News & Resources

CLS welcomes the Phenna Group. This is Phenna Group’s first partnering in the food and health sciences end market and augments both our platform and strategy to develop a differentiated and diverse TICC Group.

Evelyn O’Toole, CEO and Founder of CLS has received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the National University of Ireland Galway for her outstanding and distinctive contribution to business and science.

Complete Laboratory Solutions celebrates this week the International Women’s Day, as well as Launch of the MedTech to 2025 Strategy, and Launch of the West Regional Enterprise Plan. Read more in this Week in Review.

Even as the national vaccination programme gathers pace, active COVID-19 testing holds the key to re-opening society and preventing transmission of the virus. Proactive testing can deliver a real advantage as our country eases through the next phases.

Today marks World Hand Hygiene Day (5th May), a day that has certainly earned extended recognition and support globally for its significance in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.  “Seconds save lives - clean your hands!” is the title of this year's campaign,...

We are launching PCR COVID-19 private testing as part of the expansion of the CLS clinical laboratory facilities in the west of Ireland. The service is available to both private industry and public health in Ireland. The new clinical laboratories at CLS adhere to the...

We have launched a range of new testing initiatives to support the reopening of business during the Covid-19 pandemic. Focused on meeting industry standards, compliance and regulations, the services and programmes include a Reboot Test Programme for Hospitality, a...

In its second year, the NUI Galway CLS Student Award is a tremendous award that recognises the student with the best performance in the analytical microbiology and laboratory quality management modules of the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Microbiology at NUI Galway....

We are pleased to announce that the inaugural winner of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) CLS Student Excellence in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Science Student Award is Ali Sakkar. Ali Sakkar was revealed as the winner at a recent GMIT ceremony at The...

CLS announced as finalist in Irish Medtech Awards 2019 We are pleased to announce that CLS has been shortlisted for the Medtech Partner/Supplier of the Year award category at the Irish Medtech Awards 2019. It is a fantastic recognition of the support we provide to the...

10 October 2019 - Complete Laboratory Solutions (CLS), Ireland’s largest privately-owned contract laboratory, is celebrating 25 years in business with the creation of 100 new jobs over the next two years as the MedTech sector continues to grow.  Set up in 1994 in...

In 1994, Evelyn O’Toole (CEO and Founder) set up CLS in Ros Muc using her redundancy money from a previous job. She was committed to creating jobs for other scientists like herself to live and work in the West of Ireland. 25 years on, CLS has grown with two facilities...

Earlier this year we announced a new CLS MedPharma Student Excellence in Microbiology Award with NUI Galway and we are delighted to announce the winner as Cathal Hurley. Cathal, a recently graduated student, was selected for his performance in the analytical...

Celebrating CLS Team Milestones #CLSTogether #CLS20yearmilestone This year marks a significant milestone for two of our senior team – Caecilia Terloh, our Director of Environmental Services and Anne O’Donnell, our Director of Microbiology. Both have been with CLS for...

14 August 2018 - NUI Galway and Complete Laboratory Solutions (CLS) recently announced a new CLS MedPharma Student Excellence in Microbiology Award. The award is open to Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Microbiology students. Criteria for the award is specifically...