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Quest, Labcorp Tout Their Alzheimer’s Tests and Use of AI
Executives at Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp cheered strong revenue growth in the third quarter. Both companies noted excellent recent launches of Alzheimer’s disease tests. In addition, both companies reported they are leaning heavily into artificial intelligen…
Reforms in China Affect IVD Companies’ Q3 2025 Earnings
Most of the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers that serve clinical laboratories worldwide reported facing financial “headwinds” in the China IVD market that affected their third-quarter performance. This was due to policy changes in the country…
FDA Has Future Avenues to LDT Oversight
CEO SUMMARY: Even though a federal court vacated the FDA’s final rule for laboratory developed tests, experts warn that the agency may still be able to regulate some LDTs via its authority over diagnostic software. An attorney notes that software’s central role in mode…
After Regaining Outreach, Lab Grows it by $10M
CEO SUMMARY: In this case study, Kootenai Health in Idaho explains how taking back lab outreach services from a commercial lab company can improve physician satisfaction, enhance patient care, and increase revenue. Although the transition was bumpy, within two years of bri…
2025 Ranking of the World’s Top 13 IVD Corporations
BASED ON PUBLICLY-REPORTED 2024 DIAGNOSTICS-RELATED REVENUE, four in vitro diagnostics (IVD) companies continue to dominate the global market, as they have for the last two years: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Roche, Danaher, and Abbott Laboratories. The top 13 companies …
Despite Trade Tariffs, IVD Firms Report Upbeat Earnings
LEADING IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (IVD) COMPANIES RECENTLY REPORTED POSITIVE QUARTERLY FINANCIALS despite swirling concerns about trade tariffs and cuts to US federal research grants. It’s not yet clear what the long-term effect of tariffs’ will be on IVD manu…
AI Hype in Labs: 6 Tips to Sniff Out the BS
CEO SUMMARY: In the final entry of our artificial intelligence series, the co-founders of Sample Healthcare discuss how clinical labs can evaluate AI vendors effectively, with an emphasis on assessing technical credentials and quick proofs of concept. Armed with the right …
Lab Stakeholders Discuss PAMA Reform
CEO SUMMARY: Medical labs need to brace for more action to counter pending test reimbursement rate cuts under PAMA. Although labs have received PAMA reprieves from Congress over the last few years, laboratory associations argue that Congress needs to vote on long-term reforms rather than …
Regeneron Loses 23andMe Bid to TTAM Research Institute
23andMe FOUNDER AND FORMER CEO ANNE WOJCICKI has successfully retained control over her company by selling it to her nonprofit medical research firm TTAM Research Institute for $305 million. This followed bidding between TTAM Research Institute and Regeneron Pharmac…
Leveraging Data to Create Lab and Healthcare Efficiencies
CEO SUMMARY: In this exclusive interview with The Dark Report, Bradley Bostic, founder, chair, and CEO of healthcare and laboratory data intelligence company hc1 discusses trends in healthcare, how to position clinical laboratories as a strategic asset, and ways to analyze…
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Volume XXXII, No. 17 – December 8, 2025
Laboratory professionals are urged to make their voices heard in Congress as the end of a brief reprieve to PAMA cuts comes on January 30, 2026. Congress is said to be inclined to address reformation of PAMA now. Also, pathologists are slowly switching to cloud storage for their digital slides.
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