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Genomic Health, TriPath Imaging, Bio-Reference Labs, Canadian Patient Registry
PREDICTIVE TESTING FOR RECURRENT BREAST CANCER LABORATORY TESTS DESIGNED to predict the recurrence of breast cancer are picking up momentum. First to market was Genomic Health Inc.’s Oncotype DX™ breast cancer test. Now TriPath Imaging, Inc. is reporting…
Picking Top Ten Stories Of 2005 for Lab Industry
CEO SUMMARY: THE DARK REPORT offers its pic…
Using Laboratory Informatics to Add Value
IN THIS ISSUE, YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE SALE of Spectrum Laboratory Network and the ongoing integration of laboratory services at Geisinger Health System. Although, on first reading, it may seem that these two stories are unrelated, I would like to call your attention…
Spectrum Lab Network Is Sold to Equity Investor
CEO SUMMARY: Timing of the sale of Spectrum Laboratory Network to Apax Partners, L.P. was unexpected, but it’s been known for some time that the fast-growing regional laboratory was entertaining purchase offers. Under new ownership and with ready access to ample capital, Spectrum is optimis…
Private Equity Firms: Ready to Buy More Labs?
CEO SUMMARY: Times are good in the laboratory industry. At least that’s the opinion of a growing number of professional investors. They are searching throughout the country for laboratories to acquire. They are motivated by the consistent financial performance of many lab companies, bot…
Bio-Reference Labs Develops Regional & Niche Strategies
CEO SUMMARY: Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (BRLI) of Elmwood Park, New Jersey is a lab company on a roll. In just five years, it has grown from $66 million to more than $160 million in annual revenues. For regional laboratories across the country, BRLI’s business strategies demon…
Sonic HealthCare In US: How Will Market Change?
CEO SUMMARY: LabOne, Inc.’s acquisition by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, announced in early August, removes, as a competitor, a lab company that was growing and beginning to credibly challenge the two blood brothers. Just weeks later, Sonic Healthcare Ltd.’s purchase of Clinical Pat…
For Quest and LabCorp, The Story is “Molecular”
CEO SUMMARY: Wall Street likes the potential of molecular diagnostics to infuse new revenues and operating profits into the laboratory industry. That is one reason Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and Laboratory Corporation of America are assertively seeking exclusive access to new molecula…
Using OIG Advisory Opinions to Level Playing Field
TWICE DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued a negative opinion on a marketplace arrangement between a laboratory company and a physician group. The most recent was OIG Advisory Opinion 05-08, released on June 13, 2005 and responding to a requ…
Lab Innovators Point Way At Executive War College
CEO SUMMARY: Now in its tenth year, this Executive War College attracted a record crowd, including laboratory leaders from Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. The unexpected finding was that, along with the growing acceptance of Lean, Six Sigma and other quality management systems by…
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Volume XXXII, No. 6 – April 21, 2025
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