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October 17, 2011 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVIII No. 14 – October 17, 2011 Issue
Have you ever heard the term “digital PCR” (Polymerase Chain Reaction)? That technology was of such interest to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., that it just paid $162 million to acquire QuantaLife, Inc., the company that developed this digital PCR technology. The dea…
Myriad Wins Federal Appeal In Important Gene Patent Suit
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII No. 11 – August 15, 2011 Issue
IN THE CLOSELY-WATCHED COURT CHALLENGE involving gene patents, Myriad Genetics, Inc., of Salt Lake City, Utah, recently won a favorable decision from the federal appeals court. However, legal experts believe that the plaintiffs are likely to ask the Supreme Court to review the case. …
Our Top Ten Lab Stories Highlight Major Changes
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 17 – December 6, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: What makes 2010 a watershed year for the laboratory testing industry is enactment of the 2,700-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Even if parts of this bill are repealed, the remaining parts of the massive legislation will trigger major changes …
August 23, 2010 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 12 – August 23, 2010 Issue
With the goal of developing biomarkers useful in diagnosing a variety of cancers, Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., and Novartis AG announced a research partnership on July 30. It is an early example of a collaboration between a diagnostics company and a pharmaceutical com…
Is Lab Industry Ready for Facebook and MySpace?
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XVII No. 6 – April 19, 2010 Issue
WHO COULD HAVE IMAGINED, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, that social networking sites such as Facebook.com, MySpace.com, and YouTube.com would become a useful platform that allows clinical laboratories, pathology groups, and in vitro diagnostics (IVD) companie…
Social Networking Is New Lab Marketing Channel
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 6 – April 19, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Using social marketing sites on the Web allows labs and IVD manufacturers to interact with customers in ways that were not possible years ago. Marketers use these interactive web sites to supplement traditional methods of advertising. Inviting customers to discuss your compan…
February 15, 2010 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 3 – February 15, 2010 Issue
In response to the sky-rocketing expenses associated with genetic and molecular testing, health insurers are planning ways to control both utilization and the prices at which these tests are reimbursed. For example, during the past year, Humana began using DNA Direct …
New Clinical Lab Trends To Shape Events in 2010
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 1 – January 4, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In presenting this list of macro trends for clinical laboratories, several themes are in play. They range from a continued emphasis on improving lab operations to the need to acquire and deploy sophisticated information technology. During the next few years, the long…
Textbook Marketing Fuels Demand for BRCA Test
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVI No. 13 – September 21, 2009 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In today’s lab testing marketplace, the hot ticket is to introduce a proprietary or patent-protected molecular test for cancer. The sales and marketing model inspiring many of these new lab testing companies is that used by Myriad Genetics, Inc. since it introduced…
New Lab Player Launches In Breast Cancer Market
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVI No. 11 – August 10, 2009 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Having opened its CLIA-licensed laboratory in Huntington Beach, California, Agendia, Inc., becomes the newest competitor to enter the market for breast cancer testing. Its proprietary assay looks at 70 genes to assess the risk of recurrence. The company expects to co…
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