IQ: Documentation of the instrument having been delivered and installed in
accordance with Illumina-determined specifications and safety regulations.
Trained engineer verifies latest supported firmware and software versions
are installed, checks that physical and environmental safety conditions are
met.
OQ: Follows a comprehensive, well-defined protocol to verify functionality of
instrument and ensure specifications are examined and assessed according
to pre-set and validated operational specifications.
PQ: Follows a comprehensive, well-defined protocol to verify functionality of
instrument, according to pre-set and validated performance specifications.
The PQ protocol is developed and validated internally, which includes
sequencing an Illumina-approved control library.
cations (OQ Performance Qualifications (PQ