Clinisys acquires Orchard Software
July 30, 2025—Clinisys has acquired Orchard Software from investment firm Francisco Partners, which bought Orchard in 2019.
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Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
This session is designed to improve understanding and application of recent updates to synoptic pathology reporting protocols such as the latest Reporting Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens from Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast. These changes reflect evolving clinical guidelines that directly influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection in breast cancer care.
Webinar presenters Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Cente, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we will examine how immune recognition after allogeneic HCT can influence leukemia relapse and disease progression. The session will highlight the clinical relevance of HLA loss of heterozygosity (LOH), approaches used for its detection, and how LOH findings may support transplant strategies, including considerations for donor selection in subsequent transplantation.
Webinar presenter Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima, PhD, Clinical consulting scientist in histocompatibility,
specializing in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) at IGEN/AFIP São Paulo and CHC/UFPR in Curitiba, Brazil
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the expanded clinical utility of HER2 IHC scoring in metastatic breast cancer and its impact on your practice
Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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Newsbytes
October 2022—Cater to your audience, while sage advice, can be a challenging proposition when it comes to choosing a biobank information system. Unlike clinical laboratories, which use lab information systems that tightly link specimen testing results to patient information in the EHR, biobanks need specimen-centric systems that can store and track samples for research purposes. Biobanks, like research laboratories, need the functionality typically found in laboratory information management systems, or LIMS, says Raj Dash, MD, pathologist and director of laboratory informatics strategy, Duke Health.
Newsbytes
June 2021—ROI is the holy grail of pathology laboratories purchasing laboratory information systems and analyzers. The abbreviation stands for “return on investment,” but it should also mean “rarely obtained information,” jokes health care consultant Dennis Winsten.
Orchard Software acquires Corwen
May 3, 2021—Orchard Software has acquired Corwen, LLC, to expand molecular testing LIS support.
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New NovoPath CEO settled in and taking questions
December 2020—CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle recently spoke with Promise Okeke, who took the helm as CEO of NovoPath last summer. Here’s what Okeke had to say about NovoPath’s case distribution module, customer service, and the advantages of offering a best-of-breed system, among other topics.
Newsbytes
November 2020—As LigoLab was designing a direct-to-consumer portal for laboratory testing early this year, company CEO Suren Avunjian turned his focus to when in 2021 he would release it, not knowing what was around the corner. But as the number of COVID-19 cases grew to pandemic proportions, Avunjian realized he could and should redesign the portal to streamline SARS-CoV-2 testing.
Orchard receives vendor honors from KLAS Enterprises
Feb. 19, 2020—KLAS Enterprises recognized Orchard Software as a leader in the laboratory marketplace in its 2020 Best in KLAS awards.
Breaking news from CAP TODAY
Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm, announced Sept. 30 its intent to acquire Orchard Software.
VIDEO SERIES: The future of the lab in health care
In a collaborative effort to discuss the future of the laboratory in health care, Bob McGonnagle, publisher of CAP TODAY, gathered with Orchard Software’s Curt Johnson, chief operating officer, and Matt Modleski, chief operating officer, American Health Network.
POC testing management and integration
Dec. 2, 2016—A new white paper from Orchard Software titled “Point-of-care Testing: The Great Boom Ahead” discusses the history of POC testing connectivity and shares specific case study savings and improvements associated with the adoption of a POC testing connectivity and management solution. Read the white paper.