Summary of Laboratory Industry

December 2000
Special Edition

Dark Report presents “White Paper” Summary of Laboratory Industry

Unmet challenges of the 1990s still require appropriate response by lab industry leaders

Introduction: To celebrate five eventful years of service to the laboratory industry and pathology profession, The Dark Report is pleased to present its first “White Paper” on the laboratory industry. Our goal is to help laboratories and their suppliers accurately identify relevant market dynamics and understand how and why these market forces will affect the stability and financial fortunes of laboratories during the first 24 to 36 months of this new decade.

• Chapter 1: Business Premises Underlying Laboratory Industry Dynamics
• Chapter 2: Strategic Business Failures of the Laboratory Industry During the 1990s
• Chapter 3: Competitive Dynamics in the Lab Testing Marketplace
• Chapter 4: Summary and Overview of Lab Industry