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Court Rules Against Roche In PCR/Taq Patent Dispute
DECEMBER 7, 1999 WAS NOT an auspicious day for Hoffmann-LaRoche. One of its patents related to the PCR testing process was ruled invalid by a Federal District Court. The ruling involved Roche’s ’818 Taq patent, an enzyme used in the PCR process. The Court found that the patent h…
Reference Labs Intensify Battle for Send-Out Tests
CEO SUMMARY: Expect a battle royale for hospital reference and esoteric testing by the handful of labs that offer such testing to hospitals throughout the country. With the merger of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories now a fact, competitors are al…
Kaiser’s National Lab Business Awarded to American Medical Laboratories
MANY EXECUTIVES in the laboratory industry will be surprised to learn that American Medical Laboratories, Inc. (AML) of Chantilly, Virginia has aced out Quest Diagnostics Incorporated to become the primary reference laboratory for all divisions of Kaiser Perm…
“June 7, 1999 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Another laboratorian has caught entrepreneur’s fever. Paul Gotcher accepted a position in April as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Advanced Pathology Systems, Inc. (PSI) of San Francisco. PSI is a start-up company developing enhanced microscopy techniques. Gotcher was mos…
Client Service and Sales Fuel Fast Growth at AML
CEO SUMMARY: Here’s proof positive that effective management can make a positive difference in the financial performance of clinical labs. Upon taking title to American Medical Laboratories in the spring of 1997, its new owners used an emphasis on “customer-first” service and aggres…
Premier Executive John Biggers Discusses Reasons For Laboratory Initiative
CEO SUMMARY: Because of Premier’s influence with 1,700 of the nation’s 5,000 hospitals, laboratory administrators and executives should realize that this strategic services alliance between Premier and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated will change traditional laboratory practices, regard…
Ex-NHL Executives Buy American Medical Labs
CEO SUMMARY: American Medical Laboratories’ sale to new owners is a major event. Not only does the new management team have a reputation for top performance in selling clinical laboratory services, but they also arrive with an ample war chest. When the revamped AML hits the competitive …
“March 31, 1997 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
After THE DARK REPORT’S Executive War College on Medical Laboratory Networking in New Orleans on May 20-21, two other interesting laboratory meetings are scheduled. First up is the 15th annual symposium presented by the University of Michigan’s Department of Pathology. S…
Laboratory Trade Group Launches New Activities
CEO SUMMARY: Long overlooked by most of the laboratory industry, ACLA may be in the process of revolutionary change. Since David Sundwall, M.D., became President, ACLA has taken a more assertive stance on a wide variety of issues which affect all laboratories, not just ACLA members….
1997’s Most Interesting Laboratory Innovators
CEO SUMMARY: During the next year, the clinical laboratory industry faces some of its toughest business challenges in history. Here are eight individuals who possess a unique combination of spirit and grit and seek to transform their laboratory organizations into winners. E…
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Volume XXXII, No. 6 – April 21, 2025
Now that a federal judge has vacated the FDA’s LDT rule, The Dark Report analyzes the judgement and notes the various steps the FDA could take in response. Also, lab testing at pharmacies is proving to be less successful than was once anticipated.
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