LabCorp.com
Title
Welcome to Laboratory Corporation of America
Description
Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) is much more than a routine clinical laboratory. As a pioneer in genomic testing and the commercialization of new diagnostic technologies, LabCorp is one of the world's largest clinical laboratories, with annual revenues of $3.3 billion in 2005. Headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina, LabCorp has approximately 24,000 employees and offers more than 4,400 clinical tests ranging from routine blood analyses to the most sophisticated molecular diagnostics. Listed under the ticker symbol LH on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), LabCorp tests more than 360,000 specimens daily for over 220,000 clients nationwide.
LabCorp operates a nationwide network of 36 primary testing locations, more than 1,100 patient service centers, and routine testing is the cornerstone of the company's industry-leading national network. That delivery and service network makes it possible for LabCorp to easily offer an extensive esoteric testing portfolio and groundbreaking technologies to a broader audience, including medically important genomic tests. LabCorp's reputation and proven record in the area of advanced genomic testing continues to attract the leading minds and technological pioneers in the field. Its laboratories participated in the development of genomic applications using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technology and LabCorp was the first commercial laboratory to provide this innovative technology to health care providers. LabCorp laboratories have been at the forefront of new molecular tests to diagnose, treat and manage disease, particularly in the areas of infectious disease, oncology and genetics. LabCorp's molecular genetics testing center was involved with the original research and subsequent standardization of Her-2Neu testing for breast cancer.
The Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology (CMBP) - Located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, the CMBP develops applications for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology. LabCorp was an early pioneer in Infectious Disease testing, and was the first commercial laboratory to offer HIV viral load and resistance testing. As a scientific leader in the field of Diagnostic Genetics, the CMBP's scientists are known for their expertise in such areas as cytogenetics, and biochemical and molecular genetic testing for conditions like Down Syndrome, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs syndrome.
Languages
English
Address
- 231 Maple Ave
- Burlington NC 27215 US
Contact
- Labcorp, Inc.
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- +1 336 436 8031, Fax: +1 336 436 0507
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External Links
- Stock: LH
- Alexa: LabCorp.com