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Corporate
Employees
Technology
Culture 

Corporate 

• AIT was founded in March 1990 in Indianapolis, Indiana, as an independent reference laboratory.
• AIT specializes in compliance monitoring, forensics, clinical, and pharmaceutical testing.
• In the company’s formative years, AIT lost its biggest client and 85% of its business. Founder, President, and CEO Michael A. Evans, Ph.D. was told to file for bankruptcy.  He said at that moment he understood that he had to go from running a laboratory to running a business. Evans led the company to its success today.(Read more about AIT's Company History)
• AIT was the first private toxicology laboratory in North America to implement the ISO quality management standard. (Read more about AIT's Continuum of Quality)
• In 2010, AIT announced that it would invest $74 million to acquire and equip a new corporate headquarters and laboratory space on the northwest side of Indianapolis. (Read the news story)
• In June 2011, employees began moving into the new building. (Read the news story)
• In 2010, AIT announced plans to add 160 new jobs by 2014.
• AIT has been recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the top 5,000 fastest-growing, private companies in the nation every year since 2007.
• AIT’s revenues increased 30% in 2010; 80% in 2009; and 106% in 2008.
• In 2010, more than 97% of AIT clients rated the company’s services as “Excellent” or “Good.”
• In 2009, AIT became an employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). (Read the news story)
• In 2009, AIT launched a new contract research and pharmaceutical testing division called AIT Bioscience.
• In 2009, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce named AIT the “Small Business of The Year.” (Read the news story)

Employees 

• AIT has nearly 500 employees nationwide, with more than 270 in Indiana. In 2005, AIT had 71 employees.
• AIT added more than 100 employees in 2010; nearly 180 employees in 2009; 90 employees in 2008; and 60 employees in 2007.
• More than 17 percent of AIT employees have joined the company due to referrals from other employees.

Technology 

• AIT prides itself on being a science-based, technology-driven company.
• AIT uses a variety of instruments, including the Aeroset, GC/MS, LC/MS, UPLC-MS/MS, UPLC coupled with Time-of-Flight (ToF) mass spectrometry.
• AIT first started using LC/MS technology in 2001 and has more than 100 years of combined intellectual experience using LC/MS.
• AIT can identify all drug substances in just one test using UPLC coupled with ToF mass spectrometry.
• AIT owns one of the largest spectral library databases of compounds in North America using ToF mass spectrometry.

Culture 

• AIT operates under an atmosphere of integrity, respect, and gratitude for its employees and clients. (Read our Mission Statement)
• AIT sponsors a Contributions Committee that supports efforts in the areas of community outreach, fundraising, collection of donations, and raising awareness. In 2010, AIT's employee-led Contributions Committee donated $95,000 to dozens of different charitable organizations. (Learn more about our Community Outreach)
• AIT sponsors a Quality of Life Committee to implement new cultural initiatives for its employees. Initiatives have included a six-week paid maternity leave benefit for new mothers and free access to recycling.
• AIT manages a strong wellness initiative for employees that includes twice yearly health screenings, Wellness Month activities, a racing circuit for employees (all of the races benefit charity), customized wellness plans, and access to health and exercise information through an internal blog. (Read about our corporate wellness program)
• AIT supports a leadership development program that includes a speaker series, training sessions, and personal development plans.
• AIT gives its employees time off from work to volunteer for various organizations.