Despite a strong start at the beginning of the year, January has been rough on the lab industry, with the G-2 Laboratory Stock Index down 5% over the last five weeks and down 1% for the year for the week ended Jan. 25, 2008. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also took a beating. Between the weeks ended Dec. 28, 2007, and Jan. 25, 2008, Nasdaq was down 13.02%, while the S&P was down 10%.

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February 2008 - Table of Contents

LIR February 2008 (full PDF issue)

Global Lab M&A Tops $3.9 Billion, $3.1 Billion in U.S. for ’07

Sonic Takes Over Labs in New Jersey, Tennessee

Carilion Labs Acquires Innovative Pathology Services

CMS Gives Pathologists Incentives for Quality Reporting

LabCorp’s Growth Focused on Companion Dx, Managed Care Contracts

U.S. Lab M&A Climbs to $3.1B in 2007

PAML’s Newest Joint Venture Focused on Capturing Salt Lake City Outreach Market

Lab Stocks Down 5% Over Past 5 Weeks, 1% So Far in '08

Molecular Diagnostics 2008 Is a Must-Attend Event