SMRTL

What SMRTL does

SMRTL (Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory), founded in 2003 and headquartered in a 30,000+ square foot purpose-built facility in South Jordan, Utah, is a non-profit analytical laboratory specializing in anti-doping and substance-of-abuse testing. The laboratory operates as a WADA-accredited and ISO/IEC 17025-accredited (A2LA) facility, providing urine- and blood-based testing for performance-enhancing substances including anabolic steroids, stimulants, diuretics, hormones, beta-blockers, beta-2 agonists, EPO and hGH, as well as drugs of abuse. It employs advanced analytical instrumentation — immunoassay, gas and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, isotope ratio mass spectrometry, gel electrophoresis, and bio/chemiluminescence — and operates a database of approximately 50,000 samples used to identify doping patterns and support legal defense of results.

The company serves four primary customer segments: Olympic and International Federation organizations (requiring WADA-protocol-compliant testing), professional sport leagues (with customized panels aligned to league policies), collegiate athletic programs (serving NCAA administered testing), and federal/state government departments (substance-abuse testing). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with quote-based pricing customized to each client's program design, results delivered via a secure web portal and through the WADA ADAMS reporting system, and ongoing consultation services supporting program development, scientific interpretation, and legal defensibility.

Revenue is generated exclusively through anti-doping testing service fees and supplementary research grants; SMRTL has no disclosed venture capital or private equity sponsorship. Its founding was backed by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, the National Football League, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, and the University of Utah. A sister company, Eagle Diagnostics (Eagle Dx), provides SRY Gene screening services complementary to SMRTL's core testing portfolio.

Name

SMRTL

Legal name

Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory

Website

https://smrtl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SMRTL is a WADA- and ISO/IEC 17025-accredited non-profit laboratory that provides anti-doping and substance-of-abuse testing for Olympic organizations, professional sport leagues, collegiate athletic programs, and federal/state government agencies using advanced analytical instrumentation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-Doping Laboratory Testing Services

NAICS

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Reference & Esoteric Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Molecular & Genetic Testing (PCR/NGS/qPCR) (HLAGADAF), Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) & Specialized Clinical Lab Assays (HLAAALAN)

Keywords

• Anti-doping testing
• Drug testing laboratory
• Forensic toxicology services
• Athlete substance screening
• WADA accredited laboratory

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Anti-Doping Testing Services: SMRTL is organized as an independent non-profit corporation supported exclusively by testing revenues and research grants. The laboratory conducts comprehensive testing for anti-doping programs including international, national, and professional organizations. Revenue is generated through testing service fees for Olympic, Collegiate, Professional Sport Leagues, and Federal & State Departments.
2. Research Grants: As a non-profit corporation, SMRTL receives research grants as supplementary funding to support continued development of testing methods and discovery of new analytical techniques.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SMRTL is a WADA-accredited independent anti-doping laboratory that tests athlete urine and blood samples for performance-enhancing substances and common substances of abuse. It delivers WADA-compliant testing for Olympic organizations, International Federations, professional sport leagues, collegiate programs, and federal and state government departments. Its offering is bundled around Standard Tests, Specialty Tests (IRMS, EPO, Blood Passport, hGH), Reporting, and scientific Consultation, with a sister-company SRY Gene screening service provided through Eagle Diagnostics.

Product overview

SMRTL offers a unified anti-doping testing platform consisting of Standard Tests (covering common banned substances via urine and blood analysis), Specialty Tests (advanced techniques including IRMS, EPO, Blood Passport, and hGH analysis), and complementary services including Reporting (secure web portal and regulatory body data transfers) and Consultation (scientific support, result defense, and program design). SRY Gene Testing is provided through its sister company Eagle Diagnostics. Testing is available for international, national, and professional organizations including Olympic, Collegiate, Professional Sport Leagues, and Federal & State Departments.

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Brands

• Eagle Diagnostics (Eagle Dx): Specialized SRY Gene screening services provided by SMRTL's sister company for sporting organizations and athletes to meet eligibility requirements.

Products and services

• Standard Tests Urine and blood testing services covering the most common banned substances on the market, including anabolic androgenic steroids, stimulants, diuretics, masking agents, hormones, beta-blockers, beta-2 agonists, and drugs of abuse. Offered for sports organizations and government clients with optimized quick turnaround.
• Specialty Tests Advanced specialized testing with customized panels, including Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) for detecting pharmaceutical-produced steroids, Erythropoietin (EPO) analysis, Blood Passport analysis for monitoring athlete blood parameters over time, and Human Growth Hormone (hGH) analysis. Built for sports organizations requiring deeper substance investigations beyond standard panels.
• Reporting Services Secure web portal access delivering on-demand result management, custom reporting options, and secure data transfers to regulatory bodies including WADA's Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) and USADA. Enables clients to retrieve results and submit data in regulator-mandated formats.
• Consultation Services Scientific consultative support for clients developing and sustaining testing programs, including pattern analysis using a database of approximately 50,000 samples, defense of results documentation for legal and appeal proceedings, and cost-effective test design guidance tailored to program needs.
• SRY Gene Testing SRY Gene screening provided through sister company Eagle Diagnostics (Eagle Dx) to assist sporting organizations and athletes in meeting eligibility requirements per International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Federation, and amateur and professional sporting organization policies within the United States.

Quantifiable outcome

• WADA accreditation assures clients that test results are routinely validated for accuracy through random and blind QC samples
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Eagle Diagnostics (Eagle Dx)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEagle Diagnostics is SMRTL's sister company that performs SRY Gene screening services. Eagle Dx provides specialized SRY Gene screening to assist sporting organizations and athletes in meeting eligibility requirements in alignment with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Federations, and amateur and professional sporting organizations within the United States.

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Recent moves5 records

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Broad incumbents

• ARUP Laboratories: Major esoteric clinical laboratory headquartered in Salt Lake City and affiliated with the University of Utah; broader in scope than SMRTL but comparable in advanced analytical testing capability and Salt Lake City base, sharing the University of Utah founding relationship.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global testing services network offering broad analytical and clinical testing including sports drug testing; comparable to SMRTL in analytical methodologies but operates at vastly larger scale across many testing categories.

Direct peers

• Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory (NMI): Australian WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory operated by the National Measurement Institute; directly comparable as another WADA-accredited lab performing anti-doping analysis for the Australian Olympic Committee and other International Federations.
• INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier: Canadian WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory operated by INRS; directly comparable as another North American WADA-accredited lab serving Canadian sport organizations and IFs with similar analytical capabilities and client base.
• Seibersdorf Labor GmbH: Austrian WADA-accredited testing laboratory operated by AIT Austrian Institute of Technology; directly comparable to SMRTL as a European WADA-accredited lab serving International Federations and national Olympic committees with similar analytical techniques.
• German Sport University Cologne - Institute of Biochemistry (Cologne Anti-Doping Lab): Cologne-based WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory at the German Sport University's Institute of Biochemistry; directly comparable to SMRTL in WADA accreditation, analytical scope, and clientele (International Federations and national anti-doping organizations).
• King's College London - Drug Control Centre: UK-based WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory operated by King's College London; directly comparable to SMRTL in anti-doping methodology, regulatory standing, and clientele spanning British sport federations and International Federations.

Others

• Drug Free Sport: US organization that coordinates and administers NCAA and other drug testing programs; operates in the same anti-doping ecosystem as a coordinator that refers testing to WADA-accredited labs like SMRTL rather than as a competing laboratory.

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