RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Bostwick Laboratories, Inc., a full-service independent medical laboratory specializing in the interpretation of prostate and urological biopsies, has been named the fastest-growing company in the Richmond area for 2004 at an awards ceremony held Thursday night at the Richmond Marriott.
The Rising 25 awards, sponsored by KPMG, the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, were established in 1990 to honor the Richmond area’s fastest-growing privately held companies and to recognize the significant contributions such companies make to the local economy.
Bostwick Laboratories, Inc. was founded in June of 1999 by Dr. David G. Bostwick, a world renowned pathologist in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Currently Bostwick Laboratories, Inc. receives tissue samples from thousands of urologists across the country for processing and diagnosis. It employs a cohesive team of sales representatives and client service representatives and is experiencing tremendous growth. In 2004, Bostwick Laboratories, Inc. launched a second division, GastroCor, which specializes in the processing and diagnosing of gastrointestinal tissue.
“We hold sacred the trust that is placed in us by the cancer patients and the physicians that we serve,” Dr. Bostwick said after receiving the award. “By honoring us tonight you honor that trust and reconfirm our commitment to the patients that we serve.”
Bostwick Laboratories, Inc. continues to provide second opinions to physicians on a worldwide basis, and in 2003 landed contracts for international clinical trials with leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Richmond, VA, Bostwick Laboratories, Inc. now employs over 170 people and has an additional domestic location in Orlando, FL. Its first international location opened January 10, 2005 in London, England.
CONTACT: Donna Batterham, President of Bostwick Laboratories, Inc., Voice: +1-804-967-9225, Fax: +1-804-545-9701, or dbatterham@bostwicklaboratories.com
Bostwick Laboratories, Inc.
CONTACT: Donna Batterham, President of Bostwick Laboratories, Inc.,Voice: +1-804-967-9225, Fax: +1-804-545-9701, ordbatterham@bostwicklaboratories.com
Web site: http://www.bostwicklaboratories.com/