Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment reporting (Tables)

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Segment reporting (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
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, 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     316       57             5,440       5,813  
Total operating expenses     63,035       34,772       1,239       13,641       112,687  
                                         
                                         
Operating income (loss)     (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  
Year ended July 31, 2012   Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 59,403                       $ 59,403  
Product revenues         $ 37,722                   37,722  
Royalty and license fee income           5,958                   5,958  
Total revenues     59,403       43,680                   103,083  
                                         
Operating expenses:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     36,305                         36,305  
Cost of product revenues           19,668                   19,668  
Research and development     299       4,308     $ 1,686             6,293  
Selling, general and administrative     20,856       18,305           $ 8,767       47,928  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     4,987       117                   5,104  
Legal     262       536             2,926       3,724  
Impairment charges           24,540                   24,540  
Total operating expenses     62,709       67,474       1,686       11,693       143,562  
                                         
                                         
Operating loss     (3,306 )     (23,794 )     (1,686 )     (11,693 )     (40,479 )
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (5 )     23             3       21  
Other     28       27             22       77  
Foreign exchange loss           (540 )                 (540 )
                                         
Loss before income taxes   $ (3,283 )   $ (24,284 )   $ (1,686 )   $ (11,668 )   $ (40,921 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 1,092     $ 3,217     $ 43     $ 125     $ 4,477  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 10                         $ 10  
Research and development         $ 4                   4  
Selling, general and administrative     49       59           $ 597       705  
Total   $ 59     $ 63           $ 597     $ 719  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 921     $ 443                 $ 1,364  

Year ended July 31, 2011

  Clinical
Labs
    Life
Sciences
    Therapeutics     Other     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                        
Clinical laboratory services   $ 52,762                         $ 52,762  
Product revenues         $ 41,830                   41,830  
Royalty and license fee income           7,437                   7,437  
Total revenues     52,762       49,267                   102,029  
                                         
Operating expenses:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services     31,682                         31,682  
Cost of product revenues           22,137                   22,137  
Research and development           5,784     $ 2,022             7,806  
Selling, general and administrative     18,426       17,855           $ 8,910       45,191  
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable     4,415       16                   4,431  
Legal     387       726             2,597       3,710  
Total operating expenses     54,910       46,518       2,022       11,507       114,957  
                                         
Operating (loss) income     (2,148 )     2,749       (2,022 )     (11,507 )     (12,928 )
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest     (5 )     2             14       11  
Other     30       (3 )           18       45  
Foreign exchange gain           49                   49  
(Loss) income before income taxes   $ (2,123 )   $ 2,797     $ (2,022 )   $ (11,475 )   $ (12,823 )
                                         
Depreciation and amortization included above   $ 1,012     $ 3,282     $ 47     $ 128     $ 4,469  
                                         
Share-based compensation included in above:                                        
Cost of clinical laboratory services   $ 10           $           $ 10  
Research and development         $ 14                   14  
Selling, general and administrative and legal     61       84           $ 880       1,025  
Total     71       98     $     $ 880     $ 1,049  
                                         
Capital expenditures   $ 834     $ 389                 $ 1,223  
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:   2013     2012     2011  
United States   $ 80,559     $ 87,776     $ 85,691  
Switzerland     5,499       6,802       8,508  
United Kingdom     2,324       2,728       2,825  
Other international countries     5,325       5,777       5,005  
Total   $ 93,707     $ 103,083     $ 102,029  
Long-lived assets at July 31,     2013       2012       2011  
United States   $ 23,136     $ 25,081     $ 44,028  
Switzerland     1,984       2,223       8,958  
United Kingdom     491       618       2,857  
Other international countries     401       426       1,850  
Total   $ 26,012     $ 28,348     $ 57,693  
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:

    2013     2012     2011  
United States   $ 24,669     $ 28,372     $ 32,928  
Foreign countries     13,149       15,308       16,339  
    $ 37,818     $ 43,680     $ 49,267