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NEWARK, Del.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--SDIX (Nasdaq: SDIX), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, biotechnology, diagnostic and food safety applications, today reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 were $5.5 million, decreasing from $6.3 million for the same period in 2010. As described below, the Companyas core Life Science and Food Safety businesses continued to grow year-over-year for the full fiscal year, but decreased quarter-over-quarter by 10% and 15%, respectively. These decreases were primarily related to the timing of IVD sales and external legislative changes in the food industry, respectively.

Full year 2011 revenues were $24.2 million, increasing 3% from $23.6 million in 2010. Notably though, for the full year, Life Science and Food Safety revenues each increased 7% over full year 2010.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $1.7 million, compared to a net loss of $260,000 for the same period in 2010. Net loss for the full year was $298,000, compared to a net loss of $963,000 for full year 2010. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 included income from discontinued operations of $3.2 million, compared with income from discontinued operations of $504,000 in 2010. For the full year 2011, net loss included income from discontinued operations of $4.5 million, compared with income from discontinued operations of $2.3 million for full year 2010.

Highlights

• Sold Water Quality Division to Modern Water Plca" SDIXas Water Quality assets were sold for $4.6 million, which resulted in a gain of $3.0 million on the sale. The sale included the divisionas intellectual property, current inventory and commercial contracts, as well as equipment and staff.
• Signed Collaboration with BD Diagnostics to Develop a Microbiology Detection Solution a" The agreement, signed in January 2012, aims to commercialize a novel system to address market needs for faster time to results and accurate detection of microorganisms. The partnership combines SDIXas expertise in development of high performance antibodies with BDas expertise in diagnostic system development. SDIX received an upfront payment of $1.25 million, along with $2.5 million in potential milestone payments and royalties on future product sales.
• Published Peer-Reviewed Article Characterizing GAT^TM Strengths a" The article provided data showing the advantage of SDIXas antibody technology versus current conventional approaches.
• Launched 24-Hour Listeria Testing Solutiona" RapidChek ListeriaF.A.S.T.a" Test System was successfully introduced to the market. The test subsequently earned AOAC Performance-Tested Methods Certification. The product allows food producers to now better meet atest-and-holda requirements.

Francis DiNuzzo, SDIXas President and CEO, commented, aOverall, in 2011, we were pleased to see the positive results from our efforts to refocus SDIX on the large and growing Life Science and Food Safety markets. While the fourth quarter was challenging for these core businesses, we did see solid year-over-year growth in both of these areas. We are especially pleased with the continued strength of our IVD business, which delivered over 30% annual growth in booked orders in 2011. Our GATa" platform developments continued to show progress against the milestone plans we have set out. In addition to these achievements, we continued to strengthen our Food Safety business, with the successful launch of our Listeria F.A.S.T.a" Test System. Our international business distribution network continues to exhibit solid growth, with 72% year-over-year growth across both core business product lines. Lastly, the divestiture of our Water Quality business and our first quarter 2012 deal with BD Diagnostics represent noteworthy milestones in the Companyas evolution as well as provide additional financial resources that we plan to utilize going forward."

Financials

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $2.8 million, as compared to $3.5 million for the same period in 2010. Gross margins were 51% for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to 56% for the same period in 2010. Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $13.5 million, as compared to $13.7 million in 2010. Gross margin in 2011 was 56%, compared to 58% in 2010.

Fourth quarter operating expenses were $4.3 million, up $77,000 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2011 increased to $18.2 million, compared to $16.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. This overall increase was primarily due to planned R&D investments in SDIXas next generation GATa" platform, as well as in product and marketing expansion across both core businesses. The operating loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $1.5 million, compared to $765,000 for the fourth quarter of 2010. Operating loss from continuing operations for 2011 rose to $4.7 million, compared to $3.2 million in 2010.

Due to the sale of the Companyas Water Quality assets, the financial information of the Water Quality division has been reflected in the financial statements as discontinued operations. Income from discontinued operations for the fourth quarter was $3.2 million in 2011, including the gain on the sale of the assets, as compared with $504,000 in 2010. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $1.7 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $260,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the same period in 2010. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $298,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $963,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2010, including income from discontinued operations of $4.5 million in 2011 and $2.3 million in 2010.

Life Science Revenues

Life Science revenue decreased to $3.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, as compared to $4.2 million for the same period in 2010. This decrease was primarily related to order timing in the IVD business, as larger orders were placed earlier in the year. Overall in 2011, the IVD business booked 34% more orders than in 2010. Full year 2011 Life Science revenue grew 7%, to $16.5 million, as compared to $15.4 million for full year 2010.

Kit Revenues

Food Safety revenue decreased 15%, to $1.4 million, for the fourth quarter of 2011, as compared to $1.6 million for the same period in 2010. Full year 2011 Food Safety revenue grew 7% to $6.3 million, as compared to $5.9 million for the same period in 2010.

As the Company continued to shift focus away from the Ag-GMO business, year-over-year revenue decreased by $872,000 to $1.3 million.

Balance Sheet

The Company completed the fourth quarter and year end 2011 with cash and restricted cash of $11.0million and stockholdersa equity of $20.0 million. Our cash position for 2011 compares favorably to the 2010 year-end cash position of $8.8million.

Conference Call

The dial-in number for the live conference call at 4:30PM ET today will be 877-407-9210 (201-689-8049 outside the U.S.). A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Companyas website, [ www.sdix.com ], as well as[ www.investorcalendar.com ]. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, an audio replay of the call will be available on each of these websites for 90 days. Telephone replays of the call will be available from 7:30 p.m. ET on March 22, 2012 through 11:59 p.m. ET on April 5, 2012. To listen to the telephone replay, dial 877-660-6853 (201-612-7415 outside the U.S.) and enter account number 286 and conference ID 391104.

About SDIX([ www.sdix.com ])

SDIX is a biotechnology company with a core expertise in creating better antigens, better antibodies and better assays for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and food safety markets. For over 20 years, SDIX has been a leading immuno-solutions company, developing results-oriented and innovative antibody-based solutions that enable customers to meet high performance research, diagnostic and commercialization objectives.

In the life science market, SDIXas technology and capabilities are being used to help discover disease mechanisms, facilitate development of new drugs and provide antibodies and assays for the diagnosis of disease. In the food safety market, SDIX continues to expand its footprint as an international supplier of rapid pathogen test technologies that enable more accurate and cost-effective results.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements reflecting SDIX's current expectations. When used in this press release, words like aanticipatea, acoulda, aenablea, aestimatea, aintenda, aexpecta, abelievea, acana, apotentiala, awilla, ashoulda, aprojecta, aplana and similar expressions as they relate to SDIX are intended to identify said forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ from those anticipated by SDIX at this time. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, changes in demand for products, the application of our technologies to various uses, delays in product development, delays in market acceptance of new products, retention of customers and employees, adequate supply of raw materials, inability to obtain or delays in obtaining fourth party, or required government approvals, the ability to meet increased market demand, competition, protection of intellectual property, non-infringement of intellectual property, seasonality, and other factors more fully described in SDIX's public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.