As a result of a recent corporate sale, MDS Diagnostics has been renamed LifeLabs. In February 2007, MDS was sold to Borealis Infrastructure, an investment entity of OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System), for CAD$1.33 billion. The laboratory company was formerly owned by MDS Inc., a Toronto-based international life sciences company.

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December 2007 - Table of Contents

LIR December 2007 (full PDF issue)

San Diego Labs Prepare for Competitive Bidding Demo

Quest Confirms Launch of India Operations

Counterpoint: Time Is Right for Competitive Bidding Demo

2008 Fee Schedule Ends Pod Labs

Spokane’s Sacred Heart Molecular Lab Growing in Unexpected Ways

United, Georgia Diagnostic Clinic End Contract Disputes

Lab Stocks Take a 7% Dip in November

Canada’s MDS Is Now LifeLabs