Macrogen Corp.'s Clinical NGS Laboratory Receives CAP Accreditation
Macrogen Corp. (www.macrogenlab.com) announces that its Scientific Lab that offers medical NGS services has been awarded certification by the Accreditation Board of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) based on outcomes of a recent on-site evaluation as part of the CAP's Accreditation Programs.
" Macrogen shows management, innovation, and a passionate commitment to standards of excellence while giving the finest quality services, ultimately for patients," stated Bharati Jhaveri, MD, FCAP, chair of the CAP's Council on Accreditation. "The CAP congratulates Macrogen Corp. on its current CAP Accreditation."
The United States government identifies the CAP Lab Accreditation Program, started in the very early 1960s, as being equal-to or more-stringent-than the federal government's own examination program.
During the CAP certification process, developed to ensure the greatest criterion of look after all lab patients, assessors take a look at the research laboratory's records and quality assurance of treatments for the coming before two years. CAP inspectors additionally check out lab team credentials, tools, facilities, security program and document, and overall monitoring.
The facilitys director, Carlos Ruiz, MD, FCAP, was advised of this nationwide recognition and congratulated for the excellence of the solutions being offered.
" We are extremely pleased at Macrogen Professional Lab to be a CAP Certified laboratory in Genomic Sequencing," stated Dr. Ruiz, "The future is amazing in finding ways to improve and improve Medical applications utilizing whole genome and entire exome sequencing."
About Macrogen Corp.
Macrogen Corp.( Rockville, MD), established in 2005, additionally shares twenty years of experience of Macrogen Inc. (KOSDAQ:038290) (Seoul, Korea) in premier genomic sequencing and analysis. Macrogen is continually increasing both worldwide and with the solutions that it provides, including the introducing of CLIA-certified solutions in 2012. Macrogen adapts to the fast progressing genomics area by being the initial to obtain new innovations and qualifications. To find out more, please visit http://www.macrogenlab.com
About the College of American Pathologists
As the world's largest organization of board-certified pathologists and leading provider of lab certification and effectiveness testing programs, the University of American Pathologists (CAP) serves patients, pathologists, and the public by promoting and advocating excellence in the method of pathology and lab medicine worldwide. For additional information, reviewed the CAP Annual Report at cap.org.
