Montreal, June 28, 2011 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revoked the accreditation of the laboratory in Ankara, Turkey due to non-compliance with the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) and the related Technical Documents.
The revocation will be effective as of July 27, 2011 and will mean that the laboratory – which is currently suspended - will no longer be authorized to carry out testing of doping control samples on behalf of WADA or any testing authority.
The decision was taken by WADA’s Executive Committee following a thorough review of the status of the laboratory by WADA’s Disciplinary Panel.
WADA suspended the Ankara laboratory’s accreditation on May 24, 2011 before a further decision was taken by the Executive Committee to revoke it.
The laboratory may appeal this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport within 21 days. It may also choose to reapply for accreditation, but must begin the process again as a new laboratory as outlined in the ISL.
It is the second time the Ankara laboratory has fallen below the standards set by WADA. It was also suspended for three months in March 2009, and was reinstated following a WADA site visit that ensured proper corrective actions had been implemented.
Pursuant to the ISL, WADA is responsible for accrediting and re-accrediting anti-doping laboratories, thereby ensuring that they maintain the highest quality standards. This monitoring is conducted in conjunction with ISO assessment by independent national accreditation bodies that are full members of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
Whenever a laboratory does not meet ISL requirements, WADA may suspend the laboratory’s accreditation. WADA may revoke a laboratory’s accreditation for repeated failures to comply with the ISL and related Technical Documents.
BIO endorses ‘Declaration against Doping in Sport’
Montreal, June 28, 2011
The ‘Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Fight against Doping in Sport’ between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufactures and Associations (IFPMA) has been endorsed by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).
A resolution to endorse the declaration, which was signed last year, was approved during the BIO International Conference in Washington DC, which runs from June 27-30.
The declaration between WADA and the IFPMA outlined a voluntary cooperation to identify medical compounds with doping potential, restrict misuse of medicines still in development, improve the flow of relevant information, and facilitate development of detection methods in the context of the fight against doping sport.
“This endorsement adds credence to the declaration between WADA and the IFPMA and is further evidence that the fight against doping in sport is becoming more unified,” said WADA President John Fahey.
“It is not only sport that is cheated by the misuse of medicines, the manufacturers are also being cheated, and WADA is delighted with the growing spirit of cooperation in the fight against doping sport.”
As part of their endorsement, BIO will encourage its member organizations to collaborate with WADA and the IFPMA as outlined in the declaration.
“It is of high importance to BIO members that their medicines are used for what they were intended – to save lives and improve the quality of life of patients suffering from serious disease,” said BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood.
“Our members have continually demonstrated their commitment to the anti-doping cause. Our endorsement of this joint declaration is a natural step in this long-standing tradition and enables us to further reach the goal of eradicating doping in sports.”
A BIO Convention discussion entitled ‘How Dare they Dope with our Medicines’ on Thursday, June 30 will address the issue of anti-doping in sport.
The discussion will be led by Steve Elliott, Scientific Executive Director for Amgen, and will include contributions from Pauline Williams, head of GlaxoSmithKline’s academic discovery performance unit, Barbara Leishman, Clinical Science Leader at Roche, and WADA Director of Science Olivier Rabin.
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations.
BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.
About WADA
The World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) mission is to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against doping in sport in all its forms. WADA was established in 1999 as an international independent agency composed and funded equally by the sport movement and governments of the world.
Its key activities include scientific research, education, development of anti-doping capacities, and monitoring of the World Anti-Doping Code.
WADA’s anti-doping laboratories are dedicated to the analysis of doping control samples from athletes. There are currently 35 laboratories in the global network. Testing aims to eradicate drug abuse in sport; protecting both the integrity of sport and, critically, the health of every athlete.
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