SECAUCUS, N.J. and WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 24, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's
leading provider of diagnostic information services, today
announced it has acquired ReproSource, a national leader in
specialty fertility diagnostic services.
About 10 percent of women of child-bearing age in
the United States have difficulty
getting or staying pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Woburn,
Mass-based ReproSource provides a range of advanced
diagnostic services, such as genetics-based ovarian health and
recurrent pregnancy loss assessments, to help patients identify and
surmount obstacles to fertility and pregnancy.
"Our acquisition of ReproSource delivers on our accelerate
growth strategy, particularly in advanced diagnostics, and our goal
to deliver the broadest access to diagnostic innovation," said
Steve Rusckowski, Chairman,
President and CEO, Quest Diagnostics. "ReproSource is recognized
for evidence-based expertise in reproductive diagnostics and will
extend our breadth of services for providers and their
patients."
Quest plans to offer ReproSource's services nationally as part
of its comprehensive women's health and reproductive offerings for
obstetricians, gynecologists, fertility specialists and other
physicians.
Quest is a leader in advanced diagnostics services that help
guide women and their physicians through the reproductive journey.
These services include the company's proprietary QNatal™
noninvasive prenatal and QHerit™ carrier genetic screening
services.
Additional terms were not disclosed.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics empowers
people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the
world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic
insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire
healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest
annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the
physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 45,000 employees
understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our
diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform
lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
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