France And Lausanne

MARCY L'ETOILE, France and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, November 4, 2010 - - Co-development of Assays and Co-distribution of a Fully Integrated Molecular Platform due for Launch in 2012 - bioMerieux Gains Exclusive Rights in Microbiology - bioMerieux Takes Equity Stake in Biocartis bioMerieux and Biocartis announced today that they have entered into a strategic agreement to co-develop assays on Biocartis' fully integrated molecular diagnostics system, which the two companies will co-distribute starting in 2012.