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A coming transformation: Control over important diagnostic technologies is about to change hands
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXV No. 5 – March 26, 2018 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 2,920-word article in the March 26, 2018, issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is available for a limited time to all readers, and available at all times to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: He…
Why Pharma, Private Equity Want to Reshape Lab Industry
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXV No. 5 – March 26, 2018 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: A disruptive force that involves precision medicine, pharmaceutical companies, and venture capital investors is poised to reshape the clinical laboratory industry. Genetic knowledge makes it possible to match cancer drugs to specific mutations. Pharma companies and professio…
FDA’s Gottlieb Favors Flexibility with LDTs, NGS
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXV No. 5 – March 26, 2018 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the FDA wants to reduce the regulatory burden on developers of next-generation sequencing (NGS) and laboratory-developed tests (LTDs). He also wants to give the FDA more flexibility in how it conducts clinical analysis and validation. To d…
November 20, 2017 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXIV No. 16 – November 20, 2017 Issue
Last Friday, Roche announced an agreement to acquire Viewics, Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif., in a transaction that, subject to regulatory clearance, is expected to close on Nov. 21. Viewics sells a middleware analytics solution to clinical labs. Terms of the sale were n…
Anthem Launches Program to Manage Genetic Tests
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXIV No. 9 – June 26, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Pre-authorization of genetic tests is coming to physicians serving patients insured by Anthem, Inc. Its specialty benefits management company, AIM Specialty Health, will manage the program. AIM will work with InformedDNA, a company that specializes in genetic testing clinical…
Palmetto GBA Issues Guidance On Billing NGS Test Panels
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIII No. 3 – February 29, 2016 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Across the lab industry, next generation sequencing is taking hold as an effective and efficient testing platform. In response, payers are developing coding and payment policies that may affect the finances of clinical labs. Last month, Palmetto GBA, a Medicare contractor, is…
Dartmouth Builds New Lab to Serve Growth in Testing
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XX No. 6 – May 6, 2013 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Demand for specialized reference and esoteric testing is so robust at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire that the academic center is building an expanded laboratory facility to accommodate the increased volume of tests it handles each year. A favorable trend …
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