Staying True to Our Mission…

CLSI was founded on a tax exempt charitable charter.  While our mission statement has been fine tuned throughout our 40-year history, it has not fundamentally changed. We have remained steadfast in our commitment to advancing quality in healthcare testing.  In our mission, we promise:

“To develop best practices in clinical and laboratory testing and promote their use throughout the world, using a consensus-driven process that balances the viewpoints of industry, government, and the healthcare professions.”

How we go about fulfilling our mission will continue to evolve. We will always seek opportunities to refine our voluntary consensus process and expand the breadth and depth of our standards, guidelines, and other products.  We will look for new  partnerships and ways to expand our global reach. We will introduce new technologies to remove barriers for volunteers, enabling them to focus on standards development.  We will make these changes and others, but our focus on fulfilling our mission will not waver. 

CLSI enjoys a strong reputation based on our standards and guidelines. In fact, our reputation is CLSI’s most important asset.  It’s what attracts talented staff and volunteers. It’s why world class leaders in their fields commit time, which we recognize is a precious commodity, to volunteer their services.  It speaks volumes that the founders of CLSI (then NCCLS) had the foresight to create a mission that continues to endure the test of time through myriad scientific and technological changes.

Your support for that mission is always appreciated and your comments always welcome.

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