Dr Lal PathLabs, founded in 1949, is the largest diagnostic centre in the country and a leading provider of biometric testing services. This Indian company has marked an outstanding record in the last six decades by establishing new benchmarks in quality care and unfolding state-of-the-art infrastructure to support the widest range of medical tests. Today, the company has more than 216 clinical laboratories and over 7000 centres across India. In March 2020,
during the first outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, Dr. Lal Path Labs was one of the very first laboratories to attain regulatory approval for conducting COVID-19 tests and screenings across the country’s masses.

Dr. Arvind Lal, 71, is the executive chairman of Dr Lal PathLabs, the man who has revolutionized diagnostics and healthcare testing in India since he took over the reins of Dr. Lal PathLabs at the age of 28, after the sudden demise of his father and founder of Dr. Lal PathLabs. An alumnus of the Armed Forces Medical college where he earned his postgraduation in pathology, Dr. Lal is credited for introducing the maximum number of new tests, instruments, and Information and Communications Technology systems in the pathology industry in India. His commendable contribution in uplifting the country’s pathology industry earned him the highest civilian award, Padma Shri in 2009.

Dr. Lal was also made an Honorary Brigadier in the Armed Forces Medical Services by the President of India in
2009. Dr. Arvind Lal’s inspiring body of work has not only set a new benchmark in the healthcare industry but also
helped the country in rolling the wheels of its economy at the toughest times.