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:
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Clinical
Labs
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Life
Sciences
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Therapeutics
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Other
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Consolidated
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Revenues:
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Clinical laboratory
services
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$
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59,403
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—
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—
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—
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$
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59,403
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Product revenues
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—
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$
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37,722
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—
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—
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37,722
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Royalty and license fee
income
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—
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5,958
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—
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—
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5,958
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Total revenues
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59,403
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43,680
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—
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—
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103,083
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Operating
expenses:
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Cost of clinical laboratory
services
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36,305
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—
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—
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—
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36,305
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Cost of product
revenues
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—
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19,668
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—
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—
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19,668
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Research and
development
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299
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4,308
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$
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1,686
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—
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6,293
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Selling, general and
administrative
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20,856
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18,305
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—
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$
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8,767
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47,928
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Provision for uncollectible
accounts receivable
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4,987
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117
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—
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—
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5,104
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Legal
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262
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536
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—
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2,926
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3,724
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Impairment charges
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—
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24,540
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—
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—
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24,540
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Total operating
expenses
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62,709
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67,474
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1,686
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11,693
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143,562
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Operating loss
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(3,306
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)
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(23,794
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)
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(1,686
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)
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(11,693
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)
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(40,479
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)
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Other income
(expense)
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Interest
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(5
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)
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23
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—
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3
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21
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Other
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28
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27
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—
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22
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77
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Foreign exchange
loss
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—
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(540
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)
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—
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—
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(540
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Loss before income
taxes
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$
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(3,283
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)
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$
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(24,284
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$
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(1,686
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)
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$
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(11,668
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$
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(40,921
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)
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Depreciation and
amortization included above
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$
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1,092
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$
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3,217
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$
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43
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$
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125
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$
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4,477
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Share-based compensation
included in above:
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Cost of clinical laboratory
services
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$
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10
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—
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—
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$
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10
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Research and
development
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—
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$
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4
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—
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—
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4
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Selling, general and
administrative
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49
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59
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—
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$
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597
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705
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Total
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$
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59
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$
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63
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—
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$
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597
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$
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719
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Capital expenditures
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$
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921
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$
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443
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—
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$
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—
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$
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1,364
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Clinical
Labs
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Life
Sciences
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Therapeutics
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Other
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Consolidated
|
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Revenues:
|
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Clinical laboratory
services
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|
$
|
52,762
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—
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—
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$
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52,762
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Product revenues
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—
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$
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41,830
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—
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|
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—
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41,830
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Royalty and license fee
income
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—
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7,437
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—
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—
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7,437
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Total revenues
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52,762
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49,267
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—
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—
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|
|
102,029
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Operating
expenses:
|
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|
|
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Cost of clinical laboratory
services
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|
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31,682
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—
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|
|
—
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|
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—
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|
|
31,682
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|
Cost of product
revenues
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,137
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|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,137
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|
Research and
development
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,784
|
|
$
|
2,022
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—
|
|
|
7,806
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|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
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18,426
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|
|
17,855
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—
|
|
$
|
8,910
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|
|
45,191
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Provision for uncollectible
accounts receivable
|
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|
4,415
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|
16
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—
|
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—
|
|
|
4,431
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|
Legal
|
|
|
387
|
|
|
726
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,597
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|
|
3,710
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
54,910
|
|
|
46,518
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|
|
2,022
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|
|
11,507
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|
|
114,957
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinical
Labs
|
|
Life Sciences
|
|
Therapeutics
|
|
Other
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinical laboratory
services
|
|
$
|
44,178
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
44,178
|
|
Product revenues
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
43,111
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
43,111
|
|
Royalty and license fee
income
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,793
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,793
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
44,178
|
|
|
52,904
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
97,082
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of clinical laboratory
services
|
|
|
29,570
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29,570
|
|
Cost of product
revenues
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,547
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,547
|
|
Research and
development
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,202
|
|
$
|
2,502
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,704
|
|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
|
|
18,503
|
|
|
19,800
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
10,092
|
|
|
48,395
|
|
Provision for uncollectible
accounts receivable
|
|
|
3,432
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,480
|
|
Legal
|
|
|
222
|
|
|
145
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,379
|
|
|
1,746
|
|
Litigation
settlement
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,698
|
|
|
3,698
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
51,727
|
|
|
49,742
|
|
|
2,502
|
|
|
15,169
|
|
|
119,140
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (loss)
income
|
|
|
(7,549
|
)
|
|
3,162
|
|
|
(2,502
|
)
|
|
(15,169
|
)
|
|
(22,058
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
(expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
19
|
|
Other
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
44
|
|
Foreign exchange
loss
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(266
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(266
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income before income
taxes
|
|
$
|
(7,503
|
)
|
$
|
2,883
|
|
$
|
(2,502
|
)
|
$
|
(15,139
|
)
|
$
|
(22,261
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization included above
|
|
$
|
982
|
|
$
|
3,110
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
$
|
125
|
|
$
|
4,269
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation
included in above:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of clinical laboratory
services
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
Research and
development
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14
|
|
Selling, general and
administrative and legal
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
952
|
|
|
1,144
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
90
|
|
$
|
128
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
952
|
|
$
|
1,170
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
1,728
|
|
$
|
1,450
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
$
|
3,251
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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:
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
|
|
$
|
87,776
|
|
$
|
85,691
|
|
$
|
82,873
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
6,802
|
|
|
8,508
|
|
|
7,037
|
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
2,728
|
|
|
2,825
|
|
|
2,507
|
|
Other international
countries
|
|
|
5,777
|
|
|
5,005
|
|
|
4,665
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
103,083
|
|
$
|
102,029
|
|
$
|
97,082
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-lived assets at
July 31,
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
|
|
$
|
25,081
|
|
$
|
44,028
|
|
$
|
45,439
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
2,223
|
|
|
8,958
|
|
|
7,063
|
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
618
|
|
|
2,857
|
|
|
2,944
|
|
Other international
countries
|
|
|
426
|
|
|
1,850
|
|
|
1,723
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
28,348
|
|
$
|
57,693
|
|
$
|
57,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|