Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists

What Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists does

The Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) is a US-based nonprofit professional society founded in 1966 at the National Institutes of Health and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is dedicated to advancing teaching, scholarship, research, and service standards in academic laboratory medicine and clinical pathology. ACLPS serves individual members — academic pathologists, physicians, clinical and basic scientists, residents, fellows, medical students, and graduate students — and maintains active affiliations with approximately 70 of the roughly 150 academic and community centers that train pathology residents in clinical pathology. Its core deliverables are the Annual Meeting (Lab Medicine), the Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award Program, and three named recognition awards (Cotlove, Gerald T. Evans, and Ellis Benson). It jointly sponsors the American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP) in partnership with the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), with members receiving free journal access as a key benefit.

ACLPS operates a lean membership-association business model. Revenue is generated through annual membership dues from Active and Associate members, tiered annual meeting registration fees (2023: $470–$745 per attendee depending on membership status and timing), corporate meeting sponsorships at Diamond/Platinum/Silver levels (with diagnostics-industry supporters including Abbott, Roche, ARUP, bioMérieux, and SCIEX), and the joint AJCP journal sponsorship. Member onboarding, dues payment, and event registration are handled through a Wild Apricot self-service membership portal launched in December 2021. Membership recruitment is community-led: existing faculty and trainees promote membership within their training programs, and the annual meeting — kept deliberately intimate at roughly 200 attendees — functions as the flagship recruitment and engagement event. The organization also operates a formal Clinical Pathology Training Programs Directory covering 23 US academic medical centers.

ACLPS is governed by an elected Executive Council including the President (S. Wesley Long), President-Elect (Ron Jackups), Immediate Past-President (Jonathan Genzen), Treasurer, and Secretary, with committee chairs overseeing membership, education, nominations/awards, website, and the Young Investigator program. It has no parent company, no venture funding, and no subsidiaries. Recent strategic activity has centered on digital modernization (the 2021 membership portal), governance updates (2022 bylaws amendments), social media expansion (X, LinkedIn, Instagram launched November 2025), corporate sponsorship tiering, and a multi-year venue rotation for the annual meeting extending through 2029.

Name

Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists

Legal name

Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists

Website

https://aclps.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACLPS is a US-based nonprofit professional society founded in 1966 that advances teaching, research, and scholarship in academic laboratory medicine, serving pathologists, scientists, residents, fellows, and trainees through its annual meeting, named awards, and joint sponsorship of the AJCP journal with ASCP.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Moweaqua

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues collected from pathologists, physicians, scientists, and trainees. Members can pay dues through the ACLPS membership portal.
2. Annual Meeting Registration: Registration fees for the annual meeting with tiered pricing for Active ACLPS Members, Associate ACLPS Members, and non-members. 2023 fees ranged from $470-$745 depending on membership status and early/late registration.
3. Publication Revenue: The American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP) is the official journal jointly sponsored by ACLPS and ASCP, with ACLPS members receiving free access.
4. Meeting Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors and exhibitors support annual meetings at various levels (Diamond, Platinum, Silver), providing revenue for meeting operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) is a nonprofit professional academy that promotes education, scholarship, and research in laboratory medicine and clinical pathology. It offers annual scientific meetings, membership services, peer-recognition award programs, and co-sponsors the American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP) in partnership with the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Product overview

ACLPS is a professional academy organization (not a technology product company) focused on advancing teaching and scholarship in laboratory medicine since 1966. The organization offers a portfolio of programs and services including: the Annual Lab Medicine Meeting (their premier education and scientific event), the Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award Program for trainees, three named awards (Cotlove Lectureship, Gerald T. Evans Award, and Ellis Benson Award), the official journal American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP) in partnership with ASCP, a directory of Clinical Pathology Training Programs, and membership services including access to the AJCP and annual meetings. The organization functions as a professional society rather than a commercial product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACLPS Annual Meeting (Lab Medicine)
• ACLPS Membership Services
• Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award Program
• Cotlove Lectureship Award
• Gerald T. Evans Award
• Ellis Benson Award
• American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP) Sponsorship
• Clinical Pathology Training Programs Directory

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 researchers and clinicians attend the annual meeting
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UVA Department of Pathology (University of Virginia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2023Local host for ACLPS 2023 Annual Meeting in Charlottesville, VA.
• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint sponsorship of the American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP), the official journal of both organizations. ACLPS members receive free access to AJCP as a membership benefit.
• Custom Management GroupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConference organizer and supporter providing program planning and logistical support for the ACLPS Annual Meeting.
• Diamond Supporter: Washington University in St. LouisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond-level financial supporter and exhibitor at ACLPS 2023.
• Platinum Supporters: Abbott, ARUP Laboratories, bioMérieux, HemoSonics, Immucor, Peak Scientific, PGDx Labcorp, Roche Diagnostics, SCIEX, University of MinnesotaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum-level supporters and exhibitors at ACLPS 2023 Annual Meeting.
• Silver Supporters: Cerus, Columbia University, Grifols, VelseraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver-level supporters and exhibitors at ACLPS 2023 Annual Meeting.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC): AACC (now Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine) is the leading international scientific society for clinical laboratory science. It directly competes for laboratory medicine professionals and offers overlapping continuing education, journals, and meetings.
• United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP): USCAP is a premier pathology academic society with a major annual meeting and education focus. It serves academic pathologists and trainees similar to ACLPS but has broader anatomic pathology emphasis and a much larger annual meeting.
• American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP): ASIP is a research-oriented pathology society promoting discovery in disease mechanisms. It shares ACLPS's academic research mission and overlapping investigator members, particularly in experimental pathology and laboratory medicine research.
• Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP): AMP is a professional society focused on molecular diagnostics and molecular pathology. It overlaps with ACLPS members working in laboratory medicine, particularly those in molecular and genetic testing subspecialties.
• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP): ASCP is the largest professional society for pathologists and laboratory professionals. It is a direct peer to ACLPS as the co-sponsor of AJCP and serves overlapping members across clinical pathology, though ASCP is significantly broader in scope (technologists, residents, international members).
• College of American Pathologists (CAP): CAP is the leading professional organization for board-certified pathologists, offering accreditation, education, and advocacy. It overlaps with ACLPS on academic pathologist members and pathology education but is more focused on practice standards and lab accreditation.

Emerging players

• Association of Pathology Chairs (APC): APC represents academic pathology department chairs and provides PRODS listserv for residency directors. It overlaps with ACLPS on academic leadership and training program governance, though its focus is on departmental administration rather than laboratory medicine specifically.
• Society for Hematopathology: The Society for Hematopathology focuses on hematopathology as a subspecialty of clinical pathology. It serves a narrower membership niche than ACLPS but intersects on training programs and academic hematopathologist members.

Broad incumbents

• American Society for Microbiology (ASM): ASM is a large life sciences society with significant overlap in clinical microbiology, a key clinical pathology subspecialty. ASM is broader in scope (research, public health, industry) but intersects with ACLPS members working in microbiology laboratories.
• American Society of Hematology (ASH): ASH is the world's largest professional society for hematologists. While primarily focused on clinical hematology rather than pathology, it overlaps with clinical pathology members in hematopathology and laboratory hematology training programs.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ACLPS_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clinical-physicians-laboratory
• Instagraminstagram.com/aclpssocial

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

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