AIT services pain management, forensic, clinical, and pharmaceutical clients nationwide
In 1990, Michael A. Evans, Ph.D. founded the American Institute of Toxicology (AIT Laboratories) with five employees and one goal: to provide superior analytical testing and research to professionals in the healthcare industry. Today, the company has an experienced and skilled staff of more than 365 employees nationwide, including several Ph.D.-level toxicologists, full-time scientists dedicated to production, research and development, and an information technology department that isn’t afraid to push the envelope. AIT specializes in pain management, forensics, clinical, and pharmaceutical testing. In 2009, AIT launched AIT Bioscience, a bioanalytical contract research organization.
Housed in a 40,000 square-foot facility near the Indianapolis International Airport, the lab offers state-of-the-art analyses for hundreds of healthcare, forensic, and pharmaceutical customers nationwide. Clientele includes leading reference laboratories, federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies, corporations, government agencies, pharmaceutical firms, hospitals, physicians, medical examiners, attorneys, and courts of law.
Renowned not only in Indiana but also nationwide, AIT is ranked as a top-ten life science company in central Indiana. AIT was the first private toxicology lab in North America to receive certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a federation of national-standards bodies concerned with consistent rules of technical specifications. AIT is also CAP- and CLIA-certified.
The company's list of accolades includes multiple honors. In 2009, AIT was named the "Small Business of the Year" by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and for the second consecutive year was named one of the "Best Places to Work in Indiana," also by the Indiana Chamber. AIT made Inc. magazine’s list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing, private companies in the nation for the third consecutive year. In 2008, AIT was named one of 50 Indiana companies to receive the inaugural “Indiana Companies to Watch” Award. Dr. Evans also received the “Turnaround Award” at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for the Midwest region. On July 1, 2009, AIT President and CEO Michael A. Evans, Ph.D. transferred ownership of the company to his employees in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
AIT has also been recognized for its commitment to culture and diversity in the workplace, earning an Outstanding Employer nod from the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired and received a 2006 Employer Award from the Indianapolis Mayor's Office of Disability Affairs and the Mayor's Advisory Council on Disability.
AIT Laboratories' procedures comply with guidelines distributed by the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT), Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT), the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), and the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (IAFT).