Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment reporting (Tables)

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Segment reporting (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] The following financial information represents the operating results of the reportable segments of the Company:

Year ended July 31, 2015   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 63,414                       $ 63,414  
Product revenues         $ 31,690                   31,690  
Royalty and license fee income           2,495                   2,495  
Total revenues     63,414       34,185                   97,599  
                                         
Operating expenses:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     39,589                         39,589  
Cost of product revenues           15,183                   15,183  
Research and development           2,608     $ 742             3,350  
Selling, general and administrative     20,666       12,168           $ 8,235       41,069  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     2,418       (134 )                 2,284  
Legal fee expense     196       (67 )           8,659       8,788  
Legal settlements, net           (11,458 )                 (11,458 )
Total operating expenses     62,869       18,300       742       16,894       98,805  
                                         
Operating income (loss)     545       15,885       (742 )     (16,894 )     (1,206 )
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (86 )     10             (169 )     (245 )
Other     28       9             58       95  
Foreign exchange gain           (936 )                 (936 )
                                         
Income (loss) before taxes   $ 487     $ 14,968     $ (742 )   $ (17,005 )   $ (2,292 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 1,443     $ 2,254     $ 3     $ 89     $ 3,789  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 5     $                 $ 5  
Research and development           2                   2  
Selling, general and administrative     43       15           $ 364       422  
Total   $ 48     $ 17           $ 364     $ 429  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 1,557     $ 226                 $ 1,783  
Year ended July 31, 2014   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 58,689                       $ 58,689  
Product revenues         $ 32,850                   32,850  
Royalty and license fee income           4,408                   4,408  
Total revenues     58,689       37,258                   95,947  
                                         
Operating expenses:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     38,948                         38,948  
Cost of product revenues           15,320                   15,320  
Research and development     14       2,350     $ 777             3,141  
Selling, general and administrative     20,460       13,374           $ 7,967       41,801  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     3,115       (52 )                 3,063  
Legal fee expense     736       940             5,278       6,954  
Legal settlements, net     2,000       (5,100 )                     (3,100 )
Total operating expenses     65,273       26,832       777       13,245       106,127  
                                         
Operating (loss) income     (6,584 )     10,426       (777 )     (13,245 )     (10,180 )
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (43 )     9             (174 )     (208 )
Other     56       95             43       194  
Foreign exchange gain           289                   289  
                                         
(Loss) income before income taxes   $ (6,571 )   $ 10,819     $ (777 )   $ (13,376 )   $ (9,905 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 1,415     $ 2,455     $ 7     $ 94     $ 3,971  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 8     $ 1                 $ 9  
Research and development           1                   1  
Selling, general and administrative     36       6           $ 542       584  
Total   $ 44     $ 8           $ 542     $ 594  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 643     $ 195                 $ 838  
Year ended July 31, 2013   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 55,889                       $ 55,889  
Product revenues         $ 32,526                   32,526  
Royalty and license fee income           5,292                   5,292  
Total revenues     55,889       37,818                   93,707  
                                         
Operating expenses:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     38,251                         38,251  
Cost of product revenues           16,584                   16,584  
Research and development     294       2,356     $ 1,239             3,889  
Selling, general and administrative     19,942       15,511           $ 8,201       43,654  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     4,232       264                   4,496  
Legal fee expense     316       57             5,440       5,813  
                                         
Total operating expenses     63,035       34,772       1,239       13,641       112,687  
                                         
Operating (loss) income     (7,146 )     3,046       (1,239 )     (13,641 )     (18,980 )
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (46 )     13             (21 )     (54 )
Other     49       (71 )           27       5  
Foreign exchange gain           80                   80  
                                         
(Loss) income before income taxes   $ (7,143 )   $ 3,066     $ (1,239 )   $ (13,635 )   $ (18,949 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 1,377     $ 3,102     $ 22     $ 104     $ 4,605  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 9       1                 $ 10  
Research and development         $ 2                   2  
Selling, general and administrative     36       10           $ 487       533  
Total   $ 45     $ 13           $ 487     $ 545  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 757     $ 231                 $ 988  
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] Geographic financial information is as follows:

Net sales to unaffiliated customers:   2015     2014     2013  
United States   $ 87,875     $ 84,389     $ 80,559  
Switzerland     3,131       4,130       5,499  
United Kingdom     1,904       2,023       2,324  
Other international countries     4,689       5,405       5,325  
Total   $ 97,599     $ 95,947     $ 93,707  
                         
Long-lived assets at July 31,                        
United States   $ 19,799     $ 20,854     $ 23,136  
Switzerland     1,224       1,629       1,984  
United Kingdom     357       462       491  
Other international countries     175       345       401  
Total   $ 21,555     $ 23,290     $ 26,012  
Schedule of Segment Revenue By Geographical [Table Text Block] The following is a summary of the Life Sciences segment revenues attributable to customers located in the United States and foreign countries:

    2015     2014     2013  
United States   $ 24,461     $ 25,700     $ 24,669  
Foreign countries     9,724       11,558       13,149  
    $ 34,185     $ 37,258     $ 37,818