Specialty Laboratories, Inc.

Specialty Laboratories, Inc., doing business as Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia, Inc., operates a clinical reference laboratory. It engages in the research and development of new assays, as well as refinement of existing diagnostic tests. The company’s assays support testing in a range of clinical areas, including allergy and immunology, cardiology, coagulation, dermatopathology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, hepatology, infectious disease, microbiology, nephrology, neurology, oncology, pathology, pediatrics, rheumatology, toxicology, urology, and women's health. It serves hospitals and commercial labs in the United States. Specialty Laboratories, Inc. was formerly known as Clinical Immunology Laboratories, Inc. and changed its name to Specialty Laboratories, Inc. in January 1985. The company was incorporated in 1975 and is based in Valencia, California. Specialty Laboratories, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of AmeriPath, Inc.