May 21, 2021
Raleigh, N.C. [May 21, 2021] – MAKO Medical Laboratories, a national full-service reference laboratory and national leader in COVID-19 testing, has been named the best COVID-19 research company in the Triangle Business Journal’s 2021 Life Sciences Awards.
“When COVID-19 initially hit, laboratory volumes plummeted and routine health care provider services were put on hold. In response, our team aggressively pivoted to provide COVID-19 testing in all forms. As a result of MAKO’s response, we have experienced geographic growth and an increase in patient volumes,” said Josh Arant, Chief Operating Officer, MAKO Medical. “We are grateful to receive this recognition by the Triangle Business Journal.”
Earlier this month, MAKO Medical formed a comprehensive partnership with the CDC to provide next-generation sequencing of SARS-CoV-2. Since January 2021, MAKO has utilized sequencing processes to analyze a group of more than 2,500 samples for sequencing per week from tests conducted across more than 40 states.
Since April 2020, MAKO Medical has processed more than 9 million COVID-19 tests utilizing RT-PCR technology and industry-leading testing assays, including the Applied Biosystems TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Assay. Currently, the MAKO team processes more than 30,000 COVID-19 samples per day from over 40 states.
Founded in 2014, MAKO Medical is a College of American Pathologists (CAP) accredited laboratory that operates more than 96,000 square feet of laboratory space in three laboratory facilities across the United States. In total, MAKO has the capacity to process over 200,000 tests per day.
MAKO’s core business is setting a higher standard in serving as a diagnostics partner for healthcare providers across the United States. The MAKO Way delivers turnkey lab services with precision and accuracy.
MAKO’s team also provides turnkey K-12 COVID-19 testing in several states and has begun providing onsite workplace and large gathering COVID-19 testing with mobile units that can be dispatched to rapidly serve group needs. To learn more about workplace and large gathering COVID-19 testing visit www.return2office.com. To learn more about K-12 COVID-19 testing visit www.covidfreeschools.com.
Company Highlights:
● For the past two years, Forbes Magazine has included MAKO Medical in its inaugural list of America’s Best Startup Employers. Only 500 companies nationwide earned the distinction.
● In August 2020, MAKO Medical announced the company scored 100% on CAP COVID Proficiency Testing, demonstrating MAKO’s commitment to quality lab results.
● Committed to the U.S. Military—At MAKO’s founding, leaders carved out divisions of the company to hire U.S. military veterans. These teams are foundational to MAKO’s elite and high-touch client services model. In November 2021, MAKO held its second annual Veterans Day lunch to honor veterans, handing out more than 400 free meals to Vance County veterans and their family members.
● May 2021, MAKO Medical was recognized by the Triangle Business Journal with a 2021 Life Sciences Award.