SOUTHAMPTON, Pa, April 4, 2005 – QC Laboratories, Inc., a leading analytical testing laboratory providing services to the environmental, dairy, food and pharmaceutical industries, today announced the signing of a Merger Agreement with US Biosystems, Inc., a leading provider of environmental testing and data management services to the engineering, consulting, utility, waste management, chemical and manufacturing industries. In combining and leveraging the strength of the two companies, the merger creates a new industry leader with increased market presence and a diversified service and product line.

US Biosystems provides a full range of chemical and biological analysis on wastewater, groundwater, soil, air and tissue samples. US Biosystems maintains a central laboratory in Boca Raton, Florida, with service facilities in Tampa, Orlando, Chicago and St. Louis. US Biosystems specializes in servicing the consultant and engineering market with an average turnaround time of five business days.

QC Laboratories has over sixty years of experience as an independent testing laboratory servicing the environmental, dairy, food and pharmaceutical industries. The company provides full service chemistry, microbiology and aquatic toxicology. The company maintains a central laboratory in Southampton, Pennsylvania, with multiple service locations throughout the northeast and a 50+ fleet of service vehicles and personnel offering sample pickup and courier services.

Thom Hines, President of QC Laboratories, commented, " The merger of QC Laboratories and US Biosystems has united two successful independent testing laboratories. Now united, both laboratories can increase laboratory services to existing customers and expand our service areas. QC is excited about the merger and continues to look for opportunities to strengthen its position in the market."

“US Biosystems Inc. is excited to be part of QC Laboratories. They are a company with a long history of customer service, impressive growth and diversified services. Our management philosophy is complementary and we will collaborate to build a company that is a leader in the environmental, food and pharmaceutical testing industries,” said Richard Albert, President of US Biosystems.

About US Biosystems, Inc.
US Biosystems provides analytical testing solutions to the environmental testing market. By leveraging its expertise in data management, information technology, logistics management and analytical chemistry the company has differentiated its services from the traditional analytical laboratory. US Biosystems provides sophisticated testing and data management services to a diverse customer base serving the engineering, chemical, manufacturing, refining, waste management and related environmental markets.

About QC Laboratories, Inc.
QC Laboratories provides analytical testing solutions to the environmental, food, dairy and pharmaceutical markets. The company has a broad range of environmental analytical capabilities with specialization in drinking water analysis, aquatic toxicology and microbiology. QC Laboratories is an FDA registered laboratory and conducts food, nutrition labeling and pharmaceutical quality control testing.

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