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Unilabs is constantly striving to improve healthcare through innovation in diagnostics. Here we share out latest innovations and news. For media enquiries, please contact our press office.

Media Release
5 April 2022
Unilabs and GE Healthcare launch partnership for latest radiology equipment and imaging services in Portugal
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic services provider, has agreed a partnership with GE Healthcare to provide cutting-edge imaging equipment and digital technology in Portugal. The EUR 45m investment from Unilabs is one of the biggest ever investments in healthcare diagnostics in the country and will help ensure better access to care for thousands of Portuguese patients.
Media Release
30 March 2022
Unilabs signs an agreement with AI provider Mindpeak, further bolstering its breast cancer offering
Unilabs, the leading diagnostic services provider, has signed an agreement with Mindpeak, an AI solutions provider for digital pathology. Mindpeak’s AI technology will speed up breast cancer screening and make it more accurate.
Media Release
14 March 2022
Unilabs completes acquisition by Denmark’s A.P. Moller Holding
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic services provider, is now part of Denmark’s A.P. Moller Holding, founded and run by the Maersk family. The deal, announced in December 2021, closed today.
Blog
24 February 2022
Showing Covid the red card, Unilabs style
Unilabs has lots of expertise with big events. We provided testing for the WebSummit Lisbon, Expo Dubai, a global cycling event in France, and various sports events in Switzerland and Slovakia. That made us the ideal partner to become the Confederation of African Football’s Covid-19 partner – responsible for testing all 1,500 players, team members, and referees at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021.
Blog
8 February 2022
The ‘Scandi Noir Syndrome’ and the rise of pathology
If there is one thing that has defined pathologists in our collective imagination like never before, it’s the rise of the ‘Scandi Noir Syndrome’.
Media Release
2 February 2022
Unilabs is appointed as the CAF Covid-19 testing laboratory service provider for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations
Unilabs, the leading diagnostic services provider, has been chosen as the CAF Covid-19 testing laboratory service provider responsible for testing all 1,500 players, team members, and referees at TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021.
Media Release
21 January 2022
Unilabs appoints Professor Erik Ranschaert as Radiology AI Solutions Advisor
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic services provider, has appointed Prof. Erik Ranschaert as Radiology AI Solutions Advisor. Ranschaert joins the Unilabs AI Centre of Excellence as an external consultant.
Blog
13 January 2022
Marilyn Monroe and the promise of AI
At some point, every one of us has tried playing around with filters and settings to tweak the pictures on our phones. Even if we don’t know what we’re actually doing, we enjoy moving sliders up and down to see how changing the contrast, brightness, and colours improves the picture
Media Release
2 December 2021
Unilabs acquired by Danish A.P. Moller Holding
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic services provider, has been acquired by A.P. Moller Holding, founded and run by the Maersk family. Unilabs’ majority owner, Apax Partners, agreed and signed the deal, with completion expected in the coming months.
Blog
24 November 2021
Future trends in diagnostics
The world is constantly evolving and has been changing ever more rapidly since 2020. For instance, Covid-19 testing has resulted in a learned routine for everyone. We are all used to testing now. The pandemic has also “activated” a new population into digital channels – from scheduling test appointments to using Covid-19 certificate apps. Patients are consumers, and increasingly they expect healthcare providers to provide the same kind of service they get elsewhere.
Blog
19 November 2021
Smarter than you think
Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that involves performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. It has been around for almost 50 years now: advertising algorithms, web search, digital personal assistants, machine translators, and self-driving cars are just a few examples of what AI can do. And in the healthcare space, the use of AI within the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is already having a major impact on people’s lives.
Blog
8 November 2021
Beyond the pandemic – The future of radiology
The International Day of Radiology marks the discovery of X-rays by German mechanical engineer and physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen on 8 November 1895. Much has happened since then. Radiology plays a crucial role in modern medicine.