June 5, 2008

BASi adds vice president of quality

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
Kathleen Hodges
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BASi officials announce that Kathleen Hodges has joined the company in the new position of vice president of quality.Hodges will report directly to Richard Shepperd, president and CEO of BASi (Bioanalytical Systems Inc.). She will have corporatewide responsibility for all matters relating to quality and regulatory issues

"Kathleen brings to BASi a rich background in quality, documentation and compliance in the pharmaceutical industry," Shepperd said.

Hodges holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., and a master's degree in technical writing from Utah State University. She is a certified quality auditor and a certified manager of quality/organization excellence.

About BASi

BASi, based in the Purdue Research Park, is a 34-year-old, bi-continental company offering an array of contract research services, including pharmaceutical product analysis, toxicology and mass spectrometry. BASi also manufactures more than 30 scientific instruments for electroanalytical chemistry, liquid chromatography, in-vivo sampling and veterinary physiological monitoring. BASi employees, now totaling 375, have helped develop drugs with sales that top $15 billion annually. The company's products have had a role in developing drugs to treat depression, migraine headaches, AIDS, schizophrenia, hypertension, cancer, flu virus, diabetes and pain.

About Purdue Research Park

The 725-acre Purdue Research Park (https://www.purdueresearchpark.com) has the largest university-affiliated business incubation complex in the country. The park is home to more than 140 companies. About 90 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.

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