Creative Testing Solutions

Research and development the cts research program is dedicated to advancing blood safety and evidence-based transfusion practices through scientific research. The cts research program focuses on the development and/or evaluation of new blood donor screening technologies which significantly improve and promote blood safety in the areas of infectious disease, immunology, molecular diagnostics, and epidemiology. Additionally, the cts research program serves as the focus for a multi-institutional consortium which collects and integrates testing data from a significant portion of the us blood supply for the purpose of national haemovigilance, horizon scanning for emerging infectious diseases relevant to blood safety, and providing critical information for the evaluation of best practices in transfusion medicine, the promotion of donor health, and the improvement of transfusion recipient outcomes.