
ObjectiveBringing the LIMS into the quality system with requirements, validation and evidence. Who it is forQuality managers and IT managers. RoleQuality manager, Technical manager Topics Quality system requirements for the LIMS Validation of the configuration Data integrity Records and audit trail CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. Where the agents come inATLAS records; the AI modules are the LABNEXUS agents.
	—	1 day
ObjectiveUnderstanding what ISO/IEC 42001 requires and how it integrates with the accredited laboratory’s quality system, without duplicating documents and reviews. Who it is forManagement and quality managers of accredited laboratories and of companies with certified systems that use or develop AI systems. RoleManagement, Quality manager, Those who supervise AI Topics Structure of ISO/IEC 42001 and points in common with ISO/IEC 17025 Policy, objectives, roles AI impact and risk assessment Controls and records Integrated internal audit and review Exercise: the integration map for your system CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	AI Lead	4 hours
ObjectiveGiving artificial intelligence a place in the accredited laboratory’s quality system: who decides, with what rules, with what risk. Who it is forManagement and quality managers. RoleManagement, Quality manager Topics Roles and responsibilities The laboratory’s AI policy A risk scale for the uses of AI CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. Module of the «Laboratory AI Lead» qualification.
	AI Lead	4 hours
ObjectiveUnderstanding what an artificial intelligence model really does, and what it does not, in the words of the laboratory. Who it is forAll staff. RoleAll staff Topics What a model is and how it fails Correct uses and uses to avoid The minimum vocabulary CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	AI Lead	4 hours
ObjectiveTreating an artificial intelligence tool like any other instrument of the accredited laboratory: requirements, tests, evidence. Who it is forQuality managers and technical managers. RoleTechnical manager, Quality manager Topics Requirements and acceptance criteria Qualification tests Evidence and review CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. Module of the «Laboratory AI Lead» qualification.
	AI Lead	4 hours
ObjectiveTreating prompts and outputs as quality system records. Who it is forQuality managers and staff who use AI tools. RoleQuality manager, Analysts and operators Topics Prompts and outputs as records Data integrity Retention and review CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	AI Lead	4 hours
ObjectiveManaging nonconformities that involve artificial intelligence tools and preparing for the audit. Who it is forQuality managers and internal auditors. RoleQuality manager Topics Nonconformities with AI involved Evidence for the audit What the assessor asks CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. Module of the «Laboratory AI Lead» qualification.
	AI Lead	4 hours
ObjectiveBringing artificial intelligence into the management review with indicators that mean something. Who it is forManagement and quality managers. RoleManagement Topics Indicators for the uses of AI The management review Decisions and records CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	AI Lead	4 hours
ObjectiveWriting requests to artificial intelligence that produce verifiable results, within the scope decided by the laboratory. Who it is forStaff who use AI tools in their everyday work. RoleThose who use AI in their work Topics Structure of a request Limits and checks Examples from the laboratory CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit. Module of the «Laboratory AI Lead» qualification.
	AI Lead	4 hours
ObjectiveSeeing the uses of artificial intelligence along the sample’s journey, with the checks in the right place. Who it is forAll staff. RoleAll staff Topics Acceptance and records Documents and procedures Test reports and verification CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	By role	4 hours
ObjectiveUnderstanding what an AI system used at work does and does not do, what risks it carries and what internal rules apply, as Article 4 of the AI Act requires. Who it is forAll staff of accredited laboratories, quality departments and companies’ in-house laboratories who use AI tools, even occasionally. RoleAll staff Topics How a generative AI system works, in the words of the job Opportunities and limits: inaccurate answers, invented data, confidentiality The internal rules: permitted tools, data that must not be entered, when a person is needed Exercises on the organization’s cases CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	By role	4 hours
ObjectiveWorking with the AI tools in use in the organization knowing what to ask, how to check the output and when to stop. Who it is forThose who use generative assistants, AI functions in software or agents in their process. RoleThose who use AI in their work Topics Effective and verifiable instructions Checking the output before it enters a document or a process Data, versions and traceability of what is produced with AI Typical errors and how to report them Practical test on the customer’s cases CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	By role	1 day
ObjectiveExercising human oversight over the organization’s AI systems and giving AI a written governance: roles, policy, thresholds, registers. Who it is forThose accountable for the use of AI and those who verify outputs before they take effect. RoleThose who supervise AI, Management Topics What it means to supervise an AI system Roles and responsibilities, from management to those who verify Policy, confidence thresholds, override and pause Registers and review Exercise: the oversight program for one of the organization’s processes CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	By role	1 day
ObjectiveIdentifying, weighing and treating the risks of an AI system before and during use, with a written, repeatable method. Who it is forQuality managers, risk managers, those introducing AI systems into processes. RoleThose who supervise AI, Quality manager Topics Inventory of the AI systems in use Sources of risk: data, model, use, people Risk scale and acceptance criteria Treatment measures and human checkpoints Exercise on a real system of the customer CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.
	By role	1 day
ObjectiveVerifying, with an internal audit, that AI systems and the processes that use them comply with the organization’s rules and the applicable requirements. Who it is forInternal auditors, quality managers, compliance managers. RoleQuality manager, Those who supervise AI Topics What is verified of an AI system: documents, registers, decisions Evidence and sampling Findings, nonconformities and corrective actions The audit report on AI systems Exercise: audit plan for a process with AI CertificateFinal learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: a training record that stands up to audit.

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Four areas, one catalog.

Analytical technical training, applications, quality system and governed artificial intelligence: one catalog, DaSP Training, the same trainers.

Five courses

LC-MS instruments and techniques

For those who work on the instruments.

From the fundamentals to MRM quantitation
Method development, maintenance and troubleshooting
Untargeted analysis on HRMS instruments and reprocessing

Foundation and advanced

Seven courses

Applications

One matrix, one problem, one course.

Multiresidue and polar pesticides, PFAS
Toxicology screening, steroids and hormones
Proteins and biopharmaceuticals

With a practical part in the laboratory

Nine courses

Quality and accreditation

For those who keep the quality system standing.

Validation, uncertainty, decision rule
Nonconformities, internal audit, calibration
Sampling, risk, the LIMS and ISO/IEC 42001 in the quality system

Half a day or one day

Three paths

Artificial intelligence

From the staff who need to know about AI to those who govern it.

Literacy and courses by role (Art. 4)
Oversight, risks, verification, ISO/IEC 42001
Laboratory AI Lead with exam

For laboratories and quality departments

The questions we get asked

We have already done the manufacturer’s course

The DaSP course is on your methods and your matrices, not on the instrument manual.

We cannot stop the laboratory

Short modules, remotely or in your laboratory at the end of the day.

We need a certificate that counts for the audit

Final learning assessment and certificate of attendance with program and hours: it is a training record under clause 6.2 of ISO/IEC 17025.

How much does it cost?

No published prices. Ask us for the program and the proposal for your laboratory.

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A catalog course or a plan on your instruments, with your samples: we answer with the program and the proposal for your laboratory.

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