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Contract Lab Services (CLS), South Africa
Legal Status: A joint venture between the Witshealth Consortium (a wholly owned subsiduary or the University of the Witwatersrand) and the South African National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS)
Mission Statement/Goal:
Commited to excellence in providing customised specialised diagnostic and research pathology services to our clients.
Contact Information
Contact person: Prof R Ballard
Address: 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa
Phone: +27 11 489 9490
Fax: +27-11-4845812
URL: http://www.cls.co.za
Description of services provided:
Providing affordable HIV monitoring tests (CD4, viral load, FBC/CBC) to doctors and patients contrywide.
Specialists in clinical trials, clinical research and managed care programmes for infectious diseases.
Areas of Competence:
Diagnostic Services: haematology, chemistry, microbiology, histopathology, genetics, immunology
Specialised storage services
Research and Development
Innovative protocol development
Scientific consulting by experienced pathologists and scientists
Continuing Professional Development
Wide base of clinical support
Day ward facility
Organizational History
Year started: 2000
Structure: Directors: Prof M.R. Price (Chairman), M.A. Barnes, P.U. Bezuidenhout, A. de Wet, Dr. J. Fisher, M.N. Lee, Prof. J.M. Pettifor, J. Schwenke, Prof. M. Tikly
Employees/volunteers: 22
Working languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu
Other organizational history: CLS Board of Management: Prof M. Price, M. Benson, Dr. J. Fisher, Prof. K. Klugman, Dr. W. Stevens (Managing), Dr J. Trusler (Operations Pathologist), Mr G.B. Napier (Marketing), Mr. T. Towindo (Clinical Trials)
Experience working with the private sector/ references:
Have performed numerous over clinical trials for multinational pharmaceutical companies.
Partner laboratories in the USA and Europe. Icon Laboratories (www.iconus.com) and Nova-Medical Clinical Trial Laboratories(www.novactl.com)
Achievements/Publications/Resources:
Accredited by the South African National Accreditation Service (SANAS)www.sanas.co.za
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