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TEMPE, Ariz. (Sept. 8, 2022) — Marion Lanteri, Ph.D., began this week as Creative Testing Solutions’ vice president of scientific affairs. CTS is a leading research partner, tracking infectious disease markers in the national blood supply, among many other significant projects. As the largest nonprofit blood and plasma laboratory organization in the world, CTS exists to ensure the safety of blood and plasma-derived products for life-saving transfusion and therapeutic use.Lanteri will...

National Blood Donor Month has been observed in January since 1970, with the goal of increasing blood and platelet donations during the winter. One of the most difficult times of the year to collect enough blood products to meet patient needs. Extreme winter weather often results in canceled blood drives, and seasonal illnesses like flu and/or COVID-19 may cause donors to become temporarily unable to donate.

On January 25, 2021, CTS implements the Ortho VIP viral marker testing platform. Conversion from the Prism to the VIP is one of the most significant changes we have made in the past three years. We implemented the new system through the dedication and extraordinary effort of everyone across the enterprise. Congratulations on this important success!

 Just a reminder that the revised client forms implement today! Don't forget to toss your old versions! If you need a refresher on what forms are impacted, you can read about it here: Communications  

Celebrate National Blood Donor Month throughout January by inviting eligible individuals to donate blood and convalescent plasma in 2021 with the goal of creating a robust supply that can meet local hospital patient needs. National Blood Donor Month has been observed in January since 1970 with the goal of increasing blood and platelet donations during winter – one of the most difficult times of year to collect enough blood products to meet patient needs. The COVID-19 pandemic has put ...

As a friendly reminder, airlines often change their routine flights and cargo hours for holidays. We recommend you check with your couriers, airline carriers, and Fed-Ex or UPS if applicable to verify hours for the upcoming New Year's Day holiday so that you can avoid any issues with transportation of your samples to CTS. Happy New Year!

As a friendly reminder, airlines often change their routine flights and cargo hours for holidays. We recommend you check with your couriers, airline carriers, and Fed-Ex or UPS if applicable to verify hours for the upcoming Christmas Day holiday so that you can avoid any issues with the transportation of your samples to CTS. Happy Holidays!

As a friendly reminder, airlines often change their routine flights and cargo hours for holidays. We recommend you check with your couriers, airline carriers, and Fed-Ex or UPS if applicable to verify hours for the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday so that you can avoid any issues with transportation of your samples to CTS. Happy Thanksgiving!

The CTS 2020 Annual Laboratory Survey is on its way to your email box. We would appreciate you taking time to complete it. The feedback we receive from you gives us valuable information on how to best meet your testing needs. The survey will take approximately five minutes to complete.Typically, we send a link to more than one person at your facility in an effort to obtain several viewpoints. This survey link is intended for the recipient and should not be forwarded to other individuals in your ...

CTS implement the Bio-Rad Geenius HIV 1/2 supplemental assay on Monday September 21, 2020. The newly licensed Geenius test is an immunochromatographic assay designed to confirm and differentiate individual antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Types 1 and 2. The assay will be replacing the HIV-1 Western blot and HIV-2 EIA assays which are performed on samples with a reactive result on a licensed HIV 1/2 screening test.Read all about it on the Communication page by clicking this link: &...