Appointment of Distributor

Omega Diagnostics Group PLC 04 April 2007 Omega Diagnostics Group PLC Omega Appoints Fumouze Diagnostics as Distributor for France Omega Diagnostics Group PLC ('Omega'), the medical diagnostics company, announces that it has appointed Fumouze Diagnostics ('Fumouze'), part of the Sofibel SAS group, to act as its distributor for France. Fumouze will initially sell Omega's Syphilis test product 'IMMUTREP - TPHA' to infectious diseases and blood bank testing laboratories throughout France. Created in 1963 and located in Paris, Fumouze is well established and has been active in the diagnostics sector for over 40 years. Fumouze had a turnover of 10 Million Euros in 2006 and employs 30 staff. It has a customer base of 4,200 private laboratories and 800 hospital laboratories. Andrew Shepherd, Chief Executive of Omega said, 'This appointment strengthens our already significant distribution network which covers in excess of 100 countries. Fumouze is a well established company with a successful field-based sales force. This, together with the ability to promote additional products from the Omega range, makes Fumouze an excellent partner for success in France'. Mrs Muriel Le Guern Fellous, General Manager of Fumouze said, 'Based on our strong presence in the clinical laboratory sector in France and our current dedicated product lines, we are convinced that the partnership with Omega will contribute to a better focused service to our customers. We look forward to actively developing this new business'. Enquiries: Omega Diagnostics Group PLC Parkgreen Communications Ltd Tel: 01259 763030 Paul McManus Andrew Shepherd, Chief Executive Tel: 020 7479 7933 Kieron Harbinson, Finance Director Mob: 07980 541 893 www.omegadiagnostics.com paul.mcmanus@parkgreenmedia.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange DXGDSLSGGGRX
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