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BASi Appoints Senior Contract Research
Executive, D. Thomas Oakley, as Chief Operating Officer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., February 15, 2019 -- Bioanalytical
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASI) ("BASi" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that D. Thomas "Tom"
Oakley has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as of February 11, 2019. Mr. Oakley will be responsible
for leading operations among BASi's three sites located in West Lafayette and Evansville, Indiana, and St. Louis, Missouri.
Mr. Oakley is a distinguished senior executive with over 20
years of strategic and operational experience in the contract research industry. Most recently, Mr. Oakley served as Chief Executive
Officer of Seventh Wave Laboratories, and joined BASi in July of last year when BASi acquired
the operations of Seventh Wave in order to provide broader solutions and greater scientific expertise to its clients.
Prior to his tenure at Seventh Wave
Laboratories, Mr. Oakley led DTO Associates and served as President and COO of MPI Research, President and CEO of ChanTest Corporation,
and President and CEO of Bridge Laboratories. He has also held leadership positions with the Sarah Cannon Research Institute and
"I have great confidence in Tom and his ability to lead
and coordinate operations among our sites," said Robert Leasure, Jr., BASi's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"We have a talented and highly-capable team of site leaders, and Tom's vast experience and mentorship is a tremendous
asset to us as we continue to unify operations and grow the Company."
Mr. Oakley is a cum laude graduate of Ripon College
where he received a BA degree in economics. He also holds an MBA in management, finance, and accounting from the JL Kellogg Graduate
School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Oakley is a veteran of the United States Army.
"I am honored to assume this role and look forward to
working with our team to accelerate the incredible momentum we are generating with our combined operations," said Mr. Oakley.
"We hit the ground running when we joined forces last year, and I'm excited about the prospect of continuing to successfully
grow our Company in 2019 and beyond."
About Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.
BASi is a pharmaceutical development company providing contract
research services and monitoring instruments to emerging pharmaceutical companies and the world's leading drug development companies
and medical research organizations. The Company focuses on developing innovative services supporting its clients' discovery
and development objectives for improved decision-making and accelerated goal attainment. BASi's products focus on increasing
efficiency, improving data, and reducing the cost of taking new drugs to market. Visit www.BASinc.com for more information
This release may contain forward-looking statements that
are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to changes in the market
and demand for our products and services, the development, marketing and sales of products and services, changes in technology,
industry and regulatory standards, and various market and operating risks detailed in the company's filings with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission.