CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (NASDAQ:VIVO) today announced it has filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. This registration statement replaces the Company’s existing shelf registration statement originally filed in September 2003 which was scheduled to expire on December 1, 2008. This unlimited shelf registration includes common stock, preferred stock, debt and other types of securities and automatically became effective upon filing.