Integration is occuring at almost every level of the in vitro diagnostic industry--at the preclinical level to decrease drug development costs and timelines and at the clinical level to better manage diseases. In the lab, there's a demand for new tools to improve speed and efficiency, and new information systems to better integrate disparate data. At the same time, there has been a flurry of integration and consolidation at the market level, with 35 mergers and acquisitions in the last 12 months.
by Anne Staylor
If this year’s meeting of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) could be summed up in one word, it would be "integration." Integration is occurring at almost every level...
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