Diagnostic services provider Dr Lal PathLabs on Tuesday said it has launched a pilot project to use drones for transporting blood samples. The use of drones would expand Dr Lal Pathlab's services to inaccessible locations, the company said in a statement. Pilot projects are being launched across multiple remote, semi-urban and rural locations to experiment multiple-use cases that eliminate challenges like congestion due to traffic, poor road conditions and inaccessibility, it added. "As the leader in diagnostic industry, Dr Lal PathLabs is committed towards integration of new technologies into its existing logistics systems to further expedite sample collections. The use of drones could significantly speed-up regular and emergency medical care in rural areas and help save lives," Dr Lal PathLabs Head Logistics & Home Collection Amit Aggarwal noted. The company is initiating pilot projects in different parts of the country. "If these first trial runs are successful, we are hopeful
Diagnostics chain Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 58.2 crore in the third quarter ended in December 2021. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 95.9 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, Dr Lal PathLabs said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 496.9 crore. It was at Rs 452.4 crore in the year-ago period, it added. The results include that of Suburban Diagnostics with effect from November 12, 2021, and hence is not strictly comparable with previous year, the company said. Covid and allied contributed 11.8 per cent to revenue in Q3 FY22 with 5.8 lakh RTPCR tests, it added. Total expenses during the third quarter were at Rs 427.5 crore, up from Rs 337 crore in the year-ago quarter, Dr Lal PathLabs said.
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Diagnostic services provider Dr Lal PathLabs on Tuesday posted a 10.6 per cent increase in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 96.3 crore for the second quarter ended September 30
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Thyrocare Technologies, Metropolis Healthcare and Dr. Lal PathLabs, hitting their respective record highs, were up 9 per cent to 17 per cent on the BSE in intra-day trade.
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Diagnostic services provider Dr Lal PathLabs on Friday reported a 51.94 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 28.4 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
Metropolis Healthcare, meanwhile, rallied 7% to Rs 1,579 today, and were trading higher for the eighth straight day