SYNLAB, the leading provider of medical diagnostic services in Europe, has today announced that it has acquired Synergy Health Laboratory Services including Genon Laboratories (jointly “SHLS”) from Synergy Health Sterilization UK Ltd for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition extends SYNLAB’s repertoire of testing services in the UK, as well as complementing the range of specialist […]
With the SYNLAB Outbreak Service (SOS) they provide an end-to-end service for the detection of Latent Tuberculosis (LTBI). SYNLAB go into the schools to collect the samples; and all parts of the service and analysis are managed by SYNLAB and the results are made available within 5 working days. SYNLAB has many years’ experience in […]
With the Synlab Outbreak Service (SOS) they provide an end-to-end service for the detection of Latent Tuberculosis (LTBI). Synlab go into the schools to collect the samples; and all parts of the service and analysis are managed by synlab and the results are made available within 5 working days. Synlab has many years’ experience in […]
Southwest Pathology Services (SPS) today announces that Charles Howeson is stepping down from his role as chairman of the joint venture between…
It has been announced that the Duke of Kent will open a new state-of-the-art Pathology First laboratory in Basildon on the 2nd February. The Queen’s cousin will join the hospital bosses to open the new blood testing laboratory, which has been designed to speed up test results for patients across south Essex. You can read […]
An article in Health Investor Magazine in December 2015 spoke to Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive Paul Mears about the benefits of the joint venture, Southwest Pathology Services. These included: Improved speed: “Turnaround times for urgent tests have massively improved. For example, between April and June 2014, 90% of paediatric blood culture […]
Cinven has today completed the acquisition of SYNLAB, one of the largest European operators of medical diagnostic laboratories, headquartered in Germany. This follows the completion of the acquisition of Labco, headquartered in France which, combined with SYNLAB, has created the only truly pan-European clinical laboratories business operating across 35 countries and undertaking more than 400 […]
The European clinical diagnostics businesses, Labco and synlab, today announced that Dr. Bartl Wimmer will be appointed as Group Chief Executive and Philippe Charrier as Executive Chairman of the combined group. This announcement follows the acquisitions of Labco and synlab by European private equity firm Cinven in May and June respectively. These positions will be […]
The European clinical diagnostics businesses, Labco and SYNLAB, today announced that Dr. Bartl Wimmer will be appointed as Group Chief Executive and Philippe Charrier as Executive Chairman of the combined group. This announcement follows the acquisitions of Labco and SYNLAB by European private equity firm Cinven in May and June respectively. These positions will be […]
An article in the Practical Laboratory Medicine journal, looked at the improvements made at SPS due to the move to a hub and spoke model. The paper was co-authored by the SPS Clinical Director Dr David James, and the Quality Manager Derek Truman. The full article can be found here. Article Date: May 2015
