About Bioreference
For over four decades, Bioreference has built a legacy based on scientific excellence, innovation and world-class service in laboratory testing solutions.
Amidst a tidal wave of change in healthcare in recent years, Bioreference has evolved, adding significant services and solutions aimed at addressing the needs of today’s customers.
Laboratory testing remains the cornerstone of the services we provide. As we challenge the limits of specialty diagnostics, we are making strategic investments to continue to drive innovation and cultivate a unique customer experience and expand our reach to match the dynamic needs of an ever-changing healthcare system.
Bioreference Overview
BioReference offers scientific expertise and laboratory innovation in oncology, urology, and women’s health. Our organization provides credible and tailored solutions for a wide spectrum of customers and patients, including small and large medical practices, hospitals and health systems, correctional institutions, and government agencies.
In addition to an extensive test menu with 99% of tests performed in-house, BioReference’s differentiated offerings include large-scale health screening programs, on-demand mobile phlebotomy, and transformative business solutions that optimize laboratory testing and management.
BioReference Health, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OPKO Health, Inc., a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company that seeks to establish industry-leading positions in large, rapidly growing markets. BioReference is headquartered in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and is in-network with the largest health plans in the United States.
Bioenergy Task 42 defined biorefining as “the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of bio-based products (food, feed, chemicals, materials) and bioenergy (biofuels, power and/or heat)”.
As refineries, biorefineries can provide multiple chemicals by fractioning an initial raw material (biomass) into multiple intermediates (carbohydrates, proteins, triglycerides) that can be further converted into value-added products. Each refining phase is also referred to as a “cascading phase”.
The use of biomass as feedstock can provide a benefit by reducing the impacts on the environment, as lower pollutants emissions and reduction in the emissions of hazard products. In addition, biorefineries are intended to achieve the following goals:
- Supply the current fuels and chemical building blocks.
- Supply new building blocks for the production of novel materials with disruptive characteristics.
- Creation of new jobs, including rural areas.
- Valorization of waste (agricultural, urban, and industrial waste).
- Achieve the ultimate goal of reducing GHG emissions.