Sysmex America and LabCorp extend hematology automation agreement
Sysmex America, Inc. and LabCorp announced an extension of their hematology automation agreement, to provide LabCorp Diagnostics' primary reference laboratories with Sysmex America's latest, upgraded XN-Series technology. The new XN-9100 system is a scalable, modular automation system that incorporates sample sorting robotics from Yaskawa Motoman. The system reduces turnaround time and optimizes labor utilization while maintaining high-quality patient results, with a smaller footprint that frees up laboratory space to be used for other operational needs.
Since 2006, when Sysmex America and LabCorp entered into their first hematology instrument agreement, LabCorp has increased test volumes by approximately 50 percent while using less laboratory space. Moving forward, LabCorp expects to see similar improvements in performance as it deploys the XN-9100 system across its laboratory network. The system has been implemented and successfully integrated into LabCorp's workflows in its Atlantic Division regional laboratory in Burlington, NC, and the company plans to install it in 11 additional LabCorp regional laboratories across the country by early 2021.
The collaboration between Sysmex America, LabCorp and Yaskawa Motoman has helped spur the design of compact and efficient hematology work cells that are an integral part of the XN-9100 system. Each fully self-contained work cell includes automatic hopper fed sample loading, full hematology analysis with automated reflex and repeat testing as needed, onboard slide making, staining, digital morphological analysis and post-analytic sorting and archiving.
