DMS Laboratories, Inc. was formed to develop and acquire niche products to meet completely unaddressed needs in veterinary medicine. These include the field of hematology – and specifically transfusion medicine – where rapid and simple means for blood typing dogs and cats and performing crossmatch did not exist. Also included were areas of dermatology, such as differential testing for dermatophytosis, which required fresh thinking because the rationale for the standard methodologies had not been critically reexamined for decades. The products developed with these needs in mind include the blood typing products RapidVet-H Canine DEA 1.1, RapidVet-H Feline, and RapidVet-H CM for crossmatch. Our test for dermatophytosis is RapidVet-D. These products are, in fact, rapid – thus the trademark ‘RapidVet’ – and are, in fact, ‘in-office’ tests.

Once we addressed these needs, opportunities were identified in related areas. In dermatology these include allergy testing, where the pet owners want to see rapid turnaround time and where fresh thinking was and still is also needed. In hematology these include Von Willebrand Factor testing, where the veterinarian needs rapid turnaround time. This testing is provided by BioProducts DVM, a business conducted under the umbrella company ‘RapidVet Holdings, Inc.’ Products in these areas have not yet become in-office tests, but such developments take time.

We are still a relatively small company with production in Tempe, Arizona, and administrative offices in Flemington, New Jersey and Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The products intended for ‘in-office’ use are available from DMS and/or its distributors in numerous countries. The products for blood typing are available from our technology and trademark licensee, Agrolabo SpA, in additional countries.