He built South Carolina's first FDA-validated COVID lab. Hired 450 people. Got endorsed by two US Senators and the Governor's office. Used the same method the CDC published. Then became the only one prosecuted.
March 2020. No lab in South Carolina can run COVID tests. One CEO moves.
FDA validation, CLIA certification, Pelham Road lab — built from scratch while the state waited.
Free testing for every cop, firefighter, and EMT in the state. N95 donations. Hired laid-off workers.
Lindsey Graham. Tim Scott. Press conferences. Newsweek coverage. Government recognition.
The expansion: Premier Medical, First Medical, Dynasty, Meta Lab DX, Synapse Analytical, American Genetics Institute.
MMWR Vol. 70 No. 49. Same pooled testing. Same contractor. Published by the federal government.
Out of six labs, one was targeted. No finding of wrongdoing. The consent judgment. The aftermath.
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