National Standards Laboratory SA Announces United Nations Registration and Expanded Scientific Co-operation Framework

AIGLE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 5, 2026--

National Standards Laboratory SA (NSL SA), a Swiss laboratory in Aigle, Canton of Vaud, announced today that it has completed registration with the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) and the United Nations Partner Portal (UNPP), creating additional channels for international scientific co-operation and technical engagement.

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NSL SA operates within an ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory framework, focusing on technical competence, analytical reliability, controlled methodologies, traceable records and confidence in testing and research results. Its capabilities include advanced inspection, measurement, analytical testing and responsible preclinical research, supported by validated methods, qualified personnel, data-integrity procedures and scientific quality controls.

A key focus of NSL SA’s research agenda is longevity science and healthy ageing. The laboratory investigates biological mechanisms associated with ageing, cellular resilience, metabolism, inflammation, tissue maintenance and age-related functional decline. Through scientifically designed and responsibly conducted preclinical research, including animal studies where appropriate, NSL SA aims to generate reliable evidence supporting future advances in human health research.

The laboratory emphasises rigorous methodology, ethical oversight and transparent interpretation of results. Research activities are based on scientifically justified objectives, appropriate review processes, responsible sample management and efforts to reduce unnecessary experimental impact. Positive, negative and inconclusive findings are regarded as valuable contributions to scientific understanding.

NSL SA’s scientific interests include biomarker validation, multi-omics analysis, metabolic and mitochondrial research, biological ageing models, regenerative mechanisms and evidence-based approaches supporting healthy lifespan. The laboratory aims to produce research outputs suitable for independent evaluation, peer review and broader scientific application.

NSL SA is also exploring responsible open-access approaches for selected intellectual property and technical knowledge that may contribute to advances in the life sciences. Where appropriate, selected resources may be shared with qualified scientific communities to encourage wider collaboration.

Through its laboratory infrastructure, scientific expertise and international co-operation framework, NSL SA seeks to support reliable life-science research and collaboration among researchers, universities, laboratories and responsible innovation partners worldwide.

About National Standards Laboratory

National Standards Laboratory SA is a Swiss ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory in Aigle, Canton of Vaud, focusing on analytical testing, quality systems, longevity-related biological research, responsible preclinical studies and international scientific co-operation.

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BERLIN (AP) — A drone with an explosive device was found at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport, a major freight hub, and a detonator was removed from the object, authorities said Wednesday.

Both the airport's runways were closed and several flights, including one passenger plane, were diverted to other airports after a flying object was sighted near the airport shortly before midnight, police said, and an anti-explosives robot was deployed to check an object near the south runway.

A statement later Wednesday from Saxony's state criminal police office and prosecutors in the state capital of Dresden said that an airport employee discovered a drone near the airport's south runway with “an unknown explosive device,” and the object was examined by police. They removed its detonator. The statement didn't elaborate on the nature of the device.

Meanwhile, an apparent second flying object collided with a freight airplane after it aborted a landing because the runway was closed, police and prosecutors said. The plane flew to another German airport, Hannover, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) to the northwest, where officials found slight damage.

The north runway at Leipzig/Halle was reopened after about two hours. The south runway was scheduled to be out of action for maintenance on Wednesday. Authorities said there was no danger to passengers or airport employees, and flights weren't affected on Wednesday.

German Interior Ministry spokesperson Leonard Kaminski said that a drone was found at the airport but declined to elaborate, citing the ongoing investigation. He wouldn't comment on German media reports that it was spotted near a Ukrainian plane.

The airport is a major cargo hub and the planes located there include Ukrainian Antonov transport aircraft.

There was no immediate word on who might have been responsible.

In 2024, an incendiary device ignited at a logistics center at the airport and set fire to a freight container, part of a plot that Western security officials suspect Russian intelligence was behind. The flight it was supposed to take was delayed.

Asked whether he sees any direct connection to the overnight incident, Kaminski said he doesn’t at this point.

A view of Leipzig/Halle Airport where flight operations were suspended overnight after a sighting of a flying was reported and another object was found near a runway, in Schkeuditz, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Tobias Junghanns/dpa via AP)

FILE -A Qatar Airways plane takes off from Leipzig/Halle Airport, July 18, 2025, Saxony, Schkeuditz. (Jan Woitas/dpa/dpa via AP, File)