Founder of Forensic Fluids Labs to kick off spring speaker series

Contact: Cara Barnes
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KALAMAZOO—A forensic toxicologist and founder of a local oral fluid drug testing lab will be the first speaker in the spring Entrepreneurship Forum at Western Michigan University. Bridget Lorenz Lemberg, founder and lab director of Forensic Fluids Laboratories will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, in 2150 Schneider Hall.

The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting Kayla Hunt at (269) 387-6059 or kayla.j.hunt@wmich.edu. Free parking is available in the nearby Fetzer Center parking lot.

Bridget Lorenz Lemberg

Lemberg is a forensic toxicologist with more than 20 years of toxicology and pharmacology experience. She is the sole founder of Forensic Fluids, the only oral fluid testing laboratory in Michigan, and now employs more than 20 people. Located in the former Gibson Guitar factory in Kalamazoo, the company has nearly doubled its original physical space since opening and has posted strong annual revenues each year.

Forensic Fluids Laboratories

A leader in oral fluid drug testing, Forensic Fluids' scientific testing equipment separates the company from its competitors. The liquid chromatography technology used is the most sensitive confirmation method available and can positively identify and quantify more than 200 compounds. The company’s quick turnaround time for test results has attracted clients from government agencies, corporations and small businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Forensic Fluids has won numerous awards for sales growth, innovative processes, customer service excellence, entrepreneurial leadership and use of cutting-edge technology. In 2009, Forensic Fluids was the recipient of a Michigan Top 50 Companies to Watch award. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Inc. Magazine listed Forensic Fluids on its annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

The Entrepreneurship Forum is sponsored by Educational Community Credit Union. For more information, visit wmich.edu/business or contact the Haworth College of Business at (269) 387-6059.