Industrial Research Institute (IRI) / Institut de Recherche Industrielle

Established in 1953, the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) is registered as a Lebanese nonprofit institution declared of public utility by D/L n° 10059 dated 17 August 1955, linked to the Ministry of Industry by Lawn° 642/1997, with administrative and financial autonomy for studies, industrial research and scientific testing, calibration, inspection and certification (system, product and personnel).

Our mission is to ensure an adequate service regarding technical and scientific support to the Lebanese industrialists and the national economy, especially in the framework of the partnership’s agreements with the European Community and Lebanon’s integration in the World Trade Organization (WTO).

IRI activities cover most of the conformity assessment activities and is already a member in many international organizations:
ILAC: International Laboratories Accreditation Cooperation
NCSLI: National Conference of Standard Laboratories International
EUROLAB: European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories.
ICC: International Association for Cereal Sciences and Technology
ISTA: International Seeds Testing Association
ICNDT: International Committee for Non-Destructive Testing
Besides, IRI is designated as the accreditation body to all types of welding activities in Lebanon.

Furthermore, IRI provides training and consultancy for laboratories’ accreditation on National, Regional and International level and leads regularly different European projects.

Within its structure, IRI comprises 14 laboratories among which six are already accredited by the American accreditation body ANAB according to ISO 17025: 2017 (IRI is the first accredited body in Lebanon since 2004).

The actual scope of accreditation covers mechanical calibration as well as more than 380 testing methods in the microbiological, chemical / physico-chemical, grains / rheological, electrical / environmental and mechanical / civil engineering fields.