OMH Osmetech

RNS Number:1993S
Osmetech PLC
9 October 2000


                      Osmetech plc
              ("Osmetech" of "the Company")
                            
   Osmetech BV Analyser matches diagnostic test "gold
                        standard"

In  April  2000,  the Board of Osmetech  announced  that,
following strong results from an initial study  at  South
Manchester University hospital, a large proof of  concept
study  was  to  be  undertaken at St  George's  Hospital Medical 
School, London,  to confirm the potential of Osmetech's Microbial
Analyser in detecting Bacterial Vaginosis ("BV").

The  Board  is delighted to announce that the preliminary
results  of a large study of 1038 patients, conducted  by
Dr Phillip Hay, one of the world's leading BV physicians,
suggests  that  the BV Analyser matches  the  diagnostic
performance  of  the existing "gold standard"  diagnostic
test.

The  Board believes that this is a major step forward  in
the diagnosis of BV. The Osmetech Microbial Analyser  is
significantly  faster,  more objective  and  less  labour
intensive  than the existing "gold standard".

Dr Wang Chong, Osmetech's Chief Executive, commented,

"This  represents a significant breakthrough for Osmetech
and a major development in the diagnosis and treatment of
BV  worldwide, enabling the physician to make a point  of
care  diagnosis and, therefore, treatment decision within
10 minutes.

"BV  has a prevalence rate of around 20% and accounts for
10 million gynaecological visits in the US each year.  It
is  a  risk  factor  for  a large  number  of  obstetric,
gynaecological  and  neonatal  complications,   including
miscarriage,  preterm birth, pelvic inflammatory  disease
and HIV.

"We  shall now be moving the BV Analyser forward for FDA
approval  and  expect  to commence  FDA  clinical  trials
within the next few months."


For further information, please contact:

Osmetech plc                                01270 216 444
Wang Chong, CEO
James White, Chief Operating Officer

Square Mile Communications Limited          020 7601 1000
Nick Oborne /Carys Jones

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