A not-for-profit membership organization, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) brings together the global laboratory community for a common cause: fostering excellence in laboratory medicine. We do so by facilitating a unique process of developing clinical laboratory testing standards based on input from and consensus among industry, government, and health care professionals.

As an international organization, our members include 1,400+ organizations and 400+ individuals that come from over 60 countries. Through our unified efforts, we set and uphold the standards that drive quality test results, enhance patient care delivery, and improve public health around the world.

For nearly 50 years, our members, volunteers, and customers have made CLSI a respected, transformative leader in the development and implementation of medical laboratory testing standards. Standardization in the laboratory improves the quality and efficiency of testing, which ultimately improves patient care outcomes.

Strategic Plan

CLSI is undertaking the following initiatives to further our mission of delivering clinical and laboratory standards that improve the quality of medical care.

Strategic Goals

1. Understand

   Define and understand our member and customer needs.

   Objectives:
   Identify new and growing markets.
   Identify products and services to be developed.
   Identify delivery mechanisms for products and services.

2. Create

   Create products and services with high market relevance and impact.

   Objectives:
   Integrate customer needs and expectations for product development.
   Create a strong pipeline for new standards and derivative products.
   Identify and implement opportunities for improvement in the standards development process.
   
   

3. Promote

   Strengthen CLSI’s global positioning and leadership.

   Objectives:
   Enhance communications of CLSI’s impact across the health care community. Increase revenue through the growth and diversification of grants and contracts. Expand the CLSI customer base.
   
   

4. Support

   Be a thriving organization where volunteers find participation relevant, rewarding, and valuable.

   Objectives:
   Attract, develop, and retain a talented and productive volunteer workforce.
   Increase volunteer satisfaction.