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In December 2005, DASA has acquired 100% of Laboratorio Alvaro capital stock, a clinical analysis service company, located in the city of Cascavel, in Paraná.
Founded in 1968, Alvaro acts since 1994 in the Lab-to-lab market, processing samples collected in several clinical analysis laboratories within the Brazilian territory and Mercosul countries. Its support operations are present in the main capitals of the country through representatives and regional offices, responsible for the process of service sales and for the coordination of sample collection all over the country.
This acquisition has represented DASA´s entrance in the Lab-to-lab market, which has been showing a significant growth in the last years.
The Lab-to-lab service includes the following stages:
- Study the localization of the laboratory and planning the routes;
- Delivery of the support material to the laboratory;
- Collection, at the laboratory, of the biological material to be analyzed;
- Transportation in appropriate boxes and in the appropriate transport means, according to the region;
- Storage of the samples in refrigerated tables for the selection, until the aliquot process and running the tests by the technical unit;
- Storage of the materials at the Sorotec – serum storage and recovery system;
- The tests results are available through a safe system.
All professionals involved are trained to receive and analyze the samples of the laboratories. The investment and care with logistic aim to fill up the need of fast transportation of the samples in different regions. DASA´s business plan also includes the optimization of the processing structure of central laboratories, the increase in the base of laboratories served and the expansion of services rendered to more than three thousand laboratories attended by Alvaro brand.
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