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Competence • Service • Quality

Dr. Andreas Lindauer, Synlab Weiden

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the advantage of our customers:

Synergy in the Laboratory.

the three pillars of synlab:

- humans

- animals

- environment

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synlab Headquaters

Stuttgart -Leinfelden

Augsburg

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History

Geography

Services rendered

Results

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Founded 1998 to:Achieve better efficiency in performing tests

Offer complete range of diagnostic testswithin the group

Obtain stronger purchasing power

Realize higher profits

Dr. rer.nat. Dr. med. Hans-Otto Frey

Dr. med. Bartl Wimmer

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synlab regional Germany

• Human medicine

• Environmental medicine

• Veterinary medicine

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synlab international

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Laboratories forroutine parameter

special diagnostics

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Customer focusTraining

Lectures

Information

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EfficiencyMost advanced laboratory techniques

>80% of results same day

Continuous training and education of all employees

High profitability

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synlab synergies

Competence

Quality

Service

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synlab competenceUp to date diagnostic methods formore than 4000 parameters

About 58 specialized physiciansin competence centres

Runs labs in more than190 hospitals

Clinical Chemistry

Serology

othersCytology

Hormons

Bacteriology

Molecular-biology Clinical

Chemistry

Serology

othersCytology

Hormons

Bacteriology

Molecular-biology

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synlab qualityAll laboratories certified

Barcode based sampleidentification

Certified LIS software for samplehandling and workflowcontrol

QMS for sample transport

Constant know how transferbetween all laboratories

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synlab serviceStrong regional presence

Sample pickup

Personal interpretation of results

Provides relevant new medicalinformation

Physician office consumablesservice

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Summary

1,500 employees27 laboratories in GermanyLaboratories in 15 countries> 11,000 customersManages 190 hospital laboratories> 70 million analyses per yearBusiness volume in 2006: 145 million €

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Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum,Synlab Weiden

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Competence Center:

Molecular Diagnostics

virology

bacteriology

human genetics

veterinary medicine

food analytics

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Molecular Diagnostics is used

virology: HCV, HBV, HIV, HSV, CMV, …

bacteriology: Chlamydia, slow growing bact.,

Tuberculosis, MRSA-screening, Borrelia in ticks

human genetics: SNP-analytic, CF, …

veterinary medicine: pathogens, paternity

food analytics: GMO-screening

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Growing demand in different fields

e.g.:

BSE-crisis: food analytics

Bird flu (H5N1): veterinary

Human influenza

Norovirus outbreaks

Pharmaceutical studies

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We guarantee:

high quality of analytics

fast delivery of results:

> 90% in within 24 h

newest analytical methods

establishment of assays against new pathogens

emergency diagnostics

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Therefore there is a need for:

Automated Sample Preparation

- for different throughputs

- flexible system (emergency samples)

- reliable quality of the purified DNA/RNA

- user-friendly software

- excellent and fast technical service

detailed exchange between industries and user

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there is a need for:

standardization in molecular diagnostics

covering the whole analytics

- sample collection (RNA stabilization)

e.g. in oncology

- sample preparation

- Assay (amplification and detection)

tracking of the sample in a standardized chain

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Future aspectstendency to molecular diagnostics in hospitals

- DRGs – fast and target-oriented diagnostics

microbiolgy:

- Speeding up of result generation (MRSA)

- Resistance testing

food analytics (GMO, acceleration)

personalized medicine

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50 years

LC, 2000

Watson and Crick, 1953

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