Biora: Report for the First Half of 2002


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 23, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Biora AB (publ):


                               2nd Qtr      2nd   First    First    Full
                                  2002      Qtr    half     half    year
                                           2001    2002     2001    2001
Net sales, SEK million            36.4     28.8    71.4     55.8   110.7
Operating result, SEK million      1.4     -6.2     0.4    -15.2   -26.5
Net result, SEK million            1.4     -6.1     0.7    -14.8   -25.1

-    Sales during the first half of 2002 increased by 28 percent to SEK
     71.4 million (compared to SEK 55.8 million for the first half of 
     2001).

-    Sales during the second quarter 2002 increased by 26 percent to SEK
     36.4 million (compared to SEK 28.8 million for the second quarter 
     2001). The increase occurred primarily in the United States,
     Germany and Japan.

-    Net result for the first half of 2002 was a profit of SEK 0.7
     million (compared to a net loss of SEK 14.8 million for the first 
     half of 2001).

Biora develops, manufactures and sells biology-based products to dentists. Its principal product, Emdogain(R)Gel, which is approved for sale in Europe, North America and Japan among others, naturally regenerates the tooth-supporting structure that the tooth has lost due to periodontitis. Biora's American Depositary Shares are quoted on the OTC market in the U.S. and Biora's ordinary shares are listed on the "O-list" of the Stockholm Stock Exchange in Sweden.


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