CSI Laboratories announced the lease of a new 65,000 square foot facility in Alpharetta, GA, located north of Atlanta. CSI Laboratories is committing $15 million to its strategic expansion project, and this newly leased space will house its next generation laboratory, with clinical operations beginning in mid-2011. Fueled by strong demand for its personalized testing services, CSI Laboratories will utilize this new facility to achieve greater than a three-fold increase in laboratory capacity, medical offices, and administrative support.

Leading up to this expansion, CSI Laboratories has grown its medical team and executive leadership by recruiting top talent from around the country. Laboratory directors, Lawrence Hertzberg, M.D., Steve Kargas, MD, PhD, and Theresa Brown, PhD, each left Genzyme Genetics to join CSI during the past three years. Keith Sharkey, VP of Sales and Marketing, came to the organization after serving in sales management roles with US LABS and GenPath/Bio-Reference Laboratories. Heather Creran, CSI’s President and COO, joined the leadership team after serving in executive roles with Impath and Clarient.