Sarine Technologies Ltd and GGTL Laboratories have entered into an agreement for a collaboration “to research new approaches to diamond grading and authentication”, the two bodies announced yesterday.

The agreement represents the coming together to two stalwarts of the diamond industry:   GGTL the renowned Swiss gem lab with a list of prestigious clients including important international jewellery and watch brands; and Sarine the leading developer of technologies for the diamond industry. “Sarine's technological expertise combined with GGTL’s standards of gemmological excellence creates a powerful partnership that will drive the industry forward,” the press statement from the two organisations averred.

The new partners to the collaboration say that they will focus on “the detection of lab grown diamonds of all sizes”.

“Sarine and GGTL share in the belief that the use of technology can enable full transparency and disclosure that will benefit all players across the diamond pipeline,” they announced.

Uzi Levami, Chief Executive Officer of Sarine, commented: "We are honoured and proud to collaborate with GGTL Laboratories, and are positive that this will leverage our ability to keep on delivering advanced solutions for our customers' needs. The authentication of naturally grown diamonds versus diamonds that are lab grown is a complex process that demands extremely high levels of expertise in various knowledge spheres, and is one example of how our collaboration with GGTL will benefit the market. Furthermore, Sarine’s experience in the development of Artificial Intelligence with the use of advanced learning machines such as our automated and objective grading of a polished diamond's Clarity and Colour, places us in an ideal position to resolve challenges facing the diamond industry.”