In forensic toxicology, confidence in a result is built long before a report is issued.

It is built through validated methods, documented processes, trained people, careful review, quality systems, and a shared commitment to doing the work the right way.

Axis Forensic Toxicology is grateful to be recognized by ANAB – ANSI National Accreditation Board for the renewal of our accreditation to American Board of Forensic Toxicology and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards in the field of Forensic Testing, Toxicology.

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is an internationally recognized standard for laboratory competence, quality systems, and technically valid testing. In forensic toxicology, that rigor matters. The clients we serve often rely on toxicology results in serious, sensitive, and consequential matters. That responsibility calls for more than scientific capability. It calls for disciplined systems, consistent practices, and a culture committed to quality.

Dr. Laureen Marinetti, Chief Toxicologist at Axis, sees accreditation as part of the responsibility forensic toxicology carries. Trust in a result is built one careful step at a time — through the methods used, the reviews performed, and the way each case is approached.

For Axis, accreditation is not simply a credential. It reflects the daily discipline required to serve clients well.

Much of that work happens behind the scenes — in the procedures we follow, the documentation we maintain, the training we complete, the reviews we perform, and the continuous improvement that supports our laboratory each day.

Accreditation renewal also reflects steady, shared work across the organization. Much of that work is not visible to clients, but it matters to every result Axis reports. That is how Matt Zollman, Director of Operations and Product Management at Axis, describes the operational discipline behind the renewal.

This recognition reflects the people behind Axis — the team members who receive, prepare, test, review, report, support, document, audit, correct, improve, and serve. Their work is often unseen, but essential to the clarity and confidence our clients need when toxicology results become part of a larger case record.

Axis appreciates ANAB’s recognition and the continued opportunity to uphold these standards in forensic toxicology.

Most of all, Axis is grateful for the team whose daily discipline makes this standard real in the work we do for clients.