Gareth Davies is Deputy Director and Principal Biochemist at Weqas, with over 20 years’ experience in Laboratory Medicine. He plays a key role in the development and delivery of EQA services including programme development, EQA interpretation, and performance assessment.

His particular interests include analytical performance specifications (APS), method harmonisation and standardisation, and POCT EQA. Gareth is a founding member of the Patient Focused Laboratory Medicine (PFLM) Group and a member of the National Clinical Biochemistry Audit Group, the All-Wales Clinical Biochemistry Audit Group, and the Association for Laboratory Medicine Pre-Analytical Phase Special Interest Group. He also serves on the EQALM Pre- and Post-Analytical Phase Working Group and the EQALM Performance Specifications Working Group.

Samantha Jones is Operations Manager at Weqas. A fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science with over 30 years’ experience in Laboratory Medicine.

She began her career as a Biomedical Scientist within the Medical Biochemistry and Immunology Department at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, before joining Weqas in 1998. Since 2010, she has served as Operations Manager, leading the day-to-day delivery and management of external quality assessment (EQA) and internal quality control (IQC) services, supporting laboratories across the UK and internationally.

She serves on the Executive Board of EQALM (the European Organisation for External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine) and chairs the EQALM ISO Standards Working Group. In addition, she remains an active member of the EQALM Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Working Group.

Samantha is also a member of the IFCC Working Group on FIT and represents Weqas on the UK Proficiency Testing Committee. She was one of two UK representatives on ISO CASCO Working Group 57 for the revision of ISO/IEC 17043. Her professional interests focus on quality assurance, accreditation standards, and the continuous improvement of diagnostic services.