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Lean Is Smart Approach to Major Lab Cost Savings
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 13 – September 19, 2022 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It’s a time when clinical labs are under extreme pressure to cut costs, even as they deal with understaffing. One proven approach to reducing expenses while preserving quality is to apply Lean methods in conjunction with Six Sigma tools. It is often true that successf…
2021 Rankings of the World’s Top 12 IVD Companies
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 12 – August 29, 2022 Issue
WHILE THERE WAS SOME JOCKEYING FOR NEW positions, in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers remain entrenched in their market based on The Dark Report’s 2021 ranking of the Top 12 IVD Companies. COVID-1…
In Post-COVID-19 Market, IVD Manufacturers Face Supply, Staff Challenges
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 10 – July 18, 2022 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: After making billions during the COVID-19 pandemic, in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers must now adjust their strategies and relationships with clinical laboratory customers. Because many contracts for automated instruments are coming due, some IVD companies have t…
June 6, 2022 Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 8 – June 6, 2022 Issue
Monkeypox is the latest disease showing up in the United States. That means hospital laboratories will want to be ready to diagnose monkeypox cases that show up in their emergency departments. An official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it is exploring the possib…
IVD Firms Grow During 2022, but COVID-19 Revenue Dropped
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 7 – May 16, 2022 Issue
MOST MAJOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (IVD) MANUFACTURERS started strong in 2022 as their base businesses regained steam and made up for the significant falloff in COVID-19 diagnostic test revenue. During first quarter 2022 earnings calls with invest…
2021 Closes with Two Major Lab Industry Events
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXIX, No. 1 – January 10, 2022 Issue
Normally, the time around Christmas and New Year passes quietly, typically without any significant developments. Such was not the case for the clinical laboratory industry in the last month of 2021 because of two announcements, each of which confirms ongoing market trends in healthcare and the lab te…
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics to Be Acquired by Quidel
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 1 – January 10, 2022 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In an announcement released before the end of 2021, Quidel said it had signed an agreement to acquire Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (OCD) for $6 billion. Laboratories that are customers of either company should expect changes after the deal closes as Quidel moves to integr…
IVD Companies Report Record Sales as 2021 Draws to Close
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 17 – December 20, 2021 Issue
JUDGING BY THE THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE of the major in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers, the demand for COVID-19 testing continues to generate a substantial stream of revenue. During their respective conference calls with investo…
2020 Rankings of the World’s Largest IVD Corporations
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 12 – September 7, 2021 Issue
IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (IVD) MANUFACTURING continues to be dominated by a handful of companies, all of which sell their products worldwide. As the rankings below demonstrate, for 2020, just 11 companies accounted for 82.7% of international IVD sales. The …
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