Since its establishment in 1974, the EGL Platinum laboratory (formerly G.I.P.S. and E.G.C.) aims to be among the leading researchers in the fields of gems and gemology. As such, the laboratory team led by Menahem Sevdermish, FGA D. Litt., has been conducting researches and investigations covering a wide variety of issues related to the world of gems and gemology. Some of these researches were later published by the world-renowned industry-related magazines.

Below are some of the researches and articles issued by or assisted with the EGL Platinum team:

2003-2014 - Gemewizard – Digital gem color communication system
Gemewizard® is a pioneer in the development of software and hardware that provides solutions for professionals involved in the colored gemstone, fancy color diamond and jewelry industries, enabling the analysis, description and communication of color in gems. Using the extensive data accumulated by G.I.P.S. team (headed by M. Sevdermish), initial tests were conducted to verify the colors of gems. A major breakthrough in the research occurred in 1998 when the core program of a color grading system began to take shape. The suite of products developed by Gemewizard® is founded on the company’s groundbreaking color communication system called GemeSquare™. Users can accurately describe a gem’s color, and then communicate that information to other users, as well as to gemstone professionals who are not Gemewizard® users. The system has been endorsed by GIA® Education, and since 2006 has been incorporated into the GIA® curriculum.
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By Thomas Overton and Brendan Laurs / Gems & Gemology Vol. 39 Spring 2003

Gem-A Conference 2009 report / Gems & Jewellery Spring 2010 Vol. 19 No. 1

2010 - Visual characteristics of synthetic quartz as an aid for identification
An article providing ‘suspicious indicators’ to identify quartz stones of possible synthetic origin, by using the unaided eye, microscope, polariscope and infrared spectra.

By Guy Borenstein / The Valuer Apr-Jun 2010

2001 - Fashioning the “Green King of Africa” Tsavorite
A short article, by Menahem Sevdermish, on the planning and processing of the world record price-breaker tsavorite gem.

By Menahem Sevdermish / Gems & Gemology Vol. 37 Spring 2001

1998 - The Rise to Prominence of the Modern Diamond Cutting Industry in India
An article reviewing the rise of the modern diamond cutting industry in India and its impact on the world diamond trade.

By Menahem Sevdermish, Alan R. Miciak, and Alfred A. Levinson / Gems & Gemology Vol. 34 Spring 1998

1996 - The dealer's book of gems and diamonds – book review
Menahem Sevdermish's 2-volume book reviewed by former GIA president and one of the world legendary gemologists.

By Richard T. Liddicoat / Gems & Gemology Vol. 32 Fall 1996