Quest Diagnostics unveils new clinical laboratory in Marlborough
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Quest Diagnostics new clinical lab will employ 1,350.
Quest Diagnostics, a provider of diagnostic information services, Thursday unveiled its new clinical test laboratory in Marlborough with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by health care leaders and state officials, the company said.
When fully operational, the facility is expected to employ 1,350 health care professionals – 100 more than originally projected by the company in 2013 when it announced plans to establish a major laboratory in Marlborough to serve New England, according to Quest Diagnostics.
"Quest's new laboratory in Marlborough is an example of the burgeoning technology sector here in Massachusetts and further proof that the Commonwealth is an innovation leader," said Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, D-MA 3rd District, in a statement. "Our unique ecosystem brings together high quality academic, business and government resources with a highly skilled workforce. I applaud Quest Diagnostics for working to grow its presence here in Massachusetts, opening new job opportunities and putting this region further on the cutting edge of innovation."
The facility will house operations and employees from approximately half a dozen of the company's clinical laboratories spread across Massachusetts and Connecticut, the company said. It will also provide the base for Quest's first diagnostic research and development (R&D) center in New England and only its third in the United States, it added.
The company said that the new facility is also expected to extend a relationship Quest Diagnostics and UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMC) formed when Quest acquired UMass Memorial's clinical and anatomic pathology outreach business in Worcester in 2013.
About a dozen physicians and medical faculty employed by UMass Memorial Medical Group and the UMass Medical School will provide scientific leadership for several facets of laboratory testing for the Marlborough lab and will also counsel the region's physicians in the selection and interpretation of clinical laboratory tests, collaborate on R&D and assist with residency programs, according to Quest Diagnostics.
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