TIAFT

What TIAFT does

The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional membership association founded in London on April 21, 1963, with Articles of Incorporation established in Luxembourg in 2003. Headquartered at 5540 N Academy Blvd, STE230, Colorado Springs, Colorado, TIAFT serves approximately 1,800 individual members worldwide — practicing forensic toxicologists drawn from government laboratories (police, medical examiners, coroners, sports doping control), hospital toxicology labs, and academic departments of legal medicine, pharmacology, and pharmacy — through a network of 50 Regional Representatives. The association operates as the premier international body for the discipline, focused on professional cooperation, research encouragement, ethics standards, and continuing education.

TIAFT's core product portfolio centers on the HighResNPS Database, a crowd-sourced, high-resolution mass spectral database for new psychoactive substances (NPS) maintained by the TIAFT NPS Committee as a member service, supplemented by the triannual TIAFT Bulletin, the Toxpod podcast, members-only online lectures, an international annual scientific meeting (with regional meetings and a 2026 joint SOFT-TIAFT meeting in Chicago), and a Careers Centre. The NPS Committee collaborates with UNODC, the EUDA, the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE), and the SCORE Network, and TIAFT contributes to the UNODC Early Warning System on NPS.

TIAFT's revenue model is overwhelmingly subscription-recurring membership dues (Standard, DCF at ≤50% of standard for developing countries, Retired after 25 years/65+ age and Honorary members dues-excused), supplemented by Bulletin advertising ($500 USD per half A4 page, $1,000 USD per full A4 page) and one-time sales of past Bulletin issues at $25 USD each. Pricing is set in U.S. dollars; sponsorship income (e.g., Waters Corporation webinar sponsorship, Golden West Biologicals as Silver Sponsor) supplements dues. Governance is via a triennial-elected Executive Board comprising the President (since 2025, Simon Elliott), President-Elect (Sarah Wille), Past President (Dimitri Gerostamoulos), Secretary, Treasurer, and six regional Board Members.

Name

TIAFT

Legal name

The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT)

Website

https://tiaft.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

TIAFT is a 501(c)(3) international professional membership association founded in 1963, serving approximately 1,800 forensic toxicologists worldwide through the HighResNPS database, triannual Bulletin, Toxpod podcast, annual scientific meetings, and training programs.

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Product category

Professional Association / Forensic Toxicology Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Toxicology & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratories (HLAFAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Forensic toxicology association
• Professional membership services
• Analytical toxicology research
• Scientific publication services
• Continuing professional education

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from Standard Members, DCF (Developing Countries Fund) Members at reduced rates, Retired Members (excused from dues after 25 years membership), and Honorary Members (excused from dues). Dues are set in U.S. dollars.
2. Bulletin Advertising: Advertising rates are $500USD per half A4 page or $1000USD per full A4 page in the TIAFT Bulletin.
3. Past Bulletin Sales: Sale of past TIAFT Bulletin issues for $25.00 USD each, available in paper or electronic format.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

TIAFT is an international professional membership association that serves forensic toxicologists worldwide through scientific meetings, publications, a research database (HighResNPS), training content, and awards programs. Founded in 1963 in London, it provides coordination, ethical standards, education, and collaboration across approximately 1,800 members from hospitals, police labs, medical examiner offices, universities, and sports doping laboratories.

Product overview

The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) is a professional membership organization established in 1963, comprising approximately 1,800 members worldwide. Rather than offering a unified technology product, TIAFT provides a portfolio of professional services including the TIAFT Bulletin (triannual publication), The Toxpod podcast, the HighResNPS database for NPS analysis, online educational lectures, and various awards programs (Alan Curry Award, TIAFT Achievement Award, Randall Baselt Award, Young Scientists Awards). The organization also facilitates annual and regional meetings, operates a mentoring program connecting retired and young scientists, and maintains a Careers Centre for professional opportunities. TIAFT is structured around several committees including Communications, Continuing Education, Ethics, NPS, and Young Scientists, serving the forensic toxicology community through collaboration, education, and research promotion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TIAFT Bulletin
• The Toxpod
• HighResNPS Database
• Online Lectures

