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The
Super Seven
Estimated to be worth $ one billion and growing at the rate
of 15 per cent, the Indian pathology sector still continues
to be one of the most unorganised but the most potent arm
of the Indian healthcare industry. Today, it is undergoing
a transition phase with quality knocking its doorsteps. Rita
Dutta profiles seven referral pathology laboratories that
are setting new standards in the industry
'We
Spend More Than Rs 36,000 Cr in R&D'
Leading company, Roche Diagnostics is increasingly moving
towards providing solutions for 'personalised healthcare'.
Dr Bhuwnesh Agarwal, Chairman and Managing Director, Roche
Diagnostics India, discusses with Express Healthcare about
how it is using new molecular insights and molecular diagnostic
tests to provide tailored medicines and manage diseases better
to accomplish its goal of 'personalised healthcare' solutions.
Excerpts:
Laboratory
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest diseases today despite
the availability of effective preventive measures and chemotherapy
Laboratory
Quality Control - Hurdles and Dilemmas
When we say we manage quality, it tends to dilute the process
to a mere protocol of measuring imprecision or inaccuracy
in an analytical procedure
Quality
of Laboratory Services in India
While one laboratory gives a high sugar level, another one
down the road would give a normal value
Nano
in Diagnostics
The time to look closely at Point-Of-Care devices as the drivers
of healthcare is here and overlooking this, could throw everyone
back into the stone age
Proficiency
Testing - Accreditation of Clinical Laboratories
Laboratory proficiency testing is an essential element of
the laboratory quality assurance programme
Detecting
Cancer through Markers
To learn to identify and utilise tumour markers, it is essential
to be familiar with the function of each individual marker
or group of cancer serum markers
proBNP
Testing : A Marker of Congestive Heart Failure
proBNP has been deemed as 'a biomarker for all'
External
Quality Assurance in Pathology
Participation and performance in External Quality Assurance
schemes is at least one definite yardstick to measure quality
of any pathology department of good standing
The Super
Seven
Estimated to be worth $ one billion and growing at the rate
of 15 per cent, the Indian pathology sector still continues
to be one of the most unorganised but the most potent arm
of the Indian healthcare industry. Today, it is undergoing
a transition phase with quality knocking its doorsteps. Rita
Dutta profiles seven referral pathology laboratories that
are setting new standards in the industry
Dr
Lal PathLabs, New Delhi
Dr Lal PathLabs Private Limited (LPL) was established in 1949
by the late Dr (Major) SK Lal, a pioneer in the field of pathology.
Dr Arvind Lal, the present Chairman and Managing Director
took over the reins of LPL in 1977. Today, the group has 35
laboratories, 650 sample collection centres and 1,550 sample
pick-up points
Super
Religare Laboratories, Mumbai
Established in 1995 in Mumbai, Super Religare Laboratories
(SRL), formerly known as SRL Ranbaxy, is the only diagnostic
network built around four zonal clinical reference lab set-ups
—one each in Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Gurgaon.
The company has 40 labs, 850 collection centres across India,
out of which 10 labs are located in the Delhi-NCR. SRL has
also spread its wings globally as it has 30 collection centres
in SAARC, Gulf, Europe, the UK and North America
Piramal
Diagnostics, Mumbai
From one lab in Mumbai in 1963, Dr Phadke's Lab (founded by
late Dr AM Phadke and later managed by his son Dr Avinash
Phadke) by the year 2000 had a turnover of Rs 2 crore. To
scale up operations, Dr Phadke formed a JV with Piramal Healthcare
(then called Nicholas Piramal) called Wellspring-Dr Phadke's
Lab. When the JV ended in 2006, to pump in more working capital,
Dr Phadke decided to sell his remaining 40 per cent stake
to Piramal Healthcare, the parent company. Today, Piramal
Diagnostics has 100 labs in 45 cities
Metropolis
Health Service, Mumbai
Metropolis Health Services (I) Limited was founded by Dr Sushil
Shah in 1981. It is India's only multi-national diagnostic
chain with global presence in Sri Lanka, UAE, South Africa,
and Seychelles. Metropolis provides over 3,600 specialised
tests under the single roof
Thyrocare
Laboratories, Navi Mumbai
Thyrocare Technologies Limited has a network of more than
10,000 service centres across the country. Thyrocare's network
is vast enough to process in a day 50,000 investigations as
on date and it has a capacity to process 5,00,000 investigations
per day in its current facilities in Mumbai
Sneha
Diagnostics, Ongole
Sneha Diagnostics founder Mohan Raju along with Dr Vijaya
Kumar Raju and Venkat Mandapati, with the help of leading
doctors of the region, started a world class medical diagnostics
centre at Ongole in Andhra Pradesh, in one of the lowest per-capita
income and highest HIV infected regions of India
Quest
Diagnostics, Gurgaon
Globally, Quest has four esoteric testing labs, 2,300 patient
service centres and laboratories in most major US metropolitan
areas and full service laboratories in Mexico City, the UK,
Puerto Rico and India. In India, it has central reference
lab in Gurgaon
'We
Spend More Than Rs 36,000 Cr in R&D'
Leading company, Roche Diagnostics is increasingly moving
towards providing solutions for 'personalised healthcare'.
Dr Bhuwnesh Agarwal, Chairman and Managing Director, Roche
Diagnostics India, discusses with Express Healthcare about
how it is using new molecular insights and molecular diagnostic
tests to provide tailored medicines and manage diseases better
to accomplish its goal of 'personalised healthcare' solutions.
