Late Breaking Lab News
July 3, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Last Friday afternoon, it was announced that Siemens AG would acquire the diagnostics division of Bayer Healthcare. Siemens will pay $5.4 billion and the deal is expected to close in early 2007, subject to regulatory approval. Sales at Bayer Diagnostics totaled $1.8 …
June 12, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Many changes are unfolding across the laboratory industry, so we begin with some of the more significant developments involving people: TRANSITIONS •One of clinical pathology’s respected veterans is preparing to retire. Elkin Simson, M.D., Medical Director at th…
May 22, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Another investment firm has acquired an anatomic pathology company. It was announced today that Water Street Capital Partners of Chicago, Illinois, has acquired a majority ownership in Lakewood Pathology Associates, located in Lakewood, New Jersey. Under new ownershi…
May 1, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Lots of news unfolding across the lab industry. Here’s a round-up of recent and noteworthy items: NEW VENTURES • Persistent rumors indicate that a new national ana…
April 10, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Another private lab company appears to have sold for a strong price. On March 21, 2006, American Capital Strategies Ltd. of Bethesda, Maryland, announced that it had invested $79.5 million in Redwood Toxicology Laboratory Inc., a drugs-of-abuse testing laboratory bas…
March 20, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
On March 13, 2006, American Esoteric Laboratories, Inc. (AEL) of Brentwood, Tennessee announced the acquisition of Physicians Medical Laboratory (PML). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Morristown, Tennessee, PML gives AEL a presence in east Ten…
February 27, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
There’s lots of management turmoil under way at Pathology Partners, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas. On or about February 3, President and CEO Stephen L. Spotts and several other senior executives exited the company. Since then the management page on Pathology Partners’ Web site has…
February 6, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
In Birmingham, England last week, THE DARK REPORT and the United Kingdom’s Association of Clinical Biochemists (ACB) conducted the fourth annual “Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine” (FiLM) meeting, which showcases laboratory best practices in North America and the United Kingdom….
January 16, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
In recent months, the buzz around the lab industry in Southern California has been that Healthline Clinical Laboratories, Inc. is up for sale. THE DARK REPORT believes news of a sales agreement is imminent. The new buyer is likely to be a pair of looking-for-work lab executives in th…
“December 5, 2005 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
On November 9, Luminex Corporation was awarded the “2005 Clinical Diagnostics Technology of the Year” Award from Frost & Sullivan. The award recognizes “clinical diagnostics technology that shows the potential to become an industry standard, achieve a high …
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