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Of Radiology, Pathology, GE, Siemens, and Philips
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XIV No. 2 – January 29, 2007 Issue
WHY THE SUDDEN INTEREST IN IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (IVD) by companies serving radiology? Over the past 12 months, what motivated General Electric to spend $8.13 billion and Siemens AG to spend $7.1 billion to acquire their own large IVD manufacturers? I suspec…
“Where’s The Beef?” AP’s AWOL at AmeriPath
By Robert Michel | From the Volume X No. 3 – March 3, 2003 Issue
REMEMBER THAT FAMOUS TELEVISION commercial from Wendy’s burger restaurants? The elderly lady scrutinizes a big hamburger bun that’s obviously short on meat and asks the seminal question “Where’s the beef?” In 1984, it was a catch line that captured the American imagination and was repeated…
LIS Sales Decline in 2000 As Labs Shift Emphasis
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 8 – June 11, 2001 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: THE DARK REPORT’S annual ranking of the Top Ten LIS Vendors reveals that sales of new LIS products declined for the second consecutive year. This is evidence that the influence of multi-hospital health systems is changing the way LIS is purchased and implemented. It is also…
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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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