Category: Lab Management

Lab Management

Labcorp Acquires BioReference Health’s Oncology Testing Assets for $225 Million

The deal includes customer accounts and operating assets focused on cancer-related clinical testing services across the United States.

Lab Management

Dxcover Expands Leadership Team with Clinical and Commercial Experts

Cancer diagnostics company adds three clinical advisors and two board members to support commercial growth and platform expansion.

Lab Management

Inconsistent CFC Use Is Unnecessarily Burdening Labs

Inconsistent use of CFCs—especially around replacement claims—is causing costly inefficiencies in healthcare billing.

Accreditation

COLA Announces Rebrand

COLA Inc. is rebranding as the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation (COLA) to better reflect its mission promoting laboratory excellence.

Compliance

AMP Celebrates Decision to Vacate FDA Rule on LDT Regs

A federal court ruled in favor of AMP, striking down the FDA’s attempt to regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices.

Proficiency Testing

Managing Reagent Variation

Lot-to-lot reagent inconsistencies can have significant effects on patient test results.

Company News

Quanterix Completes Acquisition Of Akoya Biosciences

Quanterix Corporation has completed its acquisition of Akoya Biosciences, expanding its capabilities and market reach.

Resource Center

E. coli Shown to Develop Antibiotic Resistance Within a Single Patient

Scientists have documented a notable case of antibiotic resistance evolving within a critically ill patient during treatment for an E. coli bloodstream infection, providing genomic evidence of how drug resistance can emerge in real time.