BIOWIRE2K. CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2005--GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (NASDAQ:VIVO) today: reported record fiscal 2005 net sales of $93 million and record diluted earnings per share of $0.52, respective increases of 17% and 30% over the prior fiscal year; reported fourth quarter fiscal 2005 net sales of $25 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.15, respective increases of 12% and 15% over the same period of the prior fiscal year.
