GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will oversee a record number of drug tests at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to help ensure the cleanest Games possible. To this effect, GSK will carry 6,250 anti-doping tests.  

In recognition of this, British Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Romero recently unveiled a 41m wide London 2012 logo on the side of GSK’s headquarters in London.  

GSK Chief Executive Andrew Witty said: “We want to celebrate the role we will play in bringing science to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The sign is the perfect way of doing this as millions of people will see it in the lead up to the Games and during Games time itself. As the UK’s largest pharmaceutical company, we will bring our expertise to running a world class laboratory that will carry out more anti-doping tests than ever before at an Olympics, making London 2012 the cleanest possible Games.”

As Official Laboratory Services Provider for London 2012, GSK has formed a partnership with King’s College London to operate a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory during the London 2012 Games.