Drug Free Sport

Valesco Portfolio Company Thrives – Drug Free Sport Merges With IDTM

DFS and IDTM Combine to Provide Client Access to Over 500 Professionally Trained Doping Control Officers and Blood Collection Officers Strategically Placed in Over 50 Countries


Jan 25, 2017

On September 21st, 2018, Drug Free Sport (“DFS”), a portfolio company of Valesco Industries, and International Doping Tests & Management (“IDTM”) merged together to create a technology industry leader in anti-doping with an unprecedented global service footprint. The merger will ensure clients of DFS and IDTM have access to top quality World Anti-Doping Agency Code-compliant collections and independent, customized program administration anywhere athletes train and compete.

Drug Free Sport is a global leader in the development and administration of technology-focused, customized anti-doping testing and education for professional, emerging and amateur sport organizations. DFS has been helping athletes maximize their innate potential in sport since 1999 in a fair and safe manner.

IDTM is a leading global provider of anti-doping services and a quality assurer for both Olympic and non-Olympic sports. With a global network of Doping Control Officers and Blood Collection Officers, IDTM has been providing anti-doping services for International Federations, National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs), and independent sporting organizations and events since 1992.

DFS and IDTM combine to provide client access to over 500 professionally trained Doping Control Officers and Blood Collection Officers strategically placed in over 50 countries. Both DFS and IDTM will continue to operate independently while capitalizing on operational synergies to maximize client service and efficiency.

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