October 8, 2008

BASi appoints new vice president of sales and marketing

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
Jon Brewer
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BASi, a Purdue Research Park-based company, has named Jon Brewer vice president of sales and marketing.

Brewer, who assumed his new duties on Oct. 1, has nearly 25 years of experience as a sales and marketing executive in the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently he served as a consultant with pharmaceutical companies to develop and implement new business strategies.

Previously he served as vice president of Integrity Pharmaceuticals and continued in this role through the merger with Xanodyne, a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Cincinnati. He has a strong history of developing and executing product launches and sales strategies resulting in exceptional sales growth.

About BASi

BASi (Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.) (Nasdaq: BASI) provides contract research services and unique analytical instruments to the world's leading drug development companies. The company focuses on developing innovative services and products that increase efficiency and reduce the cost of taking new drugs to market. Visit http://www.bioanalytical.com for more information about BASi.

About Purdue Research Park

The 725-acre Purdue Research Park (http://www.purdueresearchpark.com) is the largest university-affiliated business incubation complex in the country. The park is home to more than 150 companies. About 100 of these firms are technology-related and another 39 are incubator businesses. The park was ranked No. 1 in 2004 for university-affiliated research parks and received the 2005 Outstanding Commercialization Award, both from the Association of University Research Parks. The park's companies also have received numerous recognitions, including a 2006 MIRA Award: Innovation of the Year for Purdue Research Park/Quadraspec Inc. and a 2005 CoreNet Global Innovators Award finalist. The Purdue Research Park is part of the Purdue Research Foundation, a private, nonprofit foundation created to assist Purdue University in the area of economic development. In addition to the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, the foundation has established or is currently constructing technology parks in other locations around Indiana including Merrillville, New Albany and Indianapolis.

BASi contact: Alice Schwind, corporate communications manager, (765) 497-8458

Purdue Research Park contact: Cynthia Sequin, (765) 494-4192, casequin@prf.org

This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties including but not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to the development of products and services changes in technology, industry standards and regulatory standards, and various market and operating risks detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu