Differences in COVID-19 testing are disappearing

The COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared over in May, and the coronavirus is now being treated as equivalent to the flu. As a result, we have made changes to our COVID-19 testing procedures. Starting from Monday, July 10th, 2023, there is no longer a need to book an appointment for COVID-19 testing at SYNLAB collection […]

The sample collection points in Tallinn and Harjumaa will be open for a shorter time on October 19

On October 19, 2022, the opening hours of our sample collection points will be different from usual:  Veerenni blood collection point – 7.30-15.00  City centre (Kawe) sample collection point – 8.00-14.30 (lunch 12-12.30)  Ülemiste sample collection point – 8.00-14.30 (lunch 12-12.30)  Lasnamäe sample collection point – 8.00-14.30 (lunch 12-12.30)  Viimsi sample collection point – 7.30-14.30 […]

Tartu Teguri sample collection point and laboratory is moving to Raatuse

SYNLAB Tartu Teguri 37b sample collection point and laboratory is moving to Raatuse Health Center! From September 20 we are open in the new Raatuse Health Center (Raatuse 21, 2nd floor). Sampling Mon-Fri 8-16:30 Corona testing Mon–Fri 13–18:30, Sat-Sun 9–13 Welcome to Raatuse Health Center!

General nursing homes received a gift – 200 special mattresses

Last week, general nursing homes all over Estonia received 200 special mattresses gifted by the largest Estonian medical laboratory SYNLAB, as the inhabitants of nursing homes have been severely affected by the more than a year-long coronavirus crisis. The mattresses made in Estonia are already the second SYNLAB’s gift to nursing homes. At the beginning […]

SYNLAB to gift tablets and special mattresses to general nursing homes

Estonia’s largest medical laboratory SYNLAB is to gift tablets to nursing homes, helping their inhabitants communicate with their relatives. In addition, SYNLAB will provide nursing homes with comfortable special mattresses. Having worked on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic for nearly a year, SYNLAB decided to support Estonian nursing homes, as this is where the […]

Some blood collection points in Tallinn and Tartu temporarily closed

Due to current emergency situation in the country and with purpose to limit coronavirus spread we are temporarily closing some of our blood collection points since March 16. In Tallinn: Narva mnt 7 In Tartu: Teguri 37a and Mõisavahe Since March 17 we are closing our Viimsi and Mardi st blood collection points. Although other […]

SYNLAB opens new blood collection points in Tallinn city centre, Lasnamäe and Viimsi

SYNLAB Estonia head laboratory is moving to Veerenni Health Centre at 53A Veerenni Street where from May the blood collection point is open from Monday to Friday at 7.30-15.00. Our current laboratory and blood collection point at 1 Väike-Paala Street will be closed from June 22. We have also expanded our blood collection point in […]

New reference values for Borrelia burgdorferi

From January 14th new reference values for Borrelia burgdorferi IgM come into effect.

New PCR diagnostic panels

Nowadays, the laboratory diagnostics of infectious diseases is moving towards using the methods, where different pathogens, which cause similar symptoms, are combined into one diagnostic panel. Using this approach gives us the possibility to analyse samples in shorter time and increases the amount of information received about the patient’s condition at the same time.

Changes in molecular diagnostics of Quattromed HTI

Starting from September 3rd 2012 we will change the technical platform for majority of our molecular diagnostic analysis.