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MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY LABORATORY NETWORK, INC. SELECTS mSCOPE CLINICAL FOR ITS PATHOLOGY IMAGING COMMUNICATIONS & INTEGRATION PLATFORM
This new partnership signifies a major breakthrough with a market leader in Comprehensive, Personalized Testing Services
MONTREAL (CANADA), April 13, 2011 – Aurora Interactive Ltd., a world leader in digital
pathology communications announced today that the company has signed a license agreement
for its mScope Clinical communications and imaging modalities integration platform with
Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc. (MPLN), a leader in specialized reference
laboratory services dedicated to providing superior diagnostic testing and complementary
technologies, including molecular diagnostics, flow cytometry, fluorescence in situ hybridization,
immunohistochemistry and cytogenetics.
“We chose Aurora for their cost efficient plug-and-play and proven integration solution. Given the
variety of imaging modalities we use, we considered Aurora’s universality key to maintaining our
strategic flexibility and creating a common user interface for our internal and external clients,”
said Steve Olsen, MS, HTL (ASCP), Chief Operating Officer of MPLN.
“We are very excited about MPLN’s decision to partner with Aurora. MPLN is a cutting edge
provider who is dedicated to client service and making a difference in patient care. We are proud
they chose us as their communications and integration partner” stated Pierre Le Fèvre, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Aurora Interactive.
About Aurora Interactive Ltd.
Aurora Interactive has developed the leading web based software platform (mScope) for
simplification, productivity and ease of communications in digital pathology. mScope’s Universal
Web Viewer has collaborative tools to view medical slides and images anytime, anywhere,
regardless of file format. The software has four applications to meet digital pathology
communications needs: mScope Education, mScope Clinical, mScope Research and mScope
Universal Viewer. Aurora’s mission is to improve patient outcomes and help members of the
medical community achieve their full potential by eliminating the learning, diagnostic and
collaborative restrictions imposed by time and space.www.aurorainteractive.com
About Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc.
Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc. (MPLN) is a privately-owned regional reference
laboratory founded in 1989 with headquarters in Maryville, Tenn. and a satellite laboratory in
Richmond, Va. A leader in personalized laboratory medicine, MPLN specializes in oncology and
women’s health testing and has extensive expertise in chromosome analysis, flow cytometry,
fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), real-time and quantitative polymerase chain reaction
technologies, anatomic pathology, immunohistochemistry and gene sequencing. The laboratory
also offers research and development services through its clinical trial division, Geneuity Clinical
Research Services. MPLN is certified by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
(CLIA), accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and licensed by the states of
Tennessee, Florida, New York and Maryland. For more information about MPLN, visit www.mplnet.com
Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc. (MPLN) is a privately-owned regional reference laboratory founded in 1989 with headquarters in Maryville, Tenn. and a satellite laboratory in Richmond, Va.
A leader in personalized laboratory medicine, MPLN specializes in oncology and women’s health
testing with extensive expertise in chromosome analysis, flow cytometry, fluorescence in situ
hybridization (FISH), real-time and quantitative polymerase chain reaction technologies, anatomic
pathology, immunohistochemistry and gene sequencing. The laboratory also offers research and
development services through its clinical trial division, Geneuity Clinical Research Services.
MPLN is certified by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), accredited by the
College of American Pathologists (CAP), and licensed by the states of Tennessee, Florida, New
York and Maryland. For more information about MPLN, visit www.mplnet.com
Contacts:
Pierre Le Fèvre
Aurora Interactive Ltd.
C.E.O
Tel.: (514) 880-9713
Email: plefevre@aurorainteractive.com
Steve Olsen, MS, HTL (ASCP)
MPLN
Chief Operating Officer
Tel.:(800) 932-2943
solsen@MPLNet.com
