Dear All, I am planning to setup a cancer tissue biobank in Hyderabad. I have been enquiring around to find out the cost of digital pathology equipment and the best and affordable models currently in the market. Here is the value proposition: 1. Why digital pathology ? Currently most cancer hospitals have tie-up with a diagnostic lab such as Metropolis or Lal Path and regularly send tumor tissue FFPE blocks for IHC and FISH analysis.
While the Mumbai based Metropolis is CLIA certified (international quality standards) as well as CAP and NABL accredited most other labs in India do not meet such stringent quality control nor do they conform to NABL guidelines. Especially in South India we see a scarcity of quality pathologists and 9 out 10 pathology reports are poorly done. First of all the diagnosis is wrong on many occasions and secondly the staging of the disease is questionable. It is…
