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October 10, 2022 Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 14 – October 10, 2022 Issue
Future regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) may not be as clear as it once appeared. On Sept. 30, Congress passed a short-term resolution to keep the federal government funded. As part of the move, a proposed bill to increase oversight of LDTs has been sidelined, at least for now, accordin…
Cerner Acquires Lab Automation Company
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XX No. 4 – March 25, 2013 Issue
BY NOW, MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD THE NEWS that Cerner Corporation has acquired Labotix, Inc., the laboratory automation company based in Peterborough, Ontario. That transaction was announced last Monday, March 18. I consider this deal notable because it is an example …
November 7, 2011 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVIII No. 15 – November 7, 2011 Issue
Many experts were impressed when General Electric Co. ponied up $587 million to acquire pathology testing company Clarient, Inc., in October 2010. Now comes further insight behind this transaction. At an investment conference in Boston on November 3, John Dineen, CEO…
LAB-Interlink Hangs On Despite Financial Woes
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XI No. 2 – February 2, 2004 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It’s an uphill struggle at LAB-Interlink, based in Omaha, Nebraska. Short of funds, staffed with only a few employees, and urgently seeking capital, the company has so far managed to avoid filing for protection under bankruptcy laws. It is an unwelcome turn of events, since…
LAB-Interlink Clients Experience Highs & Lows
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XI No. 2 – February 2, 2004 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It was right before Thanksgiving weekend when LAB-Interlink laid off most of its staff and was left with a skeleton crew. Since that date, at least one major laboratory customer was unable to get needed service and parts, causing a total shutdown of its automated line. Howeve…
Royal Free Hospital Is First Big British Lab Automation Project
By Robert Michel | From the Volume X No. 4 – March 24, 2003 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: To date, only a handful of total laboratory automation (TLA) projects have been implemented in Great Britain. One of those first TLA projects is at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, located in the northern suburbs of London. Design work started in 1998 and the first phase b…
It’s Modular Automation At Beaumont Hospital Lab
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 12 – September 4, 2001 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Many hospital labs are evaluating laboratory automation options. The fastest-growing problem which needs an answer is the shortage of trained medical technologists and technicians. At William Beaumont Hospital’s new laboratory, selective workstation and modular automation s…
LAB-InterLink Acquires Labotix Automation, Inc.
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VII No. 7 – May 8, 2000 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Here’s an interesting combination of expertise. LAB-InterLink has one of most sophisticated process control software products for running automated laboratory systems. Its acquisition of Labotix, resulting in the largest installed base of lab automation hardware in the Unit…
New Automation Tools Ready for Clinical Labs
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VII No. 7 – May 8, 2000 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Evidence grows that workstation automation and modular automation can be cost-effective solutions in the clinical laboratory. But the newest generation of automation technology presents lab administrators with a new challenge. Financial analysis and workplace reengineering ar…
“June 7, 1999 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 8 – June 7, 1999 Issue
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…
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Volume XXX No. 4 – March 6, 2023
Readers will uncover a theme of mergers and consolidations running throughout this issue of The Dark Report. Case in point is our story about the pending merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services. If the deal goes through, the new system will have 58 hospitals across five states. The Dark Report also notes revenues from Labcorp’s acquisition of Ascension Health, and reports on the creation of a major MT training center in Utah.
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