Biacore International AB
Ticker: BCORY
Exchange: NASDAQ-National Market Uppsala, Foreign
Industry: Manufacturing

Type of Shares:American Depositary Receipts Filing Date:11/8/96
U.S. Shares:3,000,000 Offer Date:11/26/96
Non-U.S. Shares:2,000,000 Filing Range:$15.00 - $17.00
Primary Shares:1,500,000 Offer Price:$16.00
Secondary Shares:3,500,000 Gross Spread:$1.12
Offering Amount: $80,000,000 Selling:$0.61
Expenses:$2,555,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:9,750,000

ManagerTierPhone
Goldman, Sachs & Co.Lead Manager (212) 902-1172
Hambrecht & Quist IncorporatedCo-manager (415) 576-3423

Auditor: Coopers & Lybrand
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/95 9/30/96 9/30/96
Revenue:$31.52$27.91Assets:$26.75
Net Income:$5.44$5.63Liabilities:$19.13
EPS:$0.56$0.58Equity:$7.62

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company is the global leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing advanced scientific instruments that employ affinity-based biosensor technology. The company pioneered the development of this technology, which is used for determining the function and concentration of biomolecules ( substances related to biological processes). Since the company's first system was commercially introduced in 1990, the company has carried on an intensive campaign through scientific symposia and marketing activities to promote its technology within the academic and commercial research communities. Today, the company's technology is an established tool for life science research, and the company supplies its BIACORE systems across Europe, North America, japan and elsewhere in Asia Pacific, primarily to scientific research laboratories of academic institutes, government agencies and the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic industries.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for general corporate purposes including capital expenditures associated with the expansion of the company's business and possible acquisitions.

Last updated: 12/8/96

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