Excerpts:
Laboratory
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest diseases today despite
the availability of effective preventive measures and chemotherapy
Laboratory
Quality Control - Hurdles and Dilemmas
When we say we manage quality, it tends to dilute the process
to a mere protocol of measuring imprecision or inaccuracy
in an analytical procedure
Quality
of Laboratory Services in India
While one laboratory gives a high sugar level, another one
down the road would give a normal value
Nano
in Diagnostics
The time to look closely at Point-Of-Care devices as the drivers
of healthcare is here and overlooking this, could throw everyone
back into the stone age
Proficiency
Testing - Accreditation of Clinical Laboratories
Laboratory proficiency testing is an essential element of
the laboratory quality assurance programme
Detecting
Cancer through Markers
To learn to identify and utilise tumour markers, it is essential
to be familiar with the function of each individual marker
or group of cancer serum markers
proBNP
Testing : A Marker of Congestive Heart Failure
proBNP has been deemed as 'a biomarker for all'
External
Quality Assurance in Pathology
Participation and performance in External Quality Assurance
schemes is at least one definite yardstick to measure quality
of any pathology department of good standing
The
Super Seven
Estimated to be worth $ one billion and growing at the rate
of 15 per cent, the Indian pathology sector still continues
to be one of the most unorganised but the most potent arm
of the Indian healthcare industry. Today, it is undergoing
a transition phase with quality knocking its doorsteps. Rita
Dutta profiles seven referral pathology laboratories that
are setting new standards in the industry
Dr
Lal PathLabs, New Delhi
Dr Lal PathLabs Private Limited (LPL) was established in 1949
by the late Dr (Major) SK Lal, a pioneer in the field of pathology.
Dr Arvind Lal, the present Chairman and Managing Director
took over the reins of LPL in 1977. Today, the group has 35
laboratories, 650 sample collection centres and 1,550 sample
pick-up points
Super
Religare Laboratories, Mumbai
Established in 1995 in Mumbai, Super Religare Laboratories
(SRL), formerly known as SRL Ranbaxy, is the only diagnostic
network built around four zonal clinical reference lab set-ups
—one each in Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Gurgaon.
The company has 40 labs, 850 collection centres across India,
out of which 10 labs are located in the Delhi-NCR. SRL has
also spread its wings globally as it has 30 collection centres
in SAARC, Gulf, Europe, the UK and North America
Piramal
Diagnostics, Mumbai
From one lab in Mumbai in 1963, Dr Phadke's Lab (founded by
late Dr AM Phadke and later managed by his son Dr Avinash
Phadke) by the year 2000 had a turnover of Rs 2 crore. To
scale up operations, Dr Phadke formed a JV with Piramal Healthcare
(then called Nicholas Piramal) called Wellspring-Dr Phadke's
Lab. When the JV ended in 2006, to pump in more working capital,
Dr Phadke decided to sell his remaining 40 per cent stake
to Piramal Healthcare, the parent company. Today, Piramal
Diagnostics has 100 labs in 45 cities
Metropolis
Health Service, Mumbai
Metropolis Health Services (I) Limited was founded by Dr Sushil
Shah in 1981. It is India's only multi-national diagnostic
chain with global presence in Sri Lanka, UAE, South Africa,
and Seychelles. Metropolis provides over 3,600 specialised
tests under the single roof
Thyrocare
Laboratories, Navi Mumbai
Thyrocare Technologies Limited has a network of more than
10,000 service centres across the country. Thyrocare's network
is vast enough to process in a day 50,000 investigations as
on date and it has a capacity to process 5,00,000 investigations
per day in its current facilities in Mumbai
Sneha
Diagnostics, Ongole
Sneha Diagnostics founder Mohan Raju along with Dr Vijaya
Kumar Raju and Venkat Mandapati, with the help of leading
doctors of the region, started a world class medical diagnostics
centre at Ongole in Andhra Pradesh, in one of the lowest per-capita
income and highest HIV infected regions of India
Quest
Diagnostics, Gurgaon
Globally, Quest has four esoteric testing labs, 2,300 patient
service centres and laboratories in most major US metropolitan
areas and full service laboratories in Mexico City, the UK,
Puerto Rico and India. In India, it has central reference
lab in Gurgaon
'We
Spend More Than Rs 36,000 Cr in R&D'
Leading company, Roche Diagnostics is increasingly moving
towards providing solutions for 'personalised healthcare'.
Dr Bhuwnesh Agarwal, Chairman and Managing Director, Roche
Diagnostics India, discusses with Express Healthcare about
how it is using new molecular insights and molecular diagnostic
tests to provide tailored medicines and manage diseases better
to accomplish its goal of 'personalised healthcare' solutions.
Excerpts:
Laboratory
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest diseases today despite
the availability of effective preventive measures and chemotherapy
Laboratory
Quality Control - Hurdles and Dilemmas
When we say we manage quality, it tends to dilute the process
to a mere protocol of measuring imprecision or inaccuracy
in an analytical procedure
Quality
of Laboratory Services in India
While one laboratory gives a high sugar level, another one
down the road would give a normal value
Nano
in Diagnostics
The time to look closely at Point-Of-Care devices as the drivers
of healthcare is here and overlooking this, could throw everyone
back into the stone age
Proficiency
Testing - Accreditation of Clinical Laboratories
Laboratory proficiency testing is an essential element of
the laboratory quality assurance programme
Detecting
Cancer through Markers
To learn to identify and utilise tumour markers, it is essential
to be familiar with the function of each individual marker
or group of cancer serum markers
proBNP
Testing : A Marker of Congestive Heart Failure
proBNP has been deemed as 'a biomarker for all'
External
Quality Assurance in Pathology
Participation and performance in External Quality Assurance
schemes is at least one definite yardstick to measure quality
of any pathology department of good standing
Safe
Blood for Safer Tomorrow
From primeval, people have viewed blood as a mythical substance
in human physiology. Today, its importance in our lives is
clear. But how do we, as a society, manage its use, assure
its availability and confirm its safety?
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