The VAM programme is part of the National Measurement System (NMS), the UK's infrastructure of measurement laboratories which delivers world-class measurement science & technology and traceable and increasingly accurate standards of measurement for use in trade, industry, academia and government.
The VAM programme covers the field of �analytical� measurements, which are carried out widely by industry to assure the composition of manufactured products, in process control, and in research and development.
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The VAM Programme has two main technical themes which cover:
- chemical measurement (the �VAM-Chemical Programme�, delivered chiefly by LGC) and
- physical analytical measurement (the �VAM-Physical Programme�, delivered chiefly by NPL).
Earlier programmes also covered bioanalytical measurements, but this work was transferred to the DTI�s Measurements for Biotechnology (MfB) programme in 2004. Further information about MfB is available at www.mfbprog.org.uk.