Richmond – September 18, 2026 -- Alps Dx has named 26-year diagnostics industry veteran Pam Lacock as vice president of sales and opened a new 2,030-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing hub in Richmond, Virginia, as the company shifts from product development toward broader commercialization of its oral fluid testing platform.
Lacock joins from CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, where she grew outreach business 40%
Lacock spent more than three years as vice president of business development at CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, overseeing sales, marketing and business development while helping expand the organization's outreach business by 40%. She previously spent 14 years at Quest Diagnostics across drug monitoring, health plans and strategic accounts, and held earlier sales roles at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics and Bayer HealthCare Diagnostics in laboratory automation, chemistry, immunoassay and hematology. In her new role, she will lead commercial strategy and customer development as Alps Dx expands engagement with laboratories and other organizations across the oral fluid testing continuum.
New Richmond facility at 1519 Summit Avenue becomes operational and manufacturing hub
The facility will support product development, systems integration, workflow testing, assembly activities and commercial growth. Alps Dx said it is evaluating further expansion of research, development and manufacturing capabilities as its portfolio and commercial activities grow.
Expansion follows Atelier launch at SLAS 2026 with Hamilton Company
Earlier in 2026, Alps Dx introduced Alps Dx Atelier in collaboration with Hamilton Company, a system developed to automate and standardize the preanalytical stage of oral fluid testing workflows. The company is building a broader portfolio of purpose-built instruments, consumables, workflow software and applications spanning collection, preparation, automation and workflow connectivity for oral fluid testing.
Alps Dx team to attend SOFT-TIAFT 2026 Joint Meeting in Chicago
Company representatives will attend the SOFT-TIAFT 2026 Joint Meeting, September 19-24 at the Hilton Chicago, where the Society of Forensic Toxicologists and The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists hold a rare joint gathering of domestic and international forensic toxicology communities, laboratory leaders and industry partners.