The College of Pharmacy at the University of Basrah concluded a scientific agreement with the British Organization (BGDS) for Development and International Standards, a global company that grants ISO to government institutions through their representatives in the University of Basrah Office for Scientific and Consulting Services
 The meeting was to reach an agreement with this company for the electron microscope unit laboratories at the College of Pharmacy to obtain (ISO 9001) for the year 2015 and for a period of two years.
 ISO 9001 is the most popular quality management system standard in the world, which has been awarded to more than one million organizations in 180 countries around the world.  Standard 9001 is the only standard that can be used to assess conformity from the 9000 series of standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).  ISO 9001 also forms the basis for industry-specific standards such as ISO 13485 (Medical Devices), ISO/TS 16949 (Automotive), AS/EN 9100 (Aerospace) and management systems such as OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001.