Neuberg Diagnostics plans to expand reach in North and East

• Company plans to invest upto Rs. 150 crores for the foray
• Dr. Amrita Singh appointed to oversee the technical operations
• Regional Reference Lab in Delhi NCR for North India will be operational from January 2021 

Kolkata, Wednesday, December 16, 2020: Neuberg Diagnostics, India’s fourth largest diagnostics lab chain, announced its expansion plans in Delhi and Kolkata in Q4FY21. Dr. Amrita Singh, an experienced industry expert, has been appointed as Chief of Lab Services for the region. She will be overseeing the company’s expansion and technical operations in North and East India. For expansion in these two regions, the company plans to invest upto Rs.150 crores for organic and inorganic business growth.

Currently, with more than 80 labs and 1000 touchpoints, Neuberg Diagnostics is present in India, UAE and South Africa. By onboarding the top laboratories like Bangalore based Anand Diagnostics Laboratory; Ahmedabad based Supratech Micropath; Pune based A.G Diagnostics; Chennai based Ehrlich Lab; Dubai based Minerva Lab; and South Africa based Global Lab – Neuberg has created a strong foothold in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Kerala in India as well as in UAE & South Africa.

The company aims to add another 10 labs in the next quarter and 30 labs by end of next fiscal. It also plans to commence commercial operations in the USA in next quarter.

Dr. GSK Velu, Chairman and Managing Director, Neuberg Diagnostics said, “We started with a mission to make advanced diagnostics accessible and affordable to everyone. With a commitment to provide affordable diagnostics, we are now rolling out our quality routine and referral lab testing services in North & East India. Additionally, we are aiming to launch new generation techniques that are deployed for diagnosing complicated diseases where deeper analysis is required.

South and West have been our focus markets over the past three years. We are already leaders in markets like Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and South Maharashtra, and are expanding our presence in other key markets like Andhra Pradesh & Telangana and Mumbai in Maharashtra by next quarter. Now we want to be a significant player in North and East. In both the regions, we are looking for organic and inorganic growth catering to the testing needs.”

Mr. A Ganesan, Vice Chairman Neuberg Diagnostics said, “Currently, through hospital lab management and customer walk-in centres, we already have a presence in Delhi NCR and Chandigarh. Bringing on board Dr. Amrita Singh and a senior leadership team based in Delhi and Kolkata will provide the necessary management bandwidth and technical expertise to grow our operations in North and East India over the next two years. Our northern growth will be similar to South and West India, which has enabled us to become one of the top 4 diagnostics path lab players within 3 years of our operations, since Oct 2017.”

Neuberg Diagnostics actively performs 6000+ pathological tests. Currently, it is conducting Covid-19 tests at its 10 ICMR approved labs in the country.

About Neuberg Diagnostics: 

Best-in-class laboratories across India, USA, UAE & South Africa have united under the banner of Neuberg Diagnostics, to bring the latest technology and techniques within the reach of developing countries. Utilizing their combined strengths, the Neuberg Alliance brings capabilities to perform over 6000 varieties of Pathological investigations and promotes Prevention & Early Diagnosis, Focused Wellness Programs and Structured Disease Management programs for rare diseases using the most advanced technologies assisted by Data science and AI tools.

Today, Neuberg Diagnostics is among the top diagnostics companies of Indian origin and the fastest growing healthcare start-up in India. The founding members of the Neuberg consortium - Anand Diagnostic Laboratory (Bangalore), SupratechMicropath (Ahmedabad), Ehrlich Laboratory (Chennai), Global Labs (South Africa), and Minerva Diagnostics (Dubai) bring their combined heritage of over 200 years, and process over 20 million tests annually. With 10 approved labs for Covid testing, the group has processed more than 1.5 million RT PCR Tests in India and South Africa. Some of the best Pathologists, Biochemists, Geneticists, Microbiologists and several other Clinical Lab Professionals from around the world are working closely, sharing knowledge and using the latest generation of diagnostics techniques to take accurate and timely diagnosis to the next level.

Apart from the coming together of leading players, green field laboratories have been established in Cochin, Trivandrum and Hyderabad. Currently the group has over 80 labs and over 1000 touch points across 4 countries. Our Indian Expansion plans include setting up a network of 500 collection centers across the country within the next 12 months. Our overseas expansion plans include establishing a presence in East Africa, West Africa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, USA and Germany.

Neuberg also provides Hospital Laboratory Management Services, Preventive Health Checks, Corporate Wellness, Home Health Services and Drive through Phlebotomy Services.