ScopeIndustry Report
Europe's 50 Rarest Accredited Test Methods
We ranked every canonical test method in the ScopeMatch database by the number of accredited laboratories that hold it, then took the 50 rarest. These are the capabilities where accredited sourcing is most constrained -- grouped by how many labs hold each method.
Key findings
50 methods held by just 1 lab in all of Europe. If that single laboratory loses accreditation, closes, or reaches capacity, there is no accredited alternative anywhere on the continent. The most extreme cases include "General Unknown"-Screening, "Hypermutationsstatus, "coryneforme" Stäbchenbakterien.
| # | Test Method | Category | Where | Labs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Held by 1 lab | ||||
| 1 |
"General Unknown"-Screening
|
Chromatography (GC, HPLC) |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 2 |
"Hypermutationsstatus
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 3 |
"coryneforme" Stäbchenbakterien
|
Food Safety Testing |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 4 |
# IP Equivalent ISO Standard
|
Fuel Testing |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 5 |
# ISO 3837
|
Fuel Testing |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 6 |
#ISO 2049
|
Fuel Testing |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 7 |
#ISO 2160
|
Fuel Testing |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 8 |
#ISO 2909
|
Lubricants / Oils |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 9 |
#ISO 3733
|
Fuel Testing |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 10 |
#ISO 4264
|
Fuel Testing |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 11 |
#ISO 5163
|
Fuel Testing |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 12 |
#ISO 6245
|
Fuel Testing |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 13 |
% (Hz) 0
|
Temperature / Pressure |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 14 |
%CD-Transferrin
|
Clinical Chemistry |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 15 |
%CDT
|
Spectroscopy (XRF, ICP, AAS) |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 16 |
& 0414 – MS-CL based on BS EN
|
Climate / Temperature Cycling |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 17 |
& ASTM C535-2016
|
Temperature / Pressure |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 18 |
& Avidität
|
Immunology / Serology |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 19 |
& gutartige familiäre Chorea
|
Elemental Analysis |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 20 |
(*3C) und *3A
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 21 |
(-3α-Diol-G)
|
Clinical Chemistry |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 22 |
(1) TP/005 based on BS EN ISO
|
Elemental Analysis |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 23 |
(1,25-Dihydroxy-Cholecalciferol)
|
Spectroscopy (XRF, ICP, AAS) |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 24 |
(10-Plex-MSD)
|
Spectroscopy (XRF, ICP, AAS) |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 25 |
(13q14)/DSCR4 (21q22) Trisomie
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 26 |
(149, 174, 334, delta4E4)
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 27 |
(14q32.2)
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 28 |
(15q11)
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 29 |
(15q11.2)/ PML (15q22-24)
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 30 |
(17-OH-P)
|
Clinical Chemistry |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 31 |
(1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a,3b, 4a, 6a, 6b, 9a, 9b, 15a, 15b)
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 32 |
(2-Punkt-Berührung)
|
Dimensional / Geometric |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 33 |
(229E, NL63, HKU1, 0C43], DNA, ADV DNA
|
Food Safety Testing |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 34 |
(22q11.2)
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 35 |
(22q13) Deletion, Rearrangement, DiGeorge-Syndrom
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 36 |
(2XDC average)
|
Electrical |
GB
1
|
1 |
| 37 |
(3-Methoxytyramine, Metanephrin, Normetanephrin)
|
Chromatography (GC, HPLC) |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 38 |
(3x)
|
Immunology / Serology |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 39 |
(4 in)
|
Dimensional / Geometric |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 40 |
(4 mA bis 20 mA)
|
Electrical |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 41 |
(4-Plex MSD)
|
Spectroscopy (XRF, ICP, AAS) |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 42 |
(5,5-Diphenylhydantoin)
|
Clinical Chemistry |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 43 |
(5-Plex-MSD)
|
Spectroscopy (XRF, ICP, AAS) |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 44 |
(5p15.2) Deletion, Rearrangement, Cri-du-chat- Syndrom
|
Sterility Testing |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 45 |
(5p15.2-15.3) Deletion, Rearrangement, MDS, AML, MM
|
Sterility Testing |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 46 |
(5q33.1)/D5S1976 / D5S1518e
|
Sterility Testing |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 47 |
(6-Acetylmorphin, Codein, Diacetylmorphin, Dihydrocodein, Hydrocodon, Hydromorphon, Morphin, Morphin-3-glucuronid, Pholcodin, Thebain)
|
Clinical Chemistry |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 48 |
(60 kDa-Protein)
|
Immunology / Serology |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 49 |
(6p22.3)/LAMC3/NUP214(9q34.1)
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
| 50 |
(7p11.1-q11.1) Monosomie, Deletion, Rearrangement, MDS, AML
|
Molecular Diagnostics / PCR |
DE
1
|
1 |
Methodology
This report identifies the 50 rarest canonical test methods across all six national accreditation bodies in the ScopeMatch database: DAkkS (Germany), UKAS (United Kingdom), COFRAC (France), RvA (Netherlands), ACCREDIA (Italy), and ENAC (Spain). Unlike the rare-test-methods report, no upper bound on lab count is applied -- the list simply shows the globally rarest 50 methods, ordered by ascending lab count.
"Canonical test method" means the normalised capability after mapping national-language scope document entries (e.g. "DIN EN ISO 6892-1:2020-06") to a single identifier. A laboratory is counted once per method regardless of how many national variants it holds.
Methods are grouped into rarity bands: 1 lab, 2 labs, 3 labs, 4-5 labs, and 6-10 labs. Within each band, methods are sorted alphabetically. All figures reflect the ScopeMatch database as of May 2026.
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