MEDTOX Scientific

What MEDTOX Scientific does

MEDTOX Scientific operates as a specialized toxicology and clinical drug testing laboratory and is a wholly-owned operating division of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp, NYSE: LH), following Labcorp's 2015 acquisition of MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the business holds SAMHSA, NIDA (since 1988 — one of the first 10 certified laboratories), CAP, and CLIA certifications, enabling it to serve both regulated workplace drug testing and clinical toxicology markets. The company was founded in 1983 per firmographic data, though its NIDA-certified toxicology operations date to 1988.

MEDTOX's product portfolio centers on two flagship test panels — ToxAssure® Comprehensive (26 drug categories, 180 compounds from a urine specimen) and ToxAssure® Select (13 drug categories, 53 compounds) — delivered through the Labcorp MedWatch® medical drug monitoring program. The broader service catalog spans SAMHSA-certified forensic and employment drug testing, clinical toxicology and therapeutic drug monitoring, synthetic and designer drug detection, biological monitoring and heavy metals screening, meconium drug testing for neonates, medication-assisted treatment monitoring, and a differentiated pediatric filter-paper lead screening test requiring only two drops of blood.

The business runs an enterprise B2B go-to-market model, distributing services through Labcorp's national laboratory network and 2,000+ patient service centers, with employer and clinician accounts onboarded via Labcorp account representatives and provider portals. Customer segments span employers and organizations (drug-free workplace testing), healthcare providers and clinicians (pain management and therapeutic monitoring), pediatric practices (lead screening), and substance abuse treatment programs (MAT monitoring). Revenue is generated through recurring per-test service arrangements under quote-based pricing, with no public revenue disclosure since MEDTOX is consolidated within Labcorp's financial reporting.

Name

MEDTOX Scientific

Legal name

MedTox (operating division/brand of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings)

Website

https://medtox.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

MEDTOX Scientific is a SAMHSA-, NIDA-, CAP-, and CLIA-certified specialty toxicology laboratory operating as a division of Labcorp, serving employers and healthcare providers with workplace drug testing, clinical toxicology, and pediatric lead screening services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Toxicology Testing Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Toxicology & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratories (HLAFAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Clinical Chemistry & Immunoassay Laboratories (HLAFAMAB)

Keywords

• Toxicology testing services
• Workplace drug testing
• Clinical laboratory testing
• Therapeutic drug monitoring
• Forensic toxicology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Clinical Laboratory Testing Services: MEDTOX operates CAP- and CLIA-certified clinical laboratory providing toxicology testing services including blood drug profiles, therapeutic drug monitoring, synthetic/designer drug testing, and pharmaceutical quantitation.
2. Employment and Forensic Drug Testing: SAMHSA-certified laboratory offering regulated and non-regulated drug-free workplace testing, forensic toxicology services for legal and employment purposes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MEDTOX Scientific provides specialized toxicology, drug testing and clinical laboratory testing services for employer- and clinician-based programs. Its offerings include medical drug monitoring, workplace and forensic drug testing, clinical toxicology, therapeutic drug monitoring, synthetic/designer drug testing, biological monitoring, heavy metals testing and lead screening.

Product overview

MEDTOX Scientific, a subsidiary of Labcorp, operates as a specialized drug testing and clinical toxicology laboratory offering a comprehensive portfolio of diagnostic testing services. The core offering centers on Labcorp MedWatch®, a medical drug monitoring program featuring ToxAssure® Comprehensive (26 drug categories, 180 compounds) and ToxAssure® Select (13 drug categories, 53 compounds) testing panels. The portfolio spans regulated workplace testing through SAMHSA-certified laboratory services, clinical toxicology with CAP/CLIA certification, specialized testing including synthetic/designer drugs, therapeutic drug monitoring, heavy metals, and pediatric applications like filter paper lead testing and meconium drug testing. MEDTOX positions itself as supporting both employer-based and clinician-based toxicology testing programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Labcorp MedWatch®: Medical drug monitoring program providing comprehensive test menu with ability to identify unique metabolites within each drug class
• ToxAssure® Comprehensive
• ToxAssure® Select

Products and services

• Labcorp MedWatch®
• ToxAssure® Comprehensive
• ToxAssure® Select
• Filter Paper Lead Testing
• Synthetic & Designer Drug Testing
• Emergency Toxicology
• Clinical Toxicology & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
• Biological Monitoring & Heavy Metals
• Meconium Drug Testing
• Medication-Assisted Treatment
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Forensic Toxicology & Employment Drug Testing

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 180 drug compounds identified from single urine specimen
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Quest Diagnostics: Largest US clinical laboratory competitor, offering overlapping employer drug testing, clinical toxicology, and pain management services through its Quest Diagnostics Employer Solutions and specialty toxicology menus. Closest direct peer to MEDTOX's clinical and workplace drug testing footprint.
• Aegis Sciences Corporation: Nashville-based specialty toxicology laboratory focused on clinical drug monitoring, pain management, behavioral health, and forensic testing. Closely comparable to MEDTOX in panel breadth, clinical positioning, and SAMHSA-style regulated workplace services.
• Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL): Specialty laboratory providing clinical diagnostics and workplace drug testing services to employers and health systems. Directly competes with MEDTOX in SAMHSA-certified workplace testing and clinical toxicology panel offerings.
• ARUP Laboratories: National reference laboratory affiliated with the University of Utah offering comprehensive clinical toxicology, therapeutic drug monitoring, and esoteric testing. Comparable to MEDTOX in clinical toxicology menu breadth and academic-grade specialty testing.
• Omega Laboratories: Specialized forensic toxicology and drug testing laboratory serving employment, legal, and clinical markets. Directly competes with MEDTOX's SAMHSA-certified forensic toxicology and employment drug testing programs.

Broad incumbents

• Sonic Healthcare: Global clinical laboratory operator with extensive US presence through subsidiaries, offering toxicology and clinical drug testing as part of a broad diagnostic portfolio. Comparable to Labcorp/MEDTOX at the corporate parent level in workplace and clinical toxicology.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global testing services group with a dedicated clinical diagnostics and pharmaceutical testing arm offering toxicology, forensic, and workplace drug testing across geographies. Comparable to MEDTOX in toxicology testing capabilities with a much broader international footprint.
• Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp): Parent company of MEDTOX and the largest US clinical laboratory network. At the consolidated level, Labcorp competes with Quest across the full clinical and workplace testing footprint that MEDTOX operates within as a specialty brand.

Regional players

• ACM Medical Laboratory: Rochester, NY-based clinical laboratory offering clinical toxicology, TDM, and clinical drug testing to healthcare providers in the northeastern US. Directly comparable to MEDTOX in clinical toxicology menu, though smaller in geographic scope.

Others

• Abbott Toxicology: Major diagnostics manufacturer whose toxicology and immunoassay instruments (e.g., Architect, Alinity) are used by clinical and workplace drug testing laboratories including MEDTOX and its competitors. Adjacent infrastructure provider rather than a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medtox-laboratories

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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