Quantifiable outcome

• TIAFT assists members from developing countries through travel grants to attend annual meetings
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Golden West BiologicalscoreOthersSilver Sponsor of TIAFT. Learn more about sponsoring TIAFT by contacting Board Member Jennifer Schumann at [email protected].
• RTI InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Svante Vikingsson, TIAFT NPS Committee Chair, is a Senior Research Forensic Scientist at RTI International, providing scientific support for the National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP).
• Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) at Fredric Rieders Family FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFSRE provides long-term support for the Randall Baselt Award within TIAFT, in fond remembrance of Randall Baselt who died in May 2021. CFSRE also runs NPS Discovery, an open-access drug early warning system.
• EUDA (European Union Drugs Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIAFT NPS Committee collaborates with EUDA for UNODC collaboration and Tox Portal promotion, awareness and support. EUDA representatives participate in Toxpod NPS Update episodes.
• UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIAFT NPS Committee collaborates with UNODC for NPS Tox Portal promotion and support. UNODC representatives participate in Toxpod NPS Update episodes. TIAFT contributes to UNODC Early Warning System on NPS.
• Waters CorporationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWaters sponsored the Orphines Webinar hosted by TIAFT in July 2026.
• SOFT (Society of Forensic Toxicologists)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIAFT NPS Committee collaborates with SOFT on NPS-related matters. Joint annual meetings are organized with SOFT (e.g., SOFT-TIAFT 2026 in Chicago).
• SCORE NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeemu Gunnar, TIAFT NPS Committee member and Head of Forensic Toxicology at Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, is a core team member of the SCORE network coordinating wastewater-based drug monitoring studies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS): AAFS is a broader U.S.-based forensic sciences professional organization with overlapping membership in the toxicology section, multi-disciplinary annual meetings, awards, and a peer-reviewed Journal of Forensic Sciences. TIAFT members regularly participate in AAFS as well.
• International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS): IAFS is a global umbrella organization for forensic science practitioners, hosting the triennial IAFS Meeting and IAFS Newsletter. It provides a broader international forum that TIAFT members interact with for forensic toxicology content.
• Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT): SOFT is the principal North American professional association for forensic toxicologists, organizing the annual SOFT-TIAFT joint meeting with TIAFT. Membership, awards, and committee structure are highly comparable to TIAFT, with overlap in leadership and member base.
• Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE): CFSRE at the Fredric Rieders Family Foundation is a U.S.-based forensic sciences research and education organization that co-sponsors the TIAFT Randall Baselt Award and operates the open-access NPS Discovery drug early warning system — directly comparable in NPS data services and educational programming.
• European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT): EAPCCT is the European counterpart focused on clinical and poisons toxicology, running the annual congress of the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists and the Clinical Toxicology journal. Member base and conference format are highly comparable to TIAFT, especially for European clinical toxicologists.

Broad incumbents

• Society of Toxicology (SOT): SOT is a large U.S.-headquartered scientific society covering all disciplines of toxicology, including clinical, regulatory, and forensic tracks. It runs a major annual meeting and the journal Toxicological Sciences, serving many of the same professionals as TIAFT but at much larger scale.

Others

• Waters Corporation: Waters Corporation is a major mass-spectrometry instrument vendor that has sponsored TIAFT webinars (e.g., Orphines webinar, July 2026). As the dominant supplier of LC-MS/MS instruments used in forensic toxicology labs, Waters is a key enabling technology partner for TIAFT's member base.
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): UNODC operates the Early Warning System on NPS and collaborates with TIAFT's NPS Committee for Tox Portal promotion and Toxpod episodes. It is an ecosystem partner rather than a competing association.
• International Narcotics Control Board (INCB): INCB is the UN-mandated independent quasi-judicial body monitoring implementation of international drug control conventions. It is comparable as an intergovernmental stakeholder with overlapping mandate in NPS monitoring and policy that TIAFT supports via its NPS Committee work.

Regional players

• EUROTOX: EUROTOX is the Federation of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology, running the annual EUROTOX Congress and serving as the European umbrella for national toxicology societies. Members and program scope partially overlap with TIAFT, especially in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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