TOP OF THE NEWS Industry voices concerns about impact of health reform cuts Quest’s Q3 revenue increases 3.9% FROM THE HILL Obama administration calls for more diagnostic testing data REGULATORY UPDATE CAP calls for three-tier LDT oversight approach INSIDE THE LAB INDUSTRY Execs talk about reform fears at 2009 Lab Institute INDUSTRY NEWSMAKERS AlliedPath opens CLIA lab in San Diego region Proven Diagnostics collaborates with ViraCor-IBT Pathology Inc. names DiFrancesco as CEO LabCorp’s Abu Dhabi lab to open by end of year FINANCIAL Lab index takes fall dip INDUSTRY BUZZ Agendia raises $23 million in Series E financing

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November 2009 - Table of Contents

LIR November 2009 (Full PDF Issue)

Industry Buzz : Agendia Raises $23 Million in Series E Financing

Industry Concern Intensifies Over Health Care Reform Cuts; Over 40% of Lab Institute Attendees Say Greater Government Involvement Bad for Business

Quest’s Q3 Revenue Grows 3.9% to $1.9 Billion; Revenue-Per-Requisition Grows 3.4%

Obama Administration Cites Need for Data on Role of Diagnostic Testing in Prevention

CAP Proposes Three-Tiered Oversight Approach of Lab-Developed Tests

Inside the Lab Industry: Lab Execs Sound Off on Reform’s Impact on Shrinking Margins, Increasing Volumes at 27th Annual Lab Institute

Geisinger’s Proven Diagnostics Collaborates With ViraCor-IBT Labs

Lab Index Dips in Fall; Down 5% Over Five Weeks, but Up 40% for Full Year 2009

San Diego-Based AlliedPath’s New CLIA Lab to Focus on Solid Tumor Testing Services