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Heart disease tests a niche for Biosite: two new blood tests will contribute 70 percent of revenue growth. (Biotech).

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 26-MAY-03
Format: Online - approximately 565 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Next month, Biosite Inc. will introduce not one, but two blood tests to detect heart disease: One test will be used to manage heart failure patients by large doctor groups specializing in heart congestive patients; the other test helps diagnose chest pain patients in hospital emergency rooms.

The San Diego-based biotechnology firm, which develops novel protein-based diagnostic tests, made back-to-back announcements in May.

Kim Blickenstaff, Biosite's president and chief executive, expects both tests will contribute 70 percent to the firm's overall revenue growth....

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