Quintiles‘ lab in Marietta, GA has received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) 15189SM Accreditation Program. The Quintiles lab meets the rigorous requirements for medical lab quality and competence established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

“Quintiles has an unwavering commitment to deliver high quality, globally harmonized test results that help our biopharma customers drive decision-making in the New Health,” said Thomas Wollman, senior vice president, Quintiles Global Central Laboratories. “Quintiles has the largest CAP-accredited central laboratory network in the world, and the CAP 15189 Accreditation Program is a natural extension of our quality program. Our goal is to have every lab in our network accredited to this international quality standard.”

With CAP 15189 accreditation, Quintiles has achieved a best practices standard in lab-related quality management systems. CAP 15189 is a voluntary, non-regulatory accreditation to the ISO 15189:2007 Standard, which utilizes specific criteria, procedures and processes to determine lab technical competence. The accreditation program aims to optimize processes, strengthen quality standards, reduce institutional errors and risks and control costs.