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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
OVERVIEW

 

INTERPACE BIOSCIENCES, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular information in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

1. OVERVIEW

 

Nature of Business

 

Interpace Biosciences, Inc. (“Interpace” or the “Company”) enables personalized medicine, offering specialized services along the therapeutic value chain from early diagnosis and prognostic planning to targeted therapeutic applications and pharma services. The Company provides molecular diagnostics, bioinformatics and pathology services for evaluation of risk of cancer by leveraging the latest technology in personalized medicine for improved patient diagnosis and management. The Company also provides pharmacogenomics testing, genotyping, biorepository and other specialized services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The Company advances personalized medicine by partnering with pharmaceutical, academic, and technology leaders to effectively integrate pharmacogenomics into their drug development and clinical trial programs.

 

COVID-19 pandemic

 

The COVID-19 pandemic, together with related precautionary measures, continues to impact portions of the regions in which we operate. These regions are attempting to address the COVID-19 pandemic in varying ways, including stay-at-home orders, temporarily closing businesses, restricting gatherings, restricting travel, and mandating social distancing and face coverings. The level and nature of the disruption caused by COVID-19 is unpredictable, may be cyclical and long-lasting and may vary from location to location.

 

The continuing impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our operations, including duration, severity and scope, remains highly uncertain and cannot be fully predicted at this time. While we believe we have generally recovered from the adverse impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on our business during 2020, we believe that the COVID-19 pandemic could continue to adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition in the future.

 

We continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and the guidance that is being provided by relevant federal, state and local public health authorities and may take additional actions based upon their recommendations. It is possible that we may have to make adjustments to our operating plans in reaction to developments that are beyond our control.

 

Lab closures experienced thus far by the Company have consisted of periodic, temporary work stoppages to clean and disinfect the labs. However, this could change in the future based upon conditions caused by the pandemic. Inflation and supply chain disruptions, whether caused by restrictions or slowdowns in shipping or logistics, increases in demand for certain goods used in our operations, or otherwise, could impact our operations in the near term. For the foreseeable future, however, we do not anticipate supply chain shortages of critical supplies.

 

We have contingency plans in place and will continue to monitor and update them in order to mitigate pandemic-related, adverse financial impacts upon our business.

 

Transition costs

 

Transition expenses are primarily related to the Rutherford, New Jersey lab closing and subsequent move to Morrisville, North Carolina, which was completed during the first half of Fiscal 2021, as well as other cost-saving initiatives consisting primarily of reductions in headcount and the implementation of a new laboratory information system. To optimize the operations of laboratory operations within our pharma services, we transitioned activities from the Rutherford facility to our Morrisville facility. The transition included the transfer of personnel, expansion of the Morrisville facility and validation of transferred processes.