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Mayo Clinic Laboratories is excited to announce our participation in Medlab Middle East 2023, a medical conference and exhibition taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 6–9, 2023.

Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a leading reference laboratory, and Helix, the nation’s leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, today announced a new strategic collaboration that will provide life sciences customers access to a comprehensive joint laboratory offering for research and development initiatives across the drug development lifecycle. 

Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a leader in gastroenterology and patient care, will be exhibiting at the Crohn's & Colitis Congress, a premier conference for health care professionals and researchers interested in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Mayo Clinic Laboratories offers a comprehensive IBD test menu, including evaluations to diagnose, differentiate, and manage therapies to treat the condition.

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In December 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced seventy-eight new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Due to logistic challenges, we are experiencing shipment delays which may result in testing delays or cancelations.

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As a result of winter weather across the U.S. and the upcoming holiday this weekend, we are experiencing logistical challenges, which may result in testing delays or cancelations.

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Due to the Christmas and New Year's holiday's (recognized on Sunday, December 25th, and Sunday, January 1st ), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered. To ensure that your specimen vitality and turnaround times are not affected, plan ahead.

Effective Jan. 2, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will enhance the enforcement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requirements on the importation of biological specimens. Please include the CDC permit within your shipment. Failure to comply will result in your shipment being denied admissibility by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. If an entry is denied, the carrier is required to return or destroy the shipment.