Research profiles

Researchers at the Institut national de recherche scientifique’s doping control laboratory perform routine drug tests for more than 12,000 professional athletes each year including members of the NHL. Research in the area of organic chemistry have led the team to develop more accurate methods for conducting drug tests using blood and urine samples. Their leading edge work also contributed to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s decision to establish headquarters in Montreal in 2002, and in 2010, this research team oversaw all drug tests for the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.