OPKO Health to sell BioReference diagnostics to Labcorp for $722M as Q3 revenue rises 16%
OPKO Health agreed to sell its remaining BioReference diagnostic operations to Labcorp and reported third-quarter 2026 continuing-operations revenue of $65.4 million.
OPKO Health said on 4 November 2026 that it has agreed to sell substantially all of its remaining BioReference diagnostic operations to Labcorp. The deal is worth $722 million in cash, plus up to a further $150 million linked to sales of the 4Kscore test.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. The summary on file does not give a closing date or specify which approvals are required.
In its third-quarter 2026 results, published the same day, OPKO reported continuing-operations revenue of $65.4 million, up 16%. The company attributed the growth to royalties from Lilly and to sales of Rayaldee.
OPKO also disclosed a $125 million royalty-note financing with HealthCare Royalty. On the clinical side, it has dosed the first participant in a Phase 1/2a trial of OPK-8801001 in acromegaly.
What it means for your team
- Regulatory teams tracking diagnostics consolidation should note that the Labcorp sale depends on regulatory approvals, with no timetable given in the available material.
- Market-access and commercial teams may want to watch how the 4Kscore earn-out of up to $150 million shapes the future commercial handling of that test.
- Clinical and regulatory professionals following endocrine pipelines can add OPK-8801001 to their watch list, as the Phase 1/2a acromegaly trial has started dosing.
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