In 2017, IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group acquired the Atlas technology from Roka Bioscience. The IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group family of companies continues to grow. IEH now employs more than 1,800 employees in eight countries (Australia, Austria, Canada, China, England, Germany, Mexico, and the USA). We also recently completed the acquisitions of: Sample6, Unitech, Toximet, Biomerx Laboratorium GmbH, VIL Institut fur Lebensmittelsicherheit, Labor Iben GmbH, and Iben Mikro Stop GmbH. In addition, we have expanded our expertise by welcoming new experts to the IEH family for consulting services including former FDA, USDA and industry senior leaders to further assist the food industry. The Roka and Sample6 acquisitions have allowed us to expand our capabilities in rapid pathogen detection and automation. We have now validated both systems for the detection of Listeria in food samples after only 10-15 hours of enrichment, and same day results are available for environmental samples