Association for Laboratory Medicine

The Association for Laboratory Medicine was founded in 1953, and is one of the oldest such Associations in the world. Based in the United Kingdom, it is a professional body dedicated to the practice and promotion of clinical science. The Association has medical and non-medical members in all major UK healthcare laboratories, in many university departments and in several commercial companies involved in healthcare. The links with its Corporate Members lead to a fruitful relationship with the clinical diagnostics industry. The Association for Clinical Scientists in Immunology (ACSI) disbanded to merge with the Association in 2007 and the Association of Clinical Microbiologists (ACM) similarly disbanded and merged in 2010. Therefore the Association now forms the major body for clinical biochemistry, immunology and microbiology in the UK; providing training, professional leadership, best practices and guidance to the profession, governments, public and media . The Association liaise...