Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 18:05:56 GMT Server: Apache/1.0.1 Content-type: text/html Content-length: 2682 Last-modified: Wed, 15 May 1996 18:46:59 GMT Neogen Profile> Neogen Corporation

NEOGEN CORPORATION PROFILE

Founded in 1982, Neogen is a publicly-held company (NASDAQ:NEOG) headquartered in Lansing, Mich. with locations in Lexington, Ky., Schiller Park, Ill. and Bridgeport, N.J. The company has about 150 employees with an internal sales force and a distribution network that now markets over 160 different diagnostic products servicing food, animal health, pharmacologic and agricultural markets.

People all over the world depend on safe food.

There is a growing concern, however, over the emergence of harmful pathogens in our food and feed supplies. Numerous foodborne disease outbreaks in recent years are having a major impact on human life. In the U.S. alone, an estimated 33 million people develop foodborne illnesses annually, costing $23 billion in health care and lost productivity.

Neogen Corporation's mission is to be the dominant company in the marketing of products to control residues or improve quality for the food and agriculture industries. Our company's goal is "Safer Food Through Innovation." Today, consumers are demanding that producers use more effective tools to better manage the use of agricultural chemicals and to detect harmful pathogens before the quality of food is compromised. Working with producers and governmental agencies, Neogen offers a variety of unique, rapid-test products to help solve this escalating problem.

To meet growing market demand, Neogen relies heavily on its research and development capabilities for the creation of new products and enhancement of existing product lines.

Neogen supplements its internal research efforts through research and development agreements with over 20 major universities and several federal agencies. This company believes its cooperative research strategy has enabled it to produce better products faster, and more cost effectively than if research were conducted solely by Neogen employees in company facilities.

The world is demanding safer food. With innovative products helping food processors meet these demands, Neogen is well-positioned to achieve its mission of being the dominant company in the marketing of products to control residues and improve quality in food, agriculture and other markets.