World Gemological Institute has come together with SSEF Swiss Gemological Institute, to create and deliver a collaborative porgramme on better understanding of diamond treatments and detection methods. Yinon Feldheim, CEO of World Gemological Institute, had commented, "This initiative is very important to us. With great appreciation we start the international research cooperation with leading gemological research centers like SSEF. The market is constantly looking at gemological institutions to support the trade in handling the issue of lab grown and treated diamonds. We are planning to dedicate the major portion of our resources to provide the consumers and the trade with tools and methods to better understand enhancements and treatments."%% The programme has been researched, by the WGI research staff members who visited the SSEF Swiss Gemological Institute in Basel, Switzerland, to acquire frontier knowledge concerning the latest findings in the field of diamond treatment detection. Feldheim further added, "We are currently increasing our research staff and are investing in the most advanced spectroscopic research equipment available to be in a position to actively contribute to the scientific challenges our industry is facing."%% Among the technologies reviewed were advanced spectroscopic methods including laser induced photoluminescence, FTIR and UV/VIS spectroscopy, applications in colour detection enhancement treatment in fancy colored diamonds and color removal in brown diamonds. The collaboration will include knowledge sharing in many aspects of diamond and gemstone research.