Local lab venture inks IT deal

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on November 11, 2009 at 7:20 am

American Pathology Partners, the two-year-old laboratory company co-founded and led by Marty Rash and Bob Yeager, has chosen a Pennsylvania company’s IT platform to connect its facilities with the EMRs of the physician practices it works with.

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Tags: American Pathology Partners Inc., electronic health records, Halfpenny Technologies Inc., information technology: health care, laboratory services, Martin S. Rash, Robert A. Yeager  

Brentwood lab gets nod for H1N1 test

By Erin Lawley Posted on October 14, 2009 at 7:51 am

Diatherix Laboratories has been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to market its H1N1-09 Influenza Test. Diatherix CEO Dennis Grimaud said the testing panel also can identify any co-infections like pneumonia, which have contributed to many H1N1 deaths.

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Tags: biotechnology, Brentwood, Dennis L. Grimaud, Diatherix Laboratories Inc., Food and Drug Administration, laboratory services, public health  

New boss for cancer testing firm with local lab

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on March 16, 2009 at 12:59 pm

Doug VanOort has been named chairman and interim CEO of cancer genetics testing company NeoGenomics. The company runs a 5,400-square-foot lab – one of its three facilities – in Grassmere.

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Tags: biomedical technology, executive leadership, Grassmere, laboratory services, NeoGenomics Inc.  

Lab venture scores Midwest deal

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on January 8, 2009 at 7:56 am

OralDNA Labs has contracted with Midwest Dental Partners to provide diagnostic services to a network of more than 60 clinics from Wisconsin to Colorado.

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Tags: diagnostic services, laboratory services, Midwest Dental Partners, OralDNA Labs Inc., Wisconsin