1. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Rapid Microbiology Test Markets Disease Mutative Abilities Drives Need for Microbiology Testing “The superfluous use of antibiotics has made it a continuous battle to keep pathogens in check. As a result, the need to identify changing causative agents will steadily drive demand for rapid microbiology tests." Drug Discovery and Biotechnology Analyst Team Frost & Sullivan

2. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Frost & Sullivan provides: Detailed insights into recent developments and trends Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging applications in the rapid microbiology test market Market sizing and competitive analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis Quarterly assessments End user analysis within each report Key Features

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4. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Current Market Participants Find out how you compare to the competition Assess current and future drivers and restraints Determine and exploit new market share opportunities New Entrants Analyze challenges associated with the industry Calculate time scales for strategy implementation Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs Investment Community Analyze long-term strategies of companies Determine which participants will outperform the competition Assess attractiveness of investing in the market Who Will Benefit?

5. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Abbott Diagnostics, Inc. Alexon-Trend, Inc. Beckman Coulter, Inc. Becton Dickinson Diagnostic, Inc. Binax, Inc. Organon Teknika Diagnostics Division / BioMerieux, Inc. Biosite, Inc. Charm Sciences, Inc. Fisher Scientific International, Inc. Gen-Probe, Inc. Lifesign LLC Meridian BioSciences, Inc. Quidel Corp. Remel, Inc. Roche Diagnostics Corp. Thermo BioStar, Inc. Trinity Biotech Plc Wampole Labs/MedPointe, Inc. Wyntek Diagnostics, Inc./Genzyme Corp. ZymeTx, Inc. Key Market Participants

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