What Is Quest Diagnotics?

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Quest Diagnotics Inc is a large corporation that specializes in laboratory testing based in the United States. The company evolved by the innovations of a glass company named Corning Glass Works Corning Glass Works innovation of Pyrex glassware propelled the company into the Laboratory business( fundinguierse.com). The Corning company is not only known for their products but also the research and development of the product for other industries. The pyrex invention lead the company to invent a product for other industry, such as Fiberglass and Silicone resins and fiber optics technology (Rebecca M. Henderson and Cate Reavis,2009). Corning scientist developed, test tubes, telescopes, and light bulbs and material used for automobile catalytic

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