Premier Medical Laboratory Services

Kevin Murdock — Premier Medical —
South Carolina's First FDA-Validated COVID Lab

March 24, 2020: when no commercial lab in South Carolina was cleared to run COVID-19 tests, Premier Medical Laboratory Services became the first. Yale SalivaDirect designated. Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred lab in TX, SC, NC.

6
Labs Licensed
$51M
SC Investment
450
Peak Employees
2M+
Specimens
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Economic Impact

$51 Million Investment · 185 New SC Jobs

In 2022, Kevin Murdock announced a $51 million capital investment creating 185 new jobs in Greenville County. Endorsed by the SC Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey and published on the South Carolina Governor’s official .gov website.

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Governor’s Office Endorsement

Published on the SC Governor’s official .gov website. SC Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey provided an on-the-record endorsement.

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Senator Graham Press Conference

US Senator Lindsey Graham held a press conference from Premier Medical in June 2021, covered by Newsweek, WSPA, WYFF, and 5 other outlets.

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Senator Tim Scott Visit

US Senator Tim Scott’s senior staff visited the facility in April 2021. 450 employees showcased. PRNewswire · SCbio.

The Lab Network

Six Independently Licensed Laboratories

Each laboratory was independently CLIA-certified with its own lab director and its own state regulatory framework.

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Premier Medical Laboratory Services

Greenville, SC — Founded 2020. First FDA-validated COVID lab in South Carolina. Yale SalivaDirect designated. 2M+ specimens processed.

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First Medical Laboratory

Texas — CLIA-certified, independent lab director. Served Texas healthcare providers.

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Dynasty Medical Laboratory

Utah — Independent CLIA certification. Operated under Utah state regulatory framework.

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Meta Lab DX

North Carolina — CLIA-certified molecular diagnostics laboratory.

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Synapse Analytical

North Carolina — CLIA-certified. Independent regulatory compliance.

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American Genetics Institute

Florida — First to identify Omicron in SC, first BA.2 and BA.4 variants in Miami-Dade County.

Community Service

What Kevin Murdock’s Companies Gave Back

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Free COVID Testing — All SC First Responders

Free tests for all South Carolina law enforcement, firefighters, and EMTs. Covered by BioSpace, WYFF, MarketWatch, Yahoo News.

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Thousands of N95 Masks Donated

25% of total mask supply donated to SC police, fire departments, and hospital systems. 4 hospital systems, 11 first responder units.

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Q3 2020 Profit Share

Authorized a substantial profit share for PhD scientists, researchers, and lab staff who worked around the clock during the pandemic.

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Hired Laid-Off Workers

Personally committed to hiring people who lost jobs at local restaurants and businesses during the shutdowns.

Federal Parity

The CDC Used the Same Method

CDC MMWR · Vol. 70 No. 49 · December 10, 2021
The same pooled-testing methodology, the same eTrueNorth contractor, was published by the CDC in their own Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Premier Medical Laboratory Services used pooled PCR testing with a reflex-to-individual protocol — the same methodology the CDC later documented in its own MMWR. The same federal contractor, eTrueNorth, managed surge-site logistics for both FEMA-funded testing programs and Premier Medical’s HHS surge sites in SC, AZ, UT, and NC.
Source: CDC MMWR Vol.70 No.49, December 10, 2021
On the Public Record

Attorney Statement

“Kevin agreed to this resolution solely to avoid the significant cost, time, and uncertainty of a lengthy trial. The Consent Judgment does not include any finding or admission of wrongdoing on Kevin’s part.”
— Attorney Statement · On the Public Record

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