Validate VS Verify

VALIDITY OF BIOMARKERS

To identify biomarkers as surrogate – primary or secondary- endpoints in clinical trials, the relevance and validity of biomarkers need to be determined. Relevance means that a biomarker will actually provide clinically relevant information. Validity refers to the need to characterize a biomarker’s effectiveness or utility as a surrogate endpoint.

Different purposes for the use of the data require different approaches: validate vs. verify.

Verification and validation procedures go hand-in-hand to prove that a laboratory biomarker assay meets its requirements, specifications and that it fulfills its intended purpose. These procedures are critical components of the quality management system used at Eurofins Central Laboratory.

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