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The most powerful clinical laboratory in Europe. Synlab, the company with which the LaLiga has reached an agreement to carry out tests on the First and Second Division footballers, boasts of business muscle. On its website, it states that it is the first in the continental ranking of services provided to public and private entities, with the performance of 500 million tests in one year. Among its activities, apart from controls on coronaviruses, diagnostics for early detection of cancer (colon, breast, ovarian), Alzheimer's or prenatal or allergenic protein analysis stand out. They are also specialists in genetic tests on sports and nutrition, which help prevent injuries and improve physical performance.

Yesterday, the Anti-doping laboratories in Madrid and Barcelona assured this newspaper that they have no record of having ever collaborated with this company.

This multinational has open offices in 40 countries and has more than 22,000 employees. Its income from the sale of products amounts to around 1,700 million euros. It was founded in 1998 by the German doctor Bartl Wimmer and various partners, based in Augsburg. The high point of its expansion came in 2015, by joining the French group Labco. Those responsible for Synlab maintain that regarding coronavirus diagnoses they always work in harmony with the national health systems of the countries. "Our goal, as a company focused on health, is to be able to offer the test to all our clients who require it and this includes hospitals and medical centers, prevention service companies or anyone who has an interest in taking the test", emphasize.

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