Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Segment reporting (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2016
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:

Three months ended January 31, 2016   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 17,523                       $ 17,523  
Product revenues         $ 6,578                   6,578  
Royalty and license fee income           459                   459  
      17,523       7,037                   24,560  
Operating expenses:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     10,535                         10,535  
Cost of product revenues           3,206                   3,206  
Research and development           661     $ 200             861  
Selling, general and administrative     5,649       2,773           $ 2,858       11,280  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     467       (8 )                 459  
Legal fee expense     57       5             2,349       2,411  
Legal settlements, net     1,500       (13,150 )                 (11,650 )
Total operating expenses     18,208       (6,513 )     200       5,207       17,102  
                                         
Operating income (loss)     (685 )     13,550       (200 )     (5,207 )     7,458  
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (23 )     17             (36 )     (42 )
Other     (1 )                 12       11  
Foreign exchange loss           (388 )                 (388 )
Income (loss) before income taxes   $ (709 )   $ 13,179     $ (200 )   $ (5,231 )   $ 7,039  
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 411     $ 524     $     $ 17     $ 952  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 2                       $ 2  
Research and development                              
Selling, general and administrative     9     $ 5           $ 94       108  
Total   $ 11     $ 5     $     $ 94     $ 110  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 354     $ 84     $     $     $ 438  
Three months ended January 31, 2015   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 14,725                       $ 14,725  
Product revenues         $ 7,723                   7,723  
Royalty and license fee income           644                   644  
      14,725       8,367                   23,092  
Operating expenses:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     9,246                         9,246  
Cost of product revenues           3,818                   3,818  
Research and development           635     $ 199             834  
Selling, general and administrative     5,089       2,704           $ 1,877       9,670  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     658       (57 )                 601  
Legal fee expense     41       (53 )           2,816       2,804  
Total operating expenses     15,034       7,047       199       4,693       26,973  
                                         
Operating income (loss)     (309 )     1,320       (199 )     (4,693 )     (3,881 )
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (12 )     5             (42 )     (49 )
Other     4       (29 )           8       (17 )
Foreign exchange loss           (259 )                 (259 )
Income (loss) before income taxes   $ (317 )   $ 1,037     $ (199 )   $ (4,727 )   $ (4,206 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 357     $ 555     $ 1     $ 22     $ 935  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 2                       $ 2  
Research and development         $ 1                   1  
Selling, general and administrative     12       3           $ 87       102  
Total   $ 14     $ 4     $     $ 87     $ 105  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 338     $ 51     $     $     $ 389  
Six months ended January 31, 2016   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 34,613                       $ 34,613  
Product revenues         $ 14,265                   14,265  
Royalty and license fee income           859                   859  
      34,613       15,124                   49,737  
Operating expenses:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     20,867                         20,867  
Cost of product revenues           6,817                   6,817  
Research and development           1,328     $ 400             1,728  
Selling, general and administrative     10,935       5,832           $ 4,738       21,505  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     1,175       (12 )                 1,163  
Legal fee expense     66       (17 )           3,963       4,012  
Legal settlements, net     1,500       (19,950 )                 (18,450 )
Total operating expenses     34,543       (6,002 )     400       8,701       37,642  
                                         
Operating income (loss)     70       21,126       (400 )     (8,701 )     12,095  
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (42 )     31             (71 )     (82 )
Other     3       39             23       65  
Foreign exchange loss           (518 )                 (518 )
Income (loss) before income taxes   $ 31     $ 20,678     $ (400 )   $ (8,749 )   $ 11,560  
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 808     $ 1,054     $     $ 40     $ 1,902  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 3                       $ 3  
Research and development                              
Selling, general and administrative     19     $ 10           $ 189       218  
Total   $ 22     $ 10     $     $ 189     $ 221  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 791     $ 152     $     $     $ 943  
Six months ended January 31, 2015   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 30,547                       $ 30,547  
Product revenues         $ 15,725                   15,725  
Royalty and license fee income           1,644                   1,644  
      30,547       17,369                   47,916  
Operating expenses:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     19,376                         19,376  
Cost of product revenues           7,513                   7,513  
Research and development           1,183     $ 442             1,625  
Selling, general and administrative     10,157       5,853           $ 3,945       19,955  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     1,189       (47 )                 1,142  
Legal fee expense     131       (51 )           5,190       5,270  
Total operating expenses     30,853       14,451       442       9,135       54,881  
                                         
Operating income (loss)     (306 )     2,918       (442 )     (9,135 )     (6,965 )
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (39 )     7             (86 )     (118 )
Other     6       (35 )           31       2  
Foreign exchange gain           (731 )                 (731 )
Income (loss) before income taxes   $ (339 )   $ 2,159     $ (442 )   $ (9,190 )   $ (7,812 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 714     $ 1,113     $ 2     $ 44     $ 1,873  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 3                       $ 3  
Research and development         $ 2                   2  
Selling, general and administrative     21       3           $ 174       198  
Total   $ 24     $ 5     $     $ 174     $ 203  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 589     $ 64     $     $     $ 653