PTS, Inc. Announces Historic Milestones in Global Sales of the CardioChek^® and CardioChek PA^® Test System

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. (PTS, Inc.), a leading global provider of point-of-care diagnostic products to the healthcare industry, announced today that the company achieved a number of record-setting global sales milestones. The CardioChek and CardioChek PA instrument platforms provide blood chemistry information including Lipids and Glucose, for cholesterol and diabetes testing. The company reports that a milestone of more than 200,000 instruments have been sold in over 100 countries including the U.S. In addition, the company reports over 9 million Lipid Panel Tests and over 35 million test strips have been sold worldwide.

“Taken together, our achievements this year represent PTS, Inc.’s commitment to strengthen our leadership in point-of-care cholesterol testing and build on our already strong momentum in the healthcare and wellness industry.”

“2009 is a very significant year in PTS, Inc.’s 12-year history. Despite the challenging global economic environment, we have achieved a number of sales milestones that demonstrate the continued strong demand for the CardioChek point-of-care test system. We also introduced a new product, the CardioChek Link^®, and were able to realize significant quality improvements in our product line in general. We plan to make further investments in new products and in our quality system in 2010,” said Robert Huffstodt, President and CEO of PTS, Inc. “Taken together, our achievements this year represent PTS, Inc.’s commitment to strengthen our leadership in point-of-care cholesterol testing and build on our already strong momentum in the healthcare and wellness industry.”

About Polymer Technology Systems, Inc.

Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. (PTS, Inc.) is a global provider of point-of-care diagnostic products to the healthcare industry. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, PTS, Inc. manufactures products for distribution in 100 countries around the world. The company has sales offices in Africa, Australia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. PTS, Inc. products include the CardioChek^® PA point-of-care instrument and the CardioChek^® home cholesterol analyzer that are marketed to the professional diagnostics industry and consumer/home screening market. The company offers tests for a Lipid Panel, LDL Cholesterol, Glucose, Ketone, and other combination test strips for professional use with the CardioChek PA point-of-care instrument and the CardioChek Link^® software. PTS, Inc. has also developed PTS Panels^® test strip kits for home use with the CardioChek home cholesterol analyzer to measure Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol or Triglycerides. For more information, visit www.cardiochek.com.