A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, bioMérieux SA (Euronext: FR0010096479 – BIM) completes its VITEK® 2 range of automated microbial identification and susceptibility testing systems through the launch of VITEK 2 Compact. VITEK 2 Compact is powered by the Advanced Expert System (AES™) software, which validates and interprets susceptibility test results, and detects antibiotic resistance mechanisms.

A major player in the in vitro diagnostics marketplace, bioMérieux announces the first official presentation of its new fully automated immunoanalyser, VIDIA®. The system will be presented to healthcare professionals at the Journées Internationales de Biologie held in Paris from November 4 - 6, 2004.

bioMérieux receives a $ 1 million license fee for access to its markers for blood clotting disorders. bioMérieux to give Gen-Probe an option for the access to bioMérieux NUCLISENS EASYQ® platform. bioMérieux Gains Access to ribosomal RNA markers to support its future growth in molecular biology.

bioMérieux announces that its D-dimer assay, VIDAS D-Dimer Exclusion, is now cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to exclude both pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as a diagnosis in outpatients. VIDAS D-Dimer Exclusion is the first and only D-dimer assay to be cleared for exclusion of both conditions -- with no further testing -- when used in conjunction with a pre-test probability (PTP) assessment, in low-to-moderate probability outpatients.