DURHAM, NC (October 26, 2005) — bioMérieux, Inc., a major player in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announced the recent appointment of Marta Chase as Senior Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs. Marta will be responsible for developing and implementing processes and procedures to enhance bioMérieux quality systems. Additionally, she will lead the Regulatory Affairs team in an effort to ensure compliance with applicable industry and government standards and regulations.