BelHealth Investment Partners, a healthcare private equity firm, has formed General Genetics Corporation. The newly-formed company also has three laboratories for its genetics testing services after it acquired three labs in New Mexico. Genetics Testing Laboratories, Inc., Forensic Testing Laboratory, Inc., and Clinical Testing Laboratories, Inc. are now under the wing of General Genetics.The three labs have become significant players in the genetics testing field from their establishment in 2001. The labs offer such services as paternity testing, forensic testing for civil or criminal cases, and clinical testing for fitness and other applications.
General Genetics is also a global player as it offers DNA testing in 25 countries around the world through their online marketing channels, affiliated partners, and third party brokers and agents. With the international market for DNA testing on the rise, the fresh corporation is well-positioned to take its share. BelHealth has hired Bud Thomson, a veteran of healthcare management, to be the Chief Executive Officer of General Genetics Corporation.
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