Anti-Doping: The Science of Drug Testing and Quality Assurance

Webinar

The fight against doping in sport relies on robust scientific methodologies, advanced analytical technologies, and stringent quality assurance systems to ensure fair competition and athlete protection. Anti-doping laboratories play a critical role in detecting prohibited substances and methods through the application of cutting-edge techniques such as liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS), and biomarker-based approaches.

During the webinar, you will:

• Discover how anti-doping laboratories use LC-MS, GC-MS, IRMS, and biomarker approaches to detect prohibited substances and methods.
• Understand the end-to-end testing workflow, from sample collection and chain of custody to screening, confirmation, and result interpretation.
• Explore challenges in detecting emerging doping agents, designer drugs, peptide hormones, and gene-based doping, and how labs adapt methods to stay ahead.
• Learn how quality assurance frameworks (ISO/IEC 17025, method validation, measurement uncertainty, proficiency testing, risk management, and continuous improvement) ensure the reliability and defensibility of anti-doping results.