Lupin launches regional reference laboratory in Guwahati

Lupin Diagnostics today launched its reference laboratory in Guwahati, Assam, in north-east India. The expansion is in line with Lupin Diagnostics’ strategy to expand its presence across India and increase access to quality testing, Lupin said in a statement.

The reference laboratory in Guwahati has capabilities to conduct a broad spectrum of routine and specialised tests in the fields of molecular diagnostics, cytogenetics, flow cytometry, histopathology, cytology, microbiology, serology, hematology, immunology and routine biochemistry, the statement further said.

After Assam and West Bengal, Lupin Diagnostics is also setting up laboratories in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha. These processing labs will be located in Patna (Bihar), Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Bhubaneswar (Odisha), in addition to multiple cities across West Bengal. These labs will be connected to Lupin’s franchise collection centres, LupiMitra. At present, Lupin Diagnostics has more than 250 LupiMitra enrolled across the country, the statement concluded.