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News · Press release
ICA | GemLab to Open Gemological Laboratory in Surat, India, in October 2026
The laboratory will open in Surat, Gujarat, in October 2026, issuing diamond, coloured gemstone and jewellery reports for manufacturers, traders, retailers and consumers in India.
2 Oct 2026 · 2 min read Read the story
News · Press releaseAmira Hatta receives a NextGen Coloured Gem Excellence Award
Amira Hatta, Managing Director of ICA | GemLab, is one of 18 recipients of the NextGen Coloured Gem Excellence Awards 2026, run by the Jewellery World Awards.
News · AnnouncementHow AI supports our testing workflow
Each stone now passes hundreds of AI-supported checks before a gemologist issues the finding. What that changes, and what it does not.
News · In the newsJNA reports on AI-supported testing at ICA | GemLab
JNA spoke to Amira Hatta about AI-supported checks in our testing workflow, reference data covering 50+ deposits, chemical data in our reports, and new research.
News · AnnouncementOur reports now include chemical data
Reports now show the chemical analysis behind the findings, so you can see the data as well as the conclusion drawn from it.
News · FeatureNita Ambani’s emerald necklace: what a photograph can and cannot tell you
The weights and the valuations given for this necklace disagree with each other. That is a useful place to start, because it shows what can and cannot